Bachelor of Nursing (B.Sc.)

Advantages, perspectives, focus – Why study Bachelor of Nursing at EHB?

• Many years of experience plus innovation: We have been offering the Bachelor of Nursing as a model degree program since 2004 and in the winter semester 2020/21 we will be starting with the implementation of innovative components in accordance with the new Nursing Professions Act.
• Two degrees in 3.5 years and thus it gives our students a decisive advantage on the labour market
• Experienced, committed and clinically active lecturers
• Knowledge transfer which is both science- and practice-oriented
• Numerous proven cooperation projects with health care institutions on a national level and abroad
• Practice-based learning in the "SkillsLab" at the university; here students are practically active and train in a hands-on manner during the theoretical phases
• Provision of an entire practical semester
• Possibility of stays abroad
• Participation in European networks (ENNE; Florence Network)
• Possibility of a wide range of student activities
• Interprofessional teaching and learning with students from other health degree programs.

The successful completion of the degree provides students with the following competences:

• Science-based nursing care for people of all ages
• Control, design and evaluation of quite challenging as well as highly complex nursing processes
• Person- and situation-oriented counselling of people in need of care and their caregivers
• Responsible organisation of cooperation and collaboration within the nursing respectively interprofessional team
• Reflecting on and justifying one's own actions against the background of scientific findings
• Participation in professional development and in the development of quality management concepts, guidelines and expert standards.

• Professional nursing qualification and Bachelor's degree at the same time
• Generalist study program, i.e. qualification for the care of people of all age groups (health and nursing care, care of the elderly as well as health and children's nursing care)
• Primary qualifying dual study program without a training contract
• Financial support options that are typical for students in other degree programs (BAföG, scholarships, student loans, etc.).

Practical study phases (practical modules) alternate with face-to-face phases at the university (see "Annual overview of study plan" in the downloads and links section).

1st to 6th semester

• Theoretical and practical modules alternate
• Practical modules take place both in inpatient acute and long-term care as well as in outpatient care
• Elective modules help to further develop personal preferences and strengths. A practice module abroad is possible as well as the participation in international networks such as the European Network of Nursing in Higher Education or the Florence Network of Nursing and Midwifery.
• Evidence-based nursing and nursing research from the very beginning, certificate acquisition (e.g. algesiology specialist assistant) is also possible.

7th semester

• Interdisciplinary elective module for in-depth study (science, counselling, pedagogy)
• Scientific work on a topic as part of the Bachelor's thesis
• The Bachelor of Science degree is internationally recognised and qualifies you to work abroad.

The university has been working successfully for many years with recognised health care institutions in the federal states of Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt (hospitals, inpatient long-term care facilities, outpatient services, etc.).

The university's practical office provides you with support with regard to choosing fitting practical locations during the course of your studies and puts you in contact with suitable institutions, for example by offering a practical fair. During the practical study phases, you will be supervised by university staff. You can find more information on the website in the section "Practical experience during your studies".

The Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) guarantees access to further national and international Master's programs. Additional opportunities for further qualification can be found under the heading "Further education".
 

The admission requirements for the degree program are the general higher education entrance qualification or the entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences, the subject-specific higher education entrance qualification, a previous education recognised as being equivalent or a study qualification as a professionally qualified applicant without a higher education entrance qualification according to section § 11 Gesetz über die Hochschulen im Land Berlin (Berliner Hochschulgesetz – BerlHG) / Law on Higher Education Institutions in the State of Berlin (Berlin Higher Education Act - BerlHG). No internship is required prior to commencement of studies. 

• Applications are currently possible for the winter semester. 

• Start of studies: October 1st 

• Last application date for the respective winter semester: July 15th 

• For professionally qualified applicants according to section § 11 BerlHG: April 1st 
   

Applications are made via the online application portal of the EHB within the set application period. 

After registering as an applicant and entering the details of the application process online, print out the 'Application for Admission', complete it and attach the required documents. An application submitted only via the online application portal of the EHB is currently not yet valid. The application for admission must be submitted to the EHB with the required documents by the application deadline. The date of receipt of the application for admission with all the required documents at EHB is decisive, not the date of the postmark. 

The online application is currently not valid for professionally qualified applicants without Abitur (German high school degree) according to section § 11 BerlHG and for applicants who would like to apply for a higher semester. Application documents for professionally qualified applicants without an Abitur according to section § 11 BerlHG will be available in the download area as of the beginning of February. Applicants who would like to apply for a higher semester should contact the Admissions Office directly. 

If you have any questions regarding application and admission, please contact the team at the Admissions Office. Your questions about studying can also be answered by the student advisory service. (See contact buttons below).