Digital Public Health - Digital Biomedical and Health Sciences

 

The degree program

This innovative degree program for health professions of the future, which is unique in Germany, imparts a broad knowledge from the fields of medicine, natural sciences, computer science as well as social and health sciences. It aims at a new occupational profile in the health care professions, in which academic professionals are trained in an interdisciplinary setting with a focus on the challenges and opportunities of digitalization. The degree program makes it possible to focus on the natural sciences, engineering or social sciences and thus offers a wide range of medically related training opportunities. Prospective students should be communicative and open-minded, as well as eager to learn and work in an interdisciplinary setting. Approximately 60 percent of the course content is the same regardless of the chosen specialization and promotes central knowledge and skills in the health system. With the continuation of the studies, the common teaching content decreases and specialization towards the selected focus increases. Changing the area of special focus is possible.

 

Areas of special focus

The curriculum in the area of special focus on “Digital Public Health” covers the fields of epidemiology, methods and statistics, health inequalities, development policy, health care, occupational health, health promotion and prevention, international health policy and compulsory elective sections from the field of Public Health, such as Public Health and Development Policy.

 

Professional prospects

Graduates develop digital, technical, scientific and structural innovations that support the interaction between persons efficiently and in line with their needs. You will be able to work in various exciting professional fields, both constantly growing traditional ones and those emerging in future. Possible employers are public authorities, organizations and businesses in the health system, in health related fields of activity in the media, politics and companies, international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) or the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

 

Important information

Under certain conditions, it is also possible to take up the course of study with a technical college entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife). You can find more information here

 

Further areas of special focus in the degree program

In addition to the subject of special focus in Digital Public Health, the areas of special focus in Digital Medical Technology and Biomedical Technology are available.

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Master´s degree program

• Digital Public Health