Master of Public Health (MPH)

The admission requirements are as follows:

• Applicants must hold a first degree either in health sciences/public health or a similar degree relevant to health sciences, such as, for example, medicine, social sciences or nursing, or a degree in a healthcare profession or a discipline that is closely related to health sciences, such as, for example, economics, with a minimum of 210 ECTS credit points
• Diploma supplement/Transcript of records
• Proof of one year of professional experience in public health or qualified scientific work with convincing substantial and methodological relevance to health sciences/public health (letter of reference from employer)
• Internationally recognised certificate of English-language knowledge (CEFR Level C1), such as TOEFL (min. 110/ 270/637), IELTS (min. 6,5), CAE (min. C), TOEIC (945), PTE Academic
• International students require a VPD – preliminary review documentation – from [uni assist ](https://www.uni-assist.de/en/)

[International applicants](https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/international/international...) should inform themselves about the admission requirements, course of studies, and acceptance of foreign documents and certificates well in advance of coming to Germany, ideally as early as eight months to one year before the intended start of the degree course.

• 2. Requirements for entry to the degree course (1) Where, for a particular intake, the number of applicants meeting the entry requirements is greater than the number of places available on the degree course, places shall be allocated via an internal admissions procedure (refer to Section 3 below). No admissions procedure shall take place where the number of applicants meeting the entry requirements is lower than the number of places available; in this case, all applicants who meet the entry requirements shall be allocated a place on the course. (2) The entry requirements for the postgraduate Master’s degree course in Public Health shall be as follows: a. A successfully completed first degree amounting to at least 210 ECTS credit points in health sciences, public health or a comparable health-related subject area, such as medicine, social work, nursing or an allied health profession, or in a subject closely related to the nature and content of the degree course, such as business/economics b. At least one year’s professional experience in the health sector, or, alternatively, experience of independent academic work/research which is evidently related, in content and methodology, to health sciences/public health c. Proficiency in the English language to at least level C1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) a, an applicant may be credited, for the purpose of admission to the degree course, with a fictitious improvement of the overall final grade attained in her first degree if she has relevant professional experience over and above that outlined in subsection (2) b, such as work as a doctor, allied health professional or in health research or heath sector management. The Admissions Committee may, at its discretion, allow for a fictitious improvement ( = numerical reduction) of the applicant’s overall final grade by 2 0.10 per six months of relevant experience (at least 19 hours a week) up to a maximum improvement ( = numerical reduction) of 1.00. Applicants whose Bachelor’s degrees amount to fewer than 210 CP (ECTS credit points) may be credited with a total maximum of 30 additional CP by way of taking into account their relevant professional qualifications and experience. The following factors (individually or in combination) shall be taken into account in this regard: a. Relevant attainments in another degree course, which may or may not be completed (max. 30 CP), b. Proof of relevant professional or academic experience, such as practical or research-related work in the health sector (max. 30 CP), c. Proof of other relevant qualifications or experience (max. 15 CP), d. Relevant attainments achieved during his time on the degree course (must be completed by the time he registers his Master thesis topic) (max. 30 CP) (4) The following proofs of proficiency in English at the appropriate level shall be accepted: a. The applicant’s Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife (colloquially Fachabitur; completed in Germany), or her Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (colloquially Abitur; completed in Germany), showing a final grade of at least ‘gut’ (expressed in the German system) in the subject of English; OR b. a certificate confirming successful completion of an internationally recognised test of English language proficiency, with a minimum grade or score in accordance with the Appendix to these regulations, ‘Guidelines on accepted tests of English language proficiency and acceptable performance in these tests for the purposes of admission to the Master’s degree course in Public Health’ (see below); OR c. a degree certificate issued by a higher education institution outside Germany for a degree in which the language of instruction was English; OR d. confirmation of experience attained in an English-speaking country, such as periods of work or other professional experience, which is deemed equivalent to the achievements outlined in points a. and b. above (see Appendix below).

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• Language test Minimum acceptable score/grade TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) 110/ 270/637 IELTS (International English Language Testing System - Academic Training) 6.5 CAE (Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) C TOEIC (Test of English in International Communication) 945 PTE (Pearson Test of English) PTE Academic: 76 PTE General Level: 4

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• Minimum acceptable proofs of attainments outside Germany as demonstrating the appropriate level of English language proficiency a. A certificate of higher education entrance qualification issued by a school in an Englishspeaking country (refer to point c below); the language of instruction must have been English b. Confirmation, issued in English, that the applicant has studied successfully for at least two years at a higher education institution in an English-speaking country (refer to point c below); the language of instruction must have been English