A society that is growing older needs good nursing management. Keep the healthcare system at a high level and develop mature concepts in the Nursing Management degree programme. Here you will be optimally prepared for a scientifically based profession. In doing so, you can organise your studies individually and continue your education in Nursing Sciences alongside your job. For this degree programme, you will need completed vocational training.
Campus Hilltop
Period in semester7 or 6 semester (with credit for vocational training)
Languages of instructionGerman
Application PeriodsWinter semester: 30 April to 15 September
Continuing Master ProgramsNursing Sciences
Social Work
Sozialwirtschaft
After basic training, you can choose to focus on nursing management or nursing science in practice in the second semester. Both focuses are closely interlinked with practice.
The Nursing Management degree programme optimally prepares you for a job in nursing. They have the ability to take on leadership in professional associations, the nursing chamber or European and international health care organisations, such as the WHO. Become an expert in Nursing Sciences research and develop new concepts. The high quality of the teaching and the great practical relevance ideally prepares you for your further career!
There are no admission restrictions for this degree programme.
You enrol and secure your place on the degree programme for the upcoming semester.
For the Nursing Management degree programme you will need to have completed training in one of the following areas: Geriatric nursing, obstetric nursing, curative education nursing, paediatric nursing, health care nursing, nursing.
Check the requirements
Do you have a university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur/Fachhochschulreife), a school leaving qualification from a country other than Germany, or a vocational qualification? If you do, you have already fulfilled the first requirement.
Register on HEonline and choose a degree programme
Use your personal details to register on the HEonline Campus Management System and choose the degree programme you want to take.
Upload your documents
Upload your documents and certificates onto the HEonline Campus Management System. We must have your documents by the enrolment deadline at the latest.
Receive your confirmation of admission and accept the university place you are offered
When you have submitted all the necessary information, you will receive an email with the pro forma letter of admission with the offer of a place at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences. You can now accept the offer of a place in your HEonline account.
Apply to enrol
When you have uploaded all your documents and certificates by the deadline specified and paid the mandatory fees and subscriptions, you must confirm your details and submit them to us. This automatically submits your enrolment application. You are then enrolled for the upcoming semester at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences. You will receive an email welcoming you to Esslingen and providing you with some initial information.
The degree programme can be designed to be flexible and students can also study at their own speed (e. g. as they start their family). At the same time, 30 Credits may be granted for nursing-related vocational training, thus shortening the programme by one semester.
Credits may be granted for officially approved nursing-related advanced training and further relevant professional work can be credited against parts of the semester of practical study.
Students wanting to study Nursing Management must have completed their nursing training.
If you do not have a vocational training qualification, you may apply for the Nursing (B.Sc) professional qualification.
In exceptional cases, it is possible to take the programme without a university entrance qualification.
Yes, for degree programmes which have no admission restrictions (no NC), there is no prior selection procedure. All applicants will be awarded a university place directly when all necessary documents have been submitted by the enrolment deadline, the documents have been examined and the administration fees have been paid.
Unfortunately not. We require your certificate by the enrolment deadline at the latest.
You have already completed training in a nursing profession? Are you looking to expand your knowledge even more? Do you want to combine your studies and your profession? By transferring your theoretical knowledge to practical and current problems, you can apply what you have learned directly. If you want to take nursing forward and provide leadership for a team, the Nursing/Nursing Management degree programme is for you!
“For me, my time studying at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences has been one of the most formative periods of my professional life so far. Studying allowed me to think outside the box and make connections with other nursing students in other European countries. A structured approach is essential in research. This was taught to us students and still shapes my work today.”
Dr. biol. Hum. Patrick Roigk, Alumni Nursing Management
After I finished my training, I worked in the hospital for one and a half years. I observed structures that I didn't really like. With the Nursing Management degree programme, I have the opportunity to change something about the structures. I study here in Esslingen because many of my teachers studied here and it is a very renowned university for social work and social welfare.
Derike Obase, student of Nursing/Nursing Management
We support parents as well as students with responsibilities for children and relatives in their studies with advisory services.
Teachers with 20 years of experience in academic nursing education support you during your studies.
Well stocked, with many study spaces and a beautiful view over Esslingen, the library is the perfect place to learn.
The individually organised study programme enables students to work and/or spend time with their families.
Many graduates are already given quality management tasks during their studies.
Directly on campus, there is a sports hall and gym as well as football pitches and basketball courts.
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