Gesundheitspsychologie & Medizinpädagogik (B.A.)
FOM Hochschule für Berufstätige · Germany
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Quick Overview
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The Bachelor programme Gesundheitspsychologie & Medizinpädagogik (B.A.) is designed for people who want to study alongside work (or in a dual format) and build a career path in health management, prevention, or health education.
During the degree, you combine psychological and educational expertise with medical fundamentals and develop the ability to plan prevention measures and communicate health-related content appropriately in workplaces, educational settings, or the health sector.
🎯 Course & Curriculum
Course structure
- Build your fundamentals in health psychology and medical basics alongside education and health-education content.
- Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of how to promote health and communicate health-related topics to different target groups.
- Work through learning formats that combine case analysis with planning of prevention measures.
- Strengthen your ability to analyse cases and translate health-related knowledge into prevention and health-management practice.
- Cover learning blocks that link psychological and pedagogical approaches with medical foundations.
- Continue developing skills for designing health-promoting measures for workplaces, education settings, and the health sector.
- Consolidate learning outcomes for prevention and health education with a focus on transferable, job-relevant skills.
- Prepare for successful programme completion through final assessments and integration of your interdisciplinary knowledge.
Career outcomes
- You gain an interdisciplinary skill set combining health-psychological thinking, pedagogical methods, and medical basics, positioning you for advisory and support roles in the health sector.
- The programme prepares you for work in health management, prevention, and health education, helping you qualify for expanding responsibilities in counselling and health promotion.
- You learn to analyse real-world case situations and plan prevention measures, so you graduate with practical competence rather than only theory.
- Because you are trained to communicate health-related content in a target-group-appropriate way, you can fit into roles in companies, educational institutions, and healthcare organisations.
- The degree is designed to support your next career step and can also serve as a foundation for continuing into a Master’s programme.
Employability rate
For graduates in health psychology and health education-related fields in Germany, employability is typically around 82% and unemployment is about 18%, reflecting steady demand but also competition for specific job profiles.
Overall, this points to generally stable career prospects, especially in prevention, health education, and health-management support roles.
✅ Entry Requirements
Academic qualification
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| (Fach-)Abitur or equivalent university entrance qualification | International applicants need either (Fach-)Abitur to study the program. The program page also states that there is an alternative path via vocational qualification and work experience. |
| Vocational qualification plus relevant work experience | International applicants can also qualify via a vocational qualification with at least three years of work experience after completing it. The program page also mentions an additional pathway through an advanced qualification (Aufstiegsfortbildung) such as Fachwirt or Meister. |
| Employment or training/practice context while studying | The program page states that the stated admission route requires being currently in employment (full-time or part-time) or having an apprenticeship, internship, traineeship, or volunteering arrangement. If applicants are not currently working, they are directed to the FOM Study Advisory for clarification of options. |
Module matching by study area
| Study area | Match possible? | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Health Education | Direct match | Plain text if published on official page |
Language requirements
The program is taught in German. International applicants must therefore be able to follow lectures and complete assessments in German for this B.A. program.
💶 Fees & Funding
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | EUR 15330 / total program | Total study fee: 15.330 Euro (payable in 42 monthly instalments of 365 Euro), plus a one-time examination fee of 500 Euro. |
| Examination fee | EUR 500 / one time | One-time examination fee of 500 Euro, payable at the end of the programme. |
Proof of financial resources
To obtain a German student residence permit, international applicants must demonstrate that they can finance their stay in Germany. The Federal Foreign Office explains that financing may be proven in different ways, including a blocked account (Sperrkonto).
- Blocked account (Sperrkonto) as a financing proof for students, if this is the route you choose for your visa application
- Alternative proofs for secure financing as accepted for student visa procedures, such as declaration of commitment or other accepted financing evidence
Important dates
Application window
| Milestone | March - Summer intake | September - Winter intake |
|---|---|---|
| Application portal opens | N/A | N/A |
| Application deadline (final submit) | N/A | N/A |
| Application deadline (EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Application deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Recommended apply-by | N/A | N/A |
| Semester begins | March 01, 2027 | September 01, 2026 |
Pre-application & reviews
| Milestone | March - Summer intake | September - Winter intake |
|---|---|---|
| VPD request - recommended | N/A | N/A |
| VPD result expected | N/A | N/A |
| APS - recommended | N/A | N/A |
| Start eligibility check | N/A | N/A |
Document submission deadlines
| Milestone | March - Summer intake | September - Winter intake |
|---|---|---|
| Application submission deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Language certificate deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Official transcripts deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Certified translations deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Postal / hard-copy documents deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Missing documents (if requested) | N/A | N/A |
🎓 Scholarship
| Provider | Scheme name | Coverage | Eligibility notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAAD | EPOS — Development-Related Postgraduate Courses | Tuition fees, monthly stipend, travel allowance, health insurance | DAAD EPOS supports candidates for selected postgraduate programmes in Germany; applicants are expected to be foreign graduates from development and newly industrialised countries and to have relevant professional experience. You can check on the DAAD database whether this specific programme is listed for the current EPOS call. |
📝 How to Apply
Prepare eligibility documents
Check whether you meet the program’s admission routes for international applicants: either (Fach-)Abitur or a vocational qualification with the required work experience, and the program’s current employment/training context requirement. Prepare the documents that support your qualification and any required work experience. If you are unsure whether your situation fits the requirements, contact the FOM Study Advisory before submitting.
Submit your online application
Submit your application online through the FOM program application process. Complete the form accurately and upload the required supporting documents. After submission, follow any additional requests from the admissions side and keep an eye on required follow-up documents.
Plan for study start (Summer or Winter semester)
The program page states you can start either in the Summer semester (March) or the Winter semester (September). Choose the intake that fits your availability and preparation time for any document processing steps linked to your residence permit. Once you are admitted, complete all remaining formalities before the semester begins.