The study program began in the winter semester of 2023. The program is currently in the process of program accreditation and the professional approval process.
Imagine that you have the unique opportunity to accompany women and families through an intensive phase of life. As a midwife, you are there from the very beginning: from the first heartbeat of a new life, the first breath of a newborn, and you accompany the process of becoming a family until the end of breastfeeding. If you study to be a midwife, you are choosing a career that is as fulfilling as it is challenging, and that plays a crucial role in the lives of many people.
With the practice-integrating bachelor's degree program in midwifery at the HGE and its practice partners, you can obtain the academic degree of Bachelor of Science and at the same time the state professional license as a midwife within seven semesters. Due to the reform of the Midwifery Act, the vocational midwife training has been converted into a university degree since 2020.
The HGE offers an innovative and comprehensive course of study that prepares students for the current and future challenges in the midwifery profession. You will acquire professional and personal skills on a scientific basis that will qualify you to work independently as a midwife in various care settings. The course includes theory at the university, practice-related study components in skills labs (realistic practice rooms and simulation rooms) and practical learning phases at our cooperation partners, clinics and midwifery facilities ( overview ). The theoretical courses include lectures, seminars, tutorials, exercises, problem-oriented learning, action-oriented learning and simulation-based learning. The practical training takes place during lecture-free periods, with our practical curriculum ensuring a high quality of training.
Would you like to apply for this course? Please send us an email to studium@gesundheit-akademie.de
You can find a list of our cooperation partners here.
A central element of the course is the imparting of knowledge and skills in the areas of sustainability, interprofessional cooperation and needs- and situation-appropriate care for women and their families. Innovative technologies and their effective use are also integral parts of the training. In the simulation room, the various phases and possible problems that may arise are trained and evaluated in a realistic environment using a birth simulator.
The course at the HGE has a dual structure and includes both theoretical and practical phases. The close integration of these two components means you are optimally prepared for professional requirements and later professional practice. Our practice partners, including clinics and midwife practices, offer you valuable insights and experience in everyday working life.
After successfully completing your studies, you will be able to provide holistic, scientifically sound support to women and their families as a midwife. You can work in both clinical and outpatient settings. The studies will qualify you for independent and complex midwifery work.
If you have a passion for life and want to support women and their families in one of the most important phases of their lives, then studying midwifery is exactly the right thing for you. Apply now and lay the foundation for a fulfilling and future-proof career!
The following requirements apply to the Bachelor’s degree in Midwifery at the HGE:
To apply for midwifery studies at the HGE you need the following documents:
Applications for the practical study phases are made directly to one of our cooperation partners.If you would like to complete the practical study phases at an institution that we do not yet cooperate with, please feel free to contact us. If you do not yet know where you can complete the practical study components, we will be happy to help you choose!
According to Section 24 Paragraph 1 of the Midwifery Act, the midwifery course at the HGE is completed when both the university examination and the state examination have been passed. Successful completion confers the academic degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). Passing the course is a prerequisite for being granted permission to use the professional title of “midwife”.
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The Bachelor's degree program in Midwifery at the HGE offers a comprehensive, practical, and scientifically sound education that optimally prepares you for the challenges and opportunities of the midwifery profession. Launch your career as a midwife and make a significant contribution to the healthcare of women and their families. We're happy to advise you! Our study advisors are available to help you with your studies. Whether you're applying for a university or the Austrian German Language Diploma C1 .
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The midwifery course at the HGE enables you to provide holistic and scientifically sound care to women and their families and thus qualifies you for direct professional work in all midwifery-relevant care areas. It prepares you for independent and complex midwifery work in the inpatient and outpatient sectors.
Comprehensive practical study phases, supervised and guided by the university, prepare you for the diverse spectrum of the relevant target groups and settings. You will gain a wide range of application-oriented knowledge in the field of midwifery in an interdisciplinary context, based on scientific findings and methods. Issues relevant to midwifery will be identified and dealt with. You will acquire the professional, personal and practical skills to care for women and their families independently and responsibly. In addition, you will learn sound analysis, reflection and problem-solving skills so that you can clearly communicate and prove results.
The course consists of 21 theory modules and seven practical study phases in which skills from the entire spectrum of midwifery care are taught, including the following study areas:
For each module, technical, methodological, practical and interdisciplinary content, technical, methodological and interprofessional skills and key qualifications as well as learning and qualification goals are defined. The training goals for the primary university midwifery training, on the basis of which the bachelor's degree course qualifies, are laid down in federal law (Section 9 HebG). Appendices 1 and 2 of the HebStPrV form the basis for the acquisition of skills.
From the first to the seventh semester, the course includes skills and simulation training as well as practical placements.
A special feature of the dual degree program in midwifery at the HGE is thematic priorities in the areas of business administration, sustainability and digital transformation in health care. Against the background of overall social changes, increasing economic pressure and demographic change, new care models are needed in the clinical and non-clinical areas of midwifery care that ensure the care situation of women and their families. In this context, the different needs of structurally weak regions and urban conurbations are important. To this end, you will acquire the skills to design individual care offers on the basis of analyses as part of a health economics-oriented module.
Through joint teaching and learning units with the students of the Bachelor's degree program in Nursing, interprofessional learning is promoted at all learning locations of the theoretical and practical study phases.
According to Section 24 Paragraph 1 of the Midwifery Act, the midwifery course at the HGE is completed when both the university examination and the state examination have been passed. Successful completion confers the academic degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). Passing the course is a prerequisite for being granted permission to use the professional title of “midwife”.