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The Nursing Degree Programme

Hospitals, care homes, hospices – nursing students work already during their studies and cooperate closely with nurses, therapists and physicians and, on a regular basis, get to know everyday professional practice. The theory part of the curriculum includes “Scientific Research”, “Health, Illness, Administration of Medication“, “Nursing and Care in Special Life Situations”, “Holistic Care of Chronic Disease Patients”, “Managing Difficult Socially and Emotionally Relevant Situations” and ”Nursing Practice in Complex Processes”. During the practical part of the curriculum students get to know the different fields of nursing practice. Besides providing nursing services in clinical settings (e.g. internal medicine, surgery, paediatric wards), students also work in community-based care services and care homes for the elderly. Health education is also on the agenda.

The undergraduate nursing degree programme is organised in modules and also covers interprofessional discussions with students in other degree programmes offered at hsg (midwifery, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy). At times, nursing students learn together with students of the other degree programmes.

The nursing degree programme prepares you to meet the challenges you will encounter in professional practice. An examination to obtain a professional licence as a nurse, a pediatric nurse or a geriatric nurse, is integrated into the degree programme.
It is a full-time programme, in which theory and practice phases alternate. On the one hand you study nursing theory and practice at hsg, and on the other hand you work in nursing practice, where you learn in interdisciplinary teams under supervision.

The degree programmes always start in the winter semester. In accordance with the Bologna structure the degree programme is organised in modules. The nursing degree programme is a full-time programme and comprises eight semesters including the Bachelor thesis. The student workload is measured according to ECTS credit points. One ECTS credit point is the equivalent of 30 hours (timetabled classes, but also private study and placements) and the overall nursing degree programme corresponds to 210 ECTS. The programme is taught in German.