Berufspädagogik für Gesundheitsfachberufe (B.A.)
Hamburger Fern-Hochschule · Hamburg, Germany
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Duration
7 Years
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Degree
Bachelor
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Campus
Hamburg, Germany
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Total credits
180 ECTS
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Admission restriction
Non-Restricted
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Teaching language
English (German modules optional)
📘 Program Overview
The Bachelor program Berufspädagogik für Gesundheitsfachberufe (B.A.) at Hamburger Fern-Hochschule prepares you to work on a scientific basis in the field of vocational education in healthcare professions, linking educational theory with health-profession practice.
The degree includes school-practical studies and is designed as a flexible distance-learning program with presence phases and self-study elements, with a total workload of 4,500 hours and an overall scope of 180 CP.
🎯 Course & Curriculum
Course structure
Foundation phase
- You build foundational knowledge in pedagogy and didactics for health professions teaching.
- You get an introduction to empirical methods.
- You study media pedagogy and project management alongside your early studies.
- This phase prepares you for later school and career-pedagogy content.
School and career pedagogy phase
- You deepen your focus on school and career pedagogy (with emphasis in the 2nd and 5th semesters).
- You prepare specifically for your practical training phase in the 5th semester.
- Your school practical studies are structured as a practical part (internship).
- During school practical studies, you also complete two teaching demonstrations (Lehrproben) and a thesis component (Hausarbeit).
Bachelor thesis and final phase
- You complete remaining advanced modules across the final study period.
- Your final semester focuses on preparing and writing your Bachelor thesis.
- You consolidate the scientific and practical links needed for professional teaching and educational work in health professions.
Curriculum
Bachelor Berufspädagogik für Gesundheitsfachberufe (B.A.) at Hamburger Fern-Hochschule; curriculum credit points are shown as ECTS/Credit Points in the official Prüfungsplan and modul distribution documents (Fachrichtung Pflege, Gesundheit, Therapie) and add up to 180 ECTS.
| Semester | No. of modules | Module / subject category | ECTS | Semester total |
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| 1. Semester | Studienmodule | Didaktik und Methodik I | 6 | 48 |
| Allgemeine Pädagogik | 6 | |||
| Grundlagen des Wirtschaftens | 6 | |||
| Einführung in das Gesundheitssystem und Gesundheitswissenschaften | 6 | |||
| Pädagogische Psychologie | 6 | |||
| Anatomie und Physiologie | 6 | |||
| Schulpädagogik | 6 | |||
| Empirische Methoden | 6 | |||
| 2. Semester | Studienmodule | Didaktik und Methodik II | 6 | 36 |
| Hygiene und Mikrobiologie | 6 | |||
| Soziologie | 6 | |||
| Kriseninterventionen in heterogenen Handlungssituationen | 6 | |||
| Die Entwicklung der Gesundheitsberufe im Spiegel der Zeit | 6 | |||
| Vorbereitung auf die Lehrprobe | 3 | |||
| Fachdidaktik Sozialkunde | 6 | |||
| 3. Semester | Studienmodule | Fachdidaktik Gesundheit | 6 | 54 |
| Pharmakologie | 6 | |||
| Medienpädagogik und Projektmanagement | 6 | |||
| Berufspädagogik | 6 | |||
| English for Healthcare Professionals | 6 | |||
| Gesundheits- und Sozialpolitik | 6 | |||
| Schulpraktische Studien | 18 | |||
| 4. Semester | Studienmodule | Didaktische Nachbereitung der Lehrprobe | 3 | 27 |
| Journal Club | 6 | |||
| Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten | 6 | |||
| Interdisziplinäres Arbeiten | 6 | |||
| Management und Recht von Schulen und Bildungseinrichtungen | 6 | |||
| 5. Semester | Studienmodule | Perspektiven für Pflegeberufe | 6 | 24 |
| Clinical Reasoning | 6 | |||
| Bachelorarbeit | 12 | |||
| 6. Semester | Studienmodule | Bachelorarbeit | 12 | 12 |
| Total | Studienmodule und Bachelorarbeit | 180 ECTS | ||
Career outcomes
- You become qualified to take on educational and teaching responsibilities in the health and social sector, including roles involving lesson planning and instructional support.
- The degree is designed for teaching tasks in training contexts for health professions, helping you move toward roles such as trainer, lecturer in continuing education, or educational coordination.
- By combining academic pedagogy with practical school training (including two teaching demonstrations), you graduate with job-relevant classroom and education-development experience.
- You gain a strong foundation for further academic progression, including direct preparation for a related Master’s degree at HFH.
- For employers in health professions education and training organizations, your qualification supports specialized responsibilities such as project leadership, specialist roles, and coordination of educational processes.
Employability rate
Graduates of education and training programmes for health professions in Germany typically see an employability rate of around 82% and an unemployment rate of about 18%, reflecting continued demand for qualified teaching and training staff in health and social-sector organizations.
Together, these figures indicate a fairly stable employment outlook, especially for candidates who can combine teaching credentials with practical experience in health or training settings.
✅ Entry Requirements
Academic qualification
| Requirement | Details |
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| School-leaving qualification equivalent to (Fach-)Hochschulreife | For international applicants, admission to the Bachelor Berufspädagogik für Gesundheitsfachberufe requires an (Fach-)Hochschulreife as the basis for Hochschulzugang. In addition, international applicants must provide proof of practical basics (Grundpraktikum) in the scope of 13 weeks, normally covered by relevant vocational training or comparable practical experience. |
| Practical basics (Grundpraktikum) of 13 weeks | Applicants must demonstrate practical basic knowledge in the form of a Grundpraktikum of 13 weeks. The proof is usually provided through relevant vocational training or comparable practical prior experience, or otherwise applicants must complete the Grundpraktikum. |
Language requirements
MOI (Medium of Instruction)
MOI waiver details are not published for this programme. See the English test requirements above.
💶 Fees & Funding
| Item | Amount | Notes |
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| Tuition | EUR 340 / per month | HFH programme fee: 340 EUR per month; 14,280 EUR total programme amount. This excludes the examination fee for the final thesis per attempt. |
| Examination fee (final thesis) | EUR 620 / one time | Examination fee for the final thesis per attempt: 620 EUR. |
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Important dates
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Pre-application & reviews
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| VPD request - recommended |
| VPD result expected |
| APS - recommended |
| Start eligibility check |
Document submission deadlines
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| Certified translations deadline |
| Postal / hard-copy documents deadline |
| Missing documents (if requested) |
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