Public Health, Master of Science

These are the requirements for the Master of Public Health

With your Master's in Public Health, for example, you can work as a program manager in a federal ministry, as a Senior Associate in a consulting company, or as a Research Associate for Health Promotion.

The IU Internationale Hochschule offers the Master of Public Health in 2 variants: the 60-ECTS version lasts 2 semesters in full-time study, and the 120-ECTS version lasts 4 semesters in full-time study.

For both variants, a first academic degree from a state-recognized or state university is required, such as a Bachelor's or Master's degree. The grade of your degree should be at least "Satisfactory."

For the 60-ECTS version, the following is also required:

• If your first degree is 240 ECTS and you can demonstrate at least 1 year of qualified work experience, you can be enrolled in the master's program immediately.
• If your first degree is 210 ECTS and you can demonstrate at least 1 year of qualified work experience, you can be enrolled directly in the Master of Public Health program.
• If your first degree is 180 ECTS, take courses totaling at least 30 ECTS and additionally demonstrate at least 1 year of work experience. Alternatively, demonstrate at least 2 years of qualified work experience.

For the 120-ECTS version, the following is also required:

• Your first degree should focus on health or nursing sciences, human biology, human medicine, or pharmacy.
• If your first degree focuses on statistics, biostatistics, sociology, or related social sciences, political science, or economics, you can be admitted if you have completed 2 courses focused on Medical Basics totaling 10 ECTS. Or if you complete the course "Medicine for Non-Medical Professionals I" (if only one course is missing) and "Medicine for Non-Medical Professionals II" (if two courses are missing) at IU.

In addition, you can have prior learning recognized to shorten the study time in distance learning and save on tuition fees. Credits earned in previous Master's programs can be recognized, and extensive work experience in the field of Public Health can also be recognized by the university. It is best to submit your recognition request along with your application.

These are the study contents in the online study program Public Health

This master's program at IU includes around 8 modules that you will take and complete over the course of 2 semesters of regular study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credits (ECTS) and concludes with an exam, such as a research paper or a written test. In total, you will earn 60 credits from module to module and from semester to semester.

In the 60-ECTS variant, the full-time study program is structured as follows:

• Semester 1: Epidemiology, Research Methodology, Social Medicine, Health Policy and Planning, Biostatistics and Demography, Health Economics
• Semester 2: Seminar: Planetary Health, Elective Module A, Master's Thesis

For your specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Work and Health, Digitization in Medicine and Nursing, Gender, Participation and Health, Health Promotion and Communication, Health Communication, Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Innovation in Pharma and Medical Technology, Nutrition and Global Health.

In the 120-ECTS variant, the full-time study program is structured as follows:

• Semester 1: Public Health, Epidemiology, Research Methodology, Social Medicine, Health Policy and Planning, Biostatistics and Demography
• Semester 2: Health Economics, International Health Systems, Project: Public Health Research, Prevention and Health Promotion, Global Health, Health Psychology and Sociology
• Semester 3: Seminar Social Challenges of Digitalization, Evidence-Based Practice and Process Management in Healthcare, Elective Module A, Elective Module B
• Semester 4: Master Thesis

For your first specialization, choose one of these study modules: Work and Health, Digitization in Medicine and Nursing, Gender, Participation and Health, Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Nutrition and Global Health.

For your second specialization, choose one of these modules: Applied Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, Applied Statistics and Data Science, Work and Health, Digitization in Medicine and Nursing, Gender, Participation and Health, Health Communication, Health Policy and Management, Health Care Management A, Infectious Diseases and Planetary Health, Innovation in Pharma and Medical Technology, Management and Leadership, Nutrition and Planetary Health, Personnel Recruitment and Retention in Medicine and Nursing.

This is how flexible the standard study time is in the distance learning course Public Health

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

• In the full-time program, the standard study time is 2 semesters for the 60-ECTS variant and 4 semesters for the 120-ECTS variant. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters at no extra cost. The full-time program in Public Health is particularly suitable for those who are not working or working only a few hours per week.
• In part-time program I, the standard study time is 3 semesters for the 60-ECTS variant and 6 semesters for the 120-ECTS variant. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters at no extra cost. Part-time program I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time program II, the standard study time is 4 semesters for the 60-ECTS variant and 8 semesters for the 120-ECTS variant. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters at no extra cost. Part-time program II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning studies.

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

How does online study work at IU?

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

In the Master's distance learning program Public Health at IU International University, there is no requirement to be physically present - you learn continuously from the comfort of your home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

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

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart IU Learn app, you have access to the scripts for your Public Health 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 prefer. An online exam can be taken 24/7 once you feel adequately prepared for the material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.