Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Study nursing management part-time

This degree will prepare you for management and leadership roles in the health care sector – even without the standard university entrance qualification (Abitur). After completing the part-time Bachelor's in Nursing Management, you will be able to carry out need and performance assessments in a nursing environment and take on management tasks.

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What is the (part-time) Nursing Management degree programme about?

The course will prepare you for management and leadership roles in the health care sector. You will learn about project and quality management and become skilled in care and case management. In addition, the programme promotes personal development as well as the acquisition of leadership skills and strategies in the field of HR management, enabling you to take on leadership and development tasks. This is also achieved through integrated practical semesters, which can be credited for students with at least three years of relevant professional experience (credit transfers are examined on a case-by-case basis).

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Strengths of the degree programme

One degree – many possibilities

With the Bachelor of Arts degree, the doors are open to you for various fields of work in nursing management. And that's not all – you will also receive the qualification to become a practice supervisor and other certificates.

We take you seriously

You are our top priority. Thanks to our comprehensive personal support and studying in small groups, nobody gets lost. We take your needs seriously and know exactly what challenges you face with a part-time degree – both professionally and privately.

High professional competence & practical know-how

As head of the degree programme, you can expect a qualified nurse and nursing scientist with many years of experience in various fields of nursing practice, nursing education and science. In addition, you will be taught and professionally supervised by professors from OTH Regensburg as well as highly qualified lecturers from the field. Digital teaching methods and interdisciplinary courses are the norm at OTH – one of the largest universities in Bavaria.

Together you are less alone

Let the community carry and strengthen you during your studies. Benefit from the exchange with like-minded people: Some are relatively fresh out of training, while others are already experienced nurses with leadership roles.

Career opportunities

What are my career prospects as a nursing manager?

By completing this part-time programme, you will acquire the academic degree "Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)". Information on the various options available to you after graduation is summarised here:

As a graduate, the following fields are open to you:
- Management and leadership tasks in the health care system
- Management roles in elder care
- Project and quality management
- Assessment of needs and services in nursing care
- Care and case management
- Care counselling
The programme will also prepare you to pursue a postgraduate Master's degree – either at the ZWW with the part-time Master's in Management and Communications (M.A.), or with a full-time Master's degree programme, such as the Master's in Advanced Nursing Practice (M.Sc.) at the OTH Regensburg.

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Structure and modules

How is the degree programme structured?

This is a part-time course with a standard duration of eleven semesters (a reduction to eight semesters is possible through credit transfer). In-person classes take place on two days at weekends (e.g. Thursday/Friday or Friday/Saturday) and in two 'block weeks'.

- Scientific Working Methods
- Nursing Science and Health Science I
- Psychological Basics of Personnel Management
- Research in Health Care - Legal Background
- Anthropology and Ethics
- Introduction to Business Administration
- Organisational Development
- Human Resource Management
- Internship
- Nursing Science and Health Science II
- Process Management and Quality Management
- Project Management I
- Project Management II
- Leading and Guiding
- Advanced module: Care models and structures
- Human Resource Management
- Technology and Digitalisation in Nursing
- Didactic Skills
- Reflections on the Practice and Role of Leadership
- Managing Diversity in the Workplace
- Bachelor Thesis with Seminar
All modules can also be taken individually as part of the modular study programme.
If you are interested, we will be happy to advise you on the selection of suitable modules. Just get in touch.

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Studies and organisational matters

So that everything runs smoothly

How is the degree structured? When do lectures take place? What else do I need to know about the part-time nursing management programme? You can find answers to these and other questions here.

Lectures take place in a compact block model (one four-day block at the beginning and at the end of the semester) and fortnightly on two days (e.g. Thursday/Friday or Friday/Saturday). There are usually no lectures during the Bavarian school holidays (Christmas, August). Dates are always announced around six months in advance so that you can arrange your work schedule accordingly. The programme is organised in such a way that it can be completed alongside a full-time job and personal commitments.
All courses take place on the campus of the OTH Regensburg. The entire university infrastructure is available to you during your studies (IT equipment, library, student house, cafeteria, university sports facilities, etc.). You are enrolled like all other students.
The degree programme is accredited and bears the seal of the Accreditation Council. Accreditation was awarded by the Internal Accreditation Commission on 30 July 2021 and is valid until 30 September 2028.
Top marks in the CHE university ranking: Nursing degree programmes at the OTH Regensburg are rated top in both Bavaria and Germany!
There are various admission routes, even without the standard university entrance qualification (Abitur):
- You have the entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences (Fachabitur) or the general university entrance qualification (Abitur) and have completed a relevant vocational apprenticeship (nurse, pediatric nurse, geriatric nurse, midwife), or
- You have a subject-specific university entrance qualification for those with professional qualifications (Bavarian Higher Education Act, Art. 45) through at least two years of vocational training at a technical college and at least three years of professional experience (nurse, pediatric nurse, geriatric nurse, midwife) combined with one year of trial studies (30 credits must be achieved after the full trial year).
- Alternatively, it may be possible to begin your degree by taking modules from the "Introduction to Nursing Management" modular study programme.
All prospective students must attend an interview with one of our advisors to qualify for enrolment.

INFORM AND APPLY

The first step towards the future

Inform and apply

E-mail: bb-pflegemanagement(at)oth-regensburg.de

Tuition fees

15,600 € in total (eight semesters à 1,950 €), plus student union fee and RVV semester ticket; from the ninth semester onwards, the following costs apply per semester: 250 €, plusstudent union fee/RVV semester ticket

your contact persons

Contact

Programme director

Prof. Dr. Annette Meussling-Sentpali
Phone: 0941 943-9813
E-mail:annette.meussling-sentpali(at)oth-regensburg.de
Office hours: Wednesday, 11.30 am - 12.30 pm, virtual/online, by prior appointment via email; during the semester break: by appointment only