24 monthsProgramme duration
1,500 EURTuition Fee/year
15 May, 2026Application Deadline
Oct, AprStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MEd
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Students enrolled in the ‘Gerontology, Health and Care’ degree programme apply multidisciplinary approaches to dealing with general and specialised issues related to ageing and age.
Students will be taught in depth specialised and didactic knowledge and skills in the areas of gerontology, nursing and geriatrics. In addition, they will acquire essential competencies in the areas of biography research and epidemiology, care and quality management, economics, legal aspects in the context of care and health politics as well as empirical research. In their school placement, they will gain practical experience for the career field “schools” and can directly apply the pedagogical and didactic knowledge acquired during the programme and have the opportunity to reflect on their academic education (linking theory and practice).
Graduates are able to plan the teaching units appropriately, both in terms of specialised knowledge and according to the specific situation, and can reflect on their approaches. They are able to analyse, describe, understand and sustainably steer teaching and learning processes. By designing the learning situation with the help of various methodological approaches, they support students’ learning and competence acquisition. They are proficient in the area of organising education and training in the area “nursing and care” and can convey the foundations of the pedagogy and of staff management in continuing vocational education.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MEd
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Students enrolled in the ‘Gerontology, Health and Care’ degree programme apply multidisciplinary approaches to dealing with general and specialised issues related to ageing and age.
Students will be taught in depth specialised and didactic knowledge and skills in the areas of gerontology, nursing and geriatrics. In addition, they will acquire essential competencies in the areas of biography research and epidemiology, care and quality management, economics, legal aspects in the context of care and health politics as well as empirical research. In their school placement, they will gain practical experience for the career field “schools” and can directly apply the pedagogical and didactic knowledge acquired during the programme and have the opportunity to reflect on their academic education (linking theory and practice).
Graduates are able to plan the teaching units appropriately, both in terms of specialised knowledge and according to the specific situation, and can reflect on their approaches. They are able to analyse, describe, understand and sustainably steer teaching and learning processes. By designing the learning situation with the help of various methodological approaches, they support students’ learning and competence acquisition. They are proficient in the area of organising education and training in the area “nursing and care” and can convey the foundations of the pedagogy and of staff management in continuing vocational education.
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