Nursing

As nursing experts, clinical nurse specialists focus on implementing knowledge, coaching staff and promoting interprofessional collaboration. With an eye on the wider picture, their responsibilities are divided equally between patients and operational procedures/processes.

• The specialisation is aligned with international standards.
• Direct link to practice: 300 hours of supervised practice are integrated. If required, up to 600 additional supervised hours can be completed in the workplace.
• The specialisation has a generalist structure and, in addition to clinical assessment and evaluation, focuses on clinical counselling and care based on established diagnoses in specialised clinical fields of practice. This is complemented by the development of new advanced nursing roles and models as well as clinical practice.

Content in five module groups 

• Research: Research methods 1 + 2, Research planning, Applied statistics, Philosophy of science for health professions
• Interprofessional: Advanced practice, Applied ethics, Interprofessional communication, Leadership, project and change management
• Profession-specific: Evidence-based interventions, Clinical assessment and judgement Clinical Nurse Specialist CNS
• Transfer 1 + 2
• Master’s thesis

In this specialisation, you will tailor your studies to your needs by choosing a compulsory-elective module.

Nurse practitioners are nursing experts and care for  patients with complex conditions: from diagnosis to end of life. The goal: Patients should be able to live in familiar surroundings for as long as possible. To enable this, nurse practitioners draw up comprehensive clinical assessments of their condition and, together with the patients, plan their treatment and support by third parties.

• The specialisation is aligned with international standards.
• Direct link to practice: 500 hours of supervised practice are integrated, of which 420 hours are completed outside of your own workplace. If required, up to 600 additional supervised hours can be completed in the workplace.
• With 30 ECTS, the specialisation focuses on physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology as well as clinical assessment and evaluation. This is supplemented by somatic care with a focus on patient level (therapy and counselling) and system level (new care systems/structures).

Content in five module groups 

• Research: Research methods 1 + 2, Research planning, Applied statistics, Philosophy of science for health professions
• Interprofessional, Advanced practice, Applied ethics
• Profession-specific: Physiology, Pathophysiology and pharmacology, Primary care for adults 1 and 2, Clinical assessment and judgement Nurse Practitioner, Health promotion and disease prevention 
• Transfer NP1 + NP2 
• Master’s thesis

Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners specialise in the treatment and care of adults with mental health conditions in different care structures. They can assess the situation of patients, draw up multiprofessional treatment plans and implement measures to promote good mental health and prevent mental health issues.

• The specialisation is aligned with international standards.
• Direct link to practice: 500 hours of supervised practice are integrated, of which 420 hours are completed outside of your own workplace. If required, up to 600 additional supervised hours can be completed in the workplace.
• The specialisation focuses on psychopathology and psychopharmacology as well as clinical assessment and evaluation with 30 ECTS. This is supplemented by psychiatric care with a focus on patient level (therapy and counselling) and system level (new care systems/structures).

Content in five module groups 

• Research: Research methods 1 + 2, Research planning, Applied statistics, Philosophy of science for health professions
• Interprofessional: Advanced practice, Applied ethics
• Profession-specific: Psychopathology and psychopharmacology Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Clinical assessment and judgement, Mental health care 1 and 2, Health promotion and disease prevention
• Transfer PMHNP 1 + 2 
• Master’s thesis

Nursing researchers primarily work in an academic nursing practice, such as in the research department of a hospital. They plan research processes, apply different research methods and implement research findings in a hospital setting. To do this, they not only need good research skills but must also be skilled in communication, leadership and project and change management.

• The specialisation is aligned with international standards.
• Direct link to practice: 300 hours of supervised practice are integrated. If required, up to 600 additional supervised hours can be completed in the workplace. 

 Content in four module groups 

• Research: Research methods 1, 2 + 3, Research planning, Research management, Applied statistics, Philosophy of science for health professions
• Interprofessional: Advanced practice, Applied ethics, Interprofessional communication, Leadership, project and change management
• Transfer 1 + 2 
• Master’s thesis

In this specialisation, you will tailor your studies to your needs by choosing a compulsory-elective module.