- Degree
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Course location
- Hamburg
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Classes are held in English only. For a better integration into life in Germany, we recommend some basic German.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 3 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- This course is taught in person only. It is not possible to complete the course online.
- Application deadline
- Application periods:
• Summer semester: 1 June to 31 August (programme start: April)
• Winter semester: 1 December to 28/29 February (programme start: October)
Please have your school and Bachelor's certificates checked first by uni-assist (www.uni-assist.de (http://www.uni-assist.de)) to get a VPD ("Vorprüfungsdokumentation") BEFORE applying to HAW Hamburg.
With your VPD, please apply using the HAW Hamburg online application portal (https://myhaw.haw-hamburg.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces).
The HAW Hamburg online application portal is open during the application period only.
You do not need to send your documents with the postal mail to complete your application.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- 2,400 EUR
- Additional information on tuition fees
- Tuition fees: 2,400 EUR per semester (total cost for the degree programme: 7,200 EUR).
In addition, students must also pay the semester contribution (see below).
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The Master of Public Health aims to equip participants with scientific and practical skills to independently conduct research that brings about policy changes and that positively affects a population's health. Its key concept is to preserve and enhance the health, well-being and life expectancy of human populations by integrating scientific knowledge, practical skills and data research analysis to advance public health.
The course comprises 10 modules which focus on the determinants of health and major health problems from a global and interdisciplinary perspective. Students will acquire knowledge in conceptualisation, planning, implementation and evaluation of public health interventions, study designs, and research methods. Students are able to gain a comprehensive understanding in ethics and in current developments of public health. The programme culminates in writing the Master's thesis. The aim is to formulate and analyse a problem, using a suitable study design and study methods; concepts and methods learned during the programme will be applied.
This course is taught in person only. There isn't an option to study online.