Medical and Health Education
Who offers this course?
MSH Medical School Hamburg
Duration
Part-time: 4 semesters
State Recognition
Yes
Type of Study
University of Applied Sciences studies
SPECIALS
Courses on block weekends
Start 1 October (winter semester)
Qualification on Completion
Master of Arts
What is the content of the course of studies?
Current developments in the health sector call for an increasing academisation of health professions such as nursing and therapy professions or midwifery. In medical training, innovative high didactic concepts are gaining in importance. Keywords in this context are Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME) or Best Evidence Health Professionals Education (BEHPE).
The Master’s programme is aimed at graduates of human medicine and dentistry, therapy and nursing sciences, medical education, medical management, public health / health sciences and other health-related degree programmes. It therefore addresses the entire spectrum of medicine and health professionals. The MSH focuses on an interdisciplinary and sector-integrating university concept and thus follows the recommendations of the German Science Council, among others, for inter-professional cooperation to improve the quality of health care.
The part-time model gives students in the family phase the opportunity to gain further academic qualifications alongside work and family. The courses take place on four block weekends per semester.
The Master’s programme was designed taking into account international standards of the World Federation for Medical Education (WMF) at the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) level. The common thread of the curriculum is the CanMeds framework concept based on the National Competence-based Learning Objectives Catalogue for Medicine (NKLM). In particular, the roles of the scholar, the communicator and the collaborator are addressed throughout and reflected on during the course.
The goals of the Master’s programme in Medical and Health Education are to enable students to teach independently, based on research and evidence, as well as to work practically on a scientific basis in all dimensions of higher education teaching and educational management in the tertiary education sector.
Study content:
- Dimensions of teaching professionalism
- Teaching and learning I: Didactics of the health professions
- Teaching and learning II: Systematic planning of courses and competence-oriented examinations
- Teaching and Learning III: Interdisciplinarity and interprofessionalism in medical and health professions education
- Teaching and Learning IV: Digitalisation in higher education teaching
- Curriculum development
- Educational process management and quality development
- Practice studies
- Teaching project / education research
Where can I find employment later on?
- Colleges and universities
- Clinics
- Insurance providers
- Ministries
What are the entry requirements?
- Bachelor’s degree in the field of health/medicine comprising of at least 240 CP,
- Entitlement to study in Master’s degree programmes in accordance with § 39 of the Hamburg Higher Education Act (HmbHG),
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form and two recent passport photos (name on reverse),
- Copy of identity card (front and back), for foreign students identity card,
- If applicable, proof of previous employment,
- Proof of first degree, course book or degree certificate, if the applicant has already studied at other universities.
- The degree programmes at MSH are NC-free: talent, motivation and discipline count more than the grade point average on the report card. Punctuality, good performance and commitment during your studies are of great importance.
In what fields/subject areas can I work?
Graduates of medical degree programmes and relevant health degree programmes are jointly prepared for a teaching position in medical training and in academic training programmes in health professions in the Master’s degree programme Medical and Health Education at MSH.
Accordingly, the primary field of work for graduates is as a research assistant with teaching duties or as a professor at universities and colleges in the field of medicine and health.
The best prerequisites are also created for professional activities in the science management of universities. The Master’s degree programme increases the chances of employment, appointment and promotion in this area through the in-depth development of teaching skills. Potential employers for a teaching position or activities in education/science management are colleges and universities with health-related study programmes such as, for example
- Medicine (human medicine, dentistry),
- Basic academic training in the nursing and therapy professions as well as other health professions (emergency medical services, midwifery, etc.),
- Public health / health sciences,
- nursing sciences,
- Medical education
What costs will I incur as part of my studies?
Tuition fee 450 euros per month (part-time), plus 100 euros one-off enrolment fee.
Funding opportunities: BAföG, federal government education loan programme, scholarships, student loan.
