Nursing B.Sc. for experienced professionals

By successfully completing the part-time degree program “Nursing (B.Sc.)”, you will earn the qualification of Registered Nurse (B.Sc.) with an academic degree. This qualification enables you to approach everyday challenges in healthcare analytically and reflectively, and to handle complex nursing tasks and processes even more effectively by incorporating the latest research findings.

Is patient-centered, comprehensive nursing care important to you?
Would you like to take an active role in shaping and managing highly complex nursing processes?
Are you eager to apply your knowledge directly alongside your professional work and help advance patient care?
Are you already working in nursing and want to complement your professional practice with advanced expertise and an academic education?
Do you want to tackle the megatrends in healthcare and develop practical solutions?

If this sounds like you, then our Nursing B.Sc. program is the perfect fit!

You will become a visionary nursing professional, collaborating with colleagues, recognizing their potential, and integrating it into patient care. With your knowledge, understanding of the healthcare system, and strong research skills, you will support patients, people in need of care, and even healthy individuals alike. This prepares you to meet the demands of modern healthcare and to develop innovative solutions for the future.

Through exchange within your study group and the freedom to think and reflect, you will experience how much education can empower and energize you in everyday life.

Education. Network. Freedom. Thinking.

You are studying part-time.

Your studies consist of:

• On-site block seminars at our learning location in Bamberg, which take place on average once a month (usually on Thursdays and Fridays), and
• Guided self-study, during which you engage more deeply with the content you have learned.

In addition, you will make use of self-study time, as your strong motivation for professional specialization drives you to seek out and explore further in-depth information.

The standard period of study is four semesters on a part-time basis. Competencies acquired during your previous vocational training — up to 105 ECTS credits — are already taken into account.

The courses are offered in a blended learning format, combining in-person sessions and guided self-study. On average, you will be on campus two days per month for lectures and seminars.

Planned modules(subject to change, as the study and examination regulations are not yet finalized):

Recognition of prior nursing training: 105 ECTS

Planned modules for the study phase:

• Reflected Practicing I, II, III
• Health Promotion and Prevention
• Change and Project Management
• Digitalization in Healthcare
• Understanding Healthcare Systems
• Advanced Nursing Expertise
• Intercultural Training
• Research Workshop
• Internship
• Bachelor’s Thesis

Here you can find more information about the course of studies.

The program qualifies you, for example, to work as a nursing professional in direct patient care.

Our shared goal is to improve patient care. This degree equips you to act in a project-based way, drive change processes, and make an impact directly within your team and work environment.

What you bring with you:

• Successfully completed training as a nursing professional*, ideally with professional experience
• Higher education entrance qualification, e.g., (technical) high school diploma, or a vocational training with at least 3 years of full-time professional experience
• For international students: Language proficiency in German (at least level B2, proven by official test score documents)
• For more information on starting your studies without a high school diploma using a professional qualification as university entrance, visit our Admissions page

*Nursing professional according to the Nursing Professions Act (PflBG), including health and (pediatric) nursing, general nursing, or geriatric care
*Advanced or specialized training is also welcome

The tuition fees* amount to €7,990 and are payable per semester, proportionally at the time of enrollment/re-registration.

As with every Bavarian university, Hof University also charges a semester fee for the student services organization. More information can be found here.

In return, you receive:

• High-quality academic support for your career in healthcare at a state-recognized university
• Additional certificates, e.g., in intercultural management and digitalization
• Access to a modern Skills Lab
• An exclusive learning environment at our fully equipped Bamberg campus

*Note: Tuition fees are generally considered tax-deductible professional expenses.

Do you need financial support during your studies? Here you can find an overview of possible scholarship programs and study funding options. The Foundation for the Promotion of Talented Vocational Education also offers corresponding scholarship programs.