Applied Health Sciences B.A.

The degree program deals with the physical, psychological and social conditions of health and illness. It is interdisciplinary and teaches the basics of all relevant specialist areas relating to health, illness and prevention.

Bioscientific foundations
Students acquire knowledge of

• Anatomy, physiology and biology of the human body and its organ systems

• Important clinical pictures, e.g. diseases of the cardiovascular system, neurological and psychiatric diseases, endocrine disorders or cancers

Psychological basics
The psychological modules focus on human behavior in connection with health and illness. Students learn, among other things:

• Content from developmental, social and neuropsychology

• How stress influences the development of illnesses

• How people can be motivated to adopt healthy behavior

Social and societal perspectives
Students examine how social and environmental factors influence health:

• Effects of climate change on health

• Issues of health and social inequality, e.g. whether all people have equal access to health services regardless of their social situation

In addition, students learn about the structures of the healthcare system and the health policy framework - for example, who finances which services and how the system is organized.

Scientific and methodological skills
Scientific basics are taught:

• Introduction to scientific theory and research methodology

• Application of quantitative and qualitative methods

• Statistics and epidemiology, e.g. how diseases are distributed in the population

Prevention and health promotion
Special emphasis is placed on the prevention of diseases and the promotion of health.

• Students learn how appropriate measures are planned, implemented and tested for their effectiveness in different settings and for different target groups.

• These three national health goals are considered in particular:

  • Growing up healthy

  • Living and working healthily and

  • Growing older in good health.

Practical and interdisciplinary skills
In addition to specialist knowledge, practical and personal key skills are also taught, including

• Communication and counseling

• Project management

In a practical study phase and in project work, what you have learned is put into practice.
If you wish, you can also spend a semester abroad - you will of course be supported in this.

Professor of Nursing Sciences

Head of degree program:

• B.A. Applied Health Sciences
• B.A. Management and Vocational Education in Healthcare

Teaching focus in the AGW degree program:

• General psychological basics
• Fundamentals of social psychology
• Fundamentals of health psychology
• Communication and counseling

Teacher for special tasks

Teaching focus in the AGW degree program:

• Fundamentals of medicine
• Care and evidence-based medicine
• Environmental hygiene

Teacher for special tasks

Teaching focus in the AGW degree program:

• Introduction to the philosophy of science
• Project studies
• Care and evidence-based practice
• Qualitative methods
  

Professor of Health Sciences

Teaching focus in the AGW degree program:

• Growing up healthy
• Healthy in old age
• Health and the environment
• Public Health
• Social inequality
• Qualitative methods

Employment opportunities

The following section shows institutions and organizations where graduates can work after graduation. These are possible places of work and employers in the healthcare sector.

• Institutions of the public health service (health authorities, ministries, local authorities, etc.)
• Research institutions, educational institutions, institutes
• Organizations and institutions of joint self-administration in social insurance (health insurance funds, pension insurance, etc.)
• International organizations (WHO, EU, UN, etc.)
• Healthcare facilities (rehabilitation facilities, hospitals, outpatient and inpatient care facilities, etc.)
• Public and private companies (workplace health promotion, etc.)
• Associations (social and health care, environmental sectors, etc.)
• Health communication institutions and media
• Companies in the healthcare industry (e.g. pharmaceuticals, medical technology)

Focus areas

This section shows the areas in which graduates can work according to their study focus and professional interests.

• Health promotion and prevention (e.g. planning, implementation and evaluation of prevention measures)

• Health communication (e.g. development of information materials and health campaigns)

• Health and care management (e.g. planning, management and design of care programs)

• Advice and education (e.g. patient advice and education as well as advice for organizations and target groups)

• Quality and project management (e.g. development, implementation and evaluation of care concepts)

• Health reporting, evidence-based analysis & policy advice (e.g. preparation of reports, evaluation of data, participation in reform processes)

• Geodata analysis and statistics in urban, environmental and health planning (e.g. GIS analyses, small-scale health data evaluation)

• Occupational health, integration and diversity management (e.g. analysis of stress, development of occupational health management measures)

• Health economics (e.g. cost-benefit analyses, profitability assessments)