Health Education, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Health Education

With your Bachelor's in Health Education, you can work, for example, as a health educator, as a research assistant, or as a health consultant.

In the part-time distance learning program in Health Education at IU International University, you can be admitted if you have either a high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), a specialized high school diploma, or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can study Health Education without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a State-certified Business Economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years following this training.

These are the study contents in the online course Health Education

This Bachelor's degree at IU consists of approximately 34 modules that you will take and complete over the course of 6 semesters of standard study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course schedule for full-time studies in Health Education looks like this:

• Semester 1: Education, Introduction to Scientific Work, Health and Prevention, Introduction to Health Management, Law in Healthcare, Sociology
• Semester 2: General Didactics, Collaborative Work, Societal Conditions of Education, Social Policy, Introduction to Lifelong Learning, Social Change and Social Innovation
• Semester 3: Framework of the Healthcare Market, Clinical Reasoning, Qualitative Research Methods, Personality Psychology & Differential Psychology, Seminar: Didactics for Therapists, Didactics and Methods of E-Learning and Digital Media
• Semester 4: Quantitative Research Methods, Planning Educational Processes for Adults, Intercultural and Ethical Competencies, Fundamentals of Physiology, Conflict Management and Mediation, School Law
• Semester 5: History and Theories of Lifelong Learning, Quality Management in Healthcare, Social History, Philosophy, Ethics, Pathophysiology, Practice Project: Design and Implementation of Specialized Instruction for Health Educators, Practice Project: Examination Design and Implementation for Health Educators
• Semester 6: Elective Module A, Elective Module B, Bachelor's Thesis

What sets the Bachelor's program in Health Education at IU apart is the many opportunities to specialize in topics of interest and professional fields in the elective area.

For the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Evidence-Based Practice of Speech Therapy, Evidence-Based Practice of Physiotherapy, Evidence-Based Practice of Dietetics, Evidence-Based Practice of Medical Technical Assistants, Evidence-Based Practice of Podiatry.

For the second specialization, you can choose one of these study modules: Childhood Education, General and Diagnostic Foundations of Special Education, Corporate Education, Educational and Development Management and Counseling, Technology in Healthcare and E-Health, Counseling and Coaching (Systemic), Counseling, Diversity, Integration and Migration, Health Economics (Specialization), Organizational Psychology, Foreign Languages, Gerontology, General Studies.

Flexibility in the standard study time of the Health Education distance learning program

At IU International University, you can choose from 3 study models in the part-time distance learning program:

• In full-time studies, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Full-time studies in Health Education are particularly suitable for those who are not working or working only a few hours per week.
• In part-time studies I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time studies I are suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time studies II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time studies II are particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning.

By the way, you can also take a semester off during your studies at no additional cost.

How does online learning work at IU?

A study that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally whenever and wherever you want to learn.

In the Health Education distance learning program at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement – you learn continuously from home, at the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can take your modules and lectures whenever you want. This way, you can flexibly create your study plan and semester schedule on your own.

Central to IU distance learning are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as a PDF and for tablets. Through the smart IU Learn app, you have access to the scripts for your Health Education studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as interactive lectures.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you choose. You can take an online exam 24/7 once you feel sufficiently prepared. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.