Interprofessional Health Care in Pediatrics, Master of Science

Admission Requirements

With your M.Sc. in Interprofessional Healthcare in Paediatrics, you work for example in children’s hospitals, in social paediatrics centres & early intervention centres or also for health insurance companies.

In order to commence the study programme Interprofessional Healthcare in Paediatrics in Frankfurt, you must meet the following admission requirements:

• You have a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy, speech therapy, physiotherapy or nursing science (210 ECTS credits) or a comparable degree.
• Or you have completed training as an occupational therapist, speech therapist, physiotherapist or nurse as well as a subsequent related degree. In individual cases, the admissions committee will decide.

Bachelor graduates who have less than 210 ECTS credits can have corresponding scientific activities or specially paediatric further training recognised with ECTS credits. This is assessed individually according to personal performance. Furthermore, we offer you a bridging module to obtain 30 ECTS credits.

Course Content and Specialisations

Be a pioneer in the interdisciplinary collaboration among therapists and also specialise in working with children – with us, you will also obtain the certificate "Clinically-oriented Psychomotor Therapy".

The interdisciplinary orientation of the degree course adapts to the extensive requirement profile of therapy professions. Children often suffer from multifactorial problems that require a cross-disciplinary consideration and treatment. With us, you will learn how children develop in different environments and which deviations can occur. On this basis, we then focus on specific examinations and treatments in paediatrics. Additionally, we provide you with therapeutic key qualifications, which primarily include action, methodological, self, and social competence.

In addition to numerous medical professional groups, the parents of those affected also have a high need for professional advice and support. Accordingly, there is a strong demand for holistic thinking and acting therapists who know the strengths of the individual therapy professions, coordinate the deployment, and create synergies.

The study plan includes the following modules:

• 1st semester: Scientific methodology, development in childhood & adolescence, developmental disorders, patient-oriented health management & health economic methods
• 2nd semester: Health examination of children & adolescents, introduction to cross-professional paediatric approaches, interprofessional research, selected interprofessional application fields in paediatrics
• 3rd semester: Scientific specialisation, cross-professional approaches in the paediatric context, interprofessional communication & counselling
• 4th semester: Final examination

Study Concept and Procedure

The part-time study programme at Hochschule Fresenius is a so-called hybrid study that optimally combines on-site phases with self-study phases. This way, you complete a completely flexible course that fits perfectly into your daily life, your professional life and your family life.

Classes take place on Fridays and Saturdays as well as during a block week per semester. The fourth semester is reserved for the master's thesis and does not include on-site sessions. This allows the course to be well integrated into your professional routine.