Midwifery Science dual system, including practical semester, full time

Degree
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor
Standard period of study (amount)
7 semesters
Location
Gießen
Deadlines
expired (Germans and inhabitants)
expired (EU)
expired (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Health Management
  • Health Economics
  • Health Science

Annotation

The Bachelor’s degree in Midwifery Science (degree programme with vocational and academic elements) combines academic training with extensive experience in clinics, birth centres and midwifery practices. You will learn to independently structure complex care processes, to make research-based decisions and to play an active role in shaping the midwifery profession. Upon completion, you will receive an academic degree and a professional license to practice as a midwife.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Admission to the degree course is only possible if a training contract has been concluded with a cooperating practice facility. The main employer for the practical course component is the University Hospital Gießen and Marburg (UKGM) at the Gießen campus.

The following criteria apply for admission to the Midwifery course:

- At least twelve years of general school education or corresponding vocational training in the healthcare sector.
- Medical fitness and required German language proficiency.
- No behaviour that calls into question the student’s suitability for the programme.

Lecture period

Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 12.02.2027
For more Information see: www.uni-giessen.de/studium/semesterzeiten

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

    For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbau

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

    For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbau

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

    in accordance with the letter of acceptance

Languages of instruction

Main language

German