Bachelors in Austria 2021/2022

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. -

As a certified health and nurse, you look after and care for sick and dependent people on your own responsibility. With care, you observe and monitor the health of your patients, residents or clients and support them in the activities of daily life. -

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 -

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. -