Faculty of Behavioural and Cultural Studies Gerontology, Health, and Care – Bachelor 25%

Students enrolled in the ‘Gerontology, Health and Care’ degree programme apply multidisciplinary approaches to dealing with general and specialised issues related to ageing and age as well as the ethically and professionally founded support of people in need of care. 

Facts & Formalities

DegreeBachelor of Arts
Type of programmeUndergraduate
Start of programmeWinter semester only
Standard period of study6 semesters
Language(s) of instructionGerman
Fees and contributions151.05 € / Semester
Application procedureSubjects with no admission restrictions
Application deadlinesInformation about deadlines can be obtained after you have put together a degree program.
Part-time optionYes

Course Content

The Bachelor’s degree programme in Gerontology, Health, and Care, with a focus of 25%, comprises the interdisciplinary, subject-specific, and methodological engagement with the disciplines of gerontology, nursing science, ethics and thanatology, geriatrics, and (geronto) psychiatry, as well as health promotion, prevention, and rehabilitation. In the context of legal, social, and health policy frameworks and developments, the Bachelor’s degree programme addresses the fields of gerontology and the professional areas of rehabilitative, curative, and palliative nursing, support, and care for individuals who require nursing care and those with chronic illnesses at different stages of life.

Course Structure

The academic programme is structured in modules, comprising study shares from two areas of theory and methodology, i.e., from gerontology, health, and care with a subject ratio of 25% and from a general studies major with a subject ratio of 75%. 

The Bachelor’s degree programme comprises a total of 180 credit points (CP), broken down as follows:

Field of study gerontology, health, and care with a subject ratio of 25%

  • Theory and methodology, 35 CP 

Major with a subject ratio of 75%

  • Theory, methodology and specialised didactics of the major, 113 CP
  • Bachelor's thesis, 12 CP
  • Optional Courses, 20 CP

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