Health Care Programmes in Austria 2025

The extra-occupational master's program Advanced Nursing Practice (ANP) trains the future nursing experts.

The master's degree program is an extension and a deepening of the bachelor's degree program; Medical Device Technology. It is, however, suitable for graduates of other technical-scientific courses of studies.

The International Health & Social Management program combines aspects of health and social services with the fundamentals of economics, political sciences, and international management. The program – taught entirely in English – targets the future requirements of international cooperation in the health and social sectors, considering that the demand for qualified experts in these fields is on the rise. In addition to receiving practical training, students are given the opportunity to improve their soft skills as well as their research methods.

The Master Program Applied Health Sciences prepares you for operative and strategic tasks of modern health care.

The Biotechnology Master’s degree program at MCI is designed for motivated bio-scientists who seek to apply their knowledge in the development of new products. Assuming basic training in a relevant discipline, such as biotechnology or biology, the program provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to understand, revise, and optimize biotechnological processes, from the genetic foundations to the final product. Graduates of this Master’s degree program operate at the interface of engineering and science.

The MCI presents an entrepreneurial, English master’s degree program that focuses on the technological aspects of medicine, health, rehabilitation, prevention, and sports. Innovative methods from digitalization, robotics and artificial intelligence enable students to master challenges in both medical technology and sports technology and allow students to choose a specialization according to their personal interests. At the time of application, students choose between specializing in Medical Technology or Sports Technology. However, all students graduate with a Master of Science in Engineering Medical & Sports Technologies, regardless of their choice of specialization.

The Master's Program in Human Medicine is the second part of bologna-compliant medical studies and serves as a scientific education for the medical profession as well as the imparting of the competences necessary for independent medical practice.

The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences is the first part of medical studies at the KL and provides access to new occupational fields in the health sciences. The BA Health Sciences degree is the prerequisite for the postgraduate study in human medicine at KL.

Nursing is one of the oldest health care professions and includes the largest group of those working in the field. Nursing is an independent profession and science and includes practical, ethical, individual, and empirical knowledge. In addition to other professional groups in the health sector, nursing makes a significant and indispensable contribution. In an age of fundamental health reform and increasingly complex health problems, caregivers are increasingly seen as a key resource for health reform strategies. As the largest group of health workers in the European Union, who also work in a wide variety of health care settings, nurses make a major contribution to achieving the goals of “Health 21” (WHO, 2001). The health system requires nurses with comprehensive theoretical and practical basic knowledge. It requires nurses who are willing to expand their knowledge for life so that they can adequately cope with the current and future challenges in the healthcare system. In addition to the theoretical and practical basic knowledge of health and nursing, the focus is increasingly on Themes like: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention evidence-based nursing and care Nursing research and transfer Design of outpatient care for chronically ill and elderly people multidisciplinary and international cooperation

For the first time in Austria, the Karl Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences offers a full-fledged, bologna-compliant medical degree.

The Doctoral Program for Medical Sciences serves to equip students with the skills for conducting independent research so that they may contribute to the advancement of the medical sciences. It aims to bring about future generations of research scientists in the fields of medical and natural sciences. The Doctoral Program for Medical Science at the Medical University of Graz is organized in Doctoral Schools. Doctoral Schools are subject areas that are responsible for the delivery of high- quality training programs in accordance with the curriculum. This includes in particular the design of course content. The completion of a degree program in Medicine or Dental Medicine, or of a relevant scientific or technical degree program/Master’s program is required for admission to the Doctoral Program for Medical Science. The Doctoral Program for Medical Science comprises 6 semesters of full-time study, but may where required be completed extra-occupationally.

As a qualified nurse, you are responsible for looking after and caring for sick people and people in need of care.

The courses are in English in Copenhagen and focus on physiotherapists and medical doctors. After having successfully completed the 40 modules you get, after 4 years, the Master of Science in Osteopathy.