These are the admission requirements for the Bachelor's in Nursing Management

You can enrol in the Bachelor's distance learning programme in Nursing Management at IU International University (IU) if you provide us with your A levels (general higher education entrance qualification), your vocational baccalaureate (technical college entrance qualification), or professional or technical college qualification.

Alternatively, you can also enrol without A levels. Studying without A levels at IU is possible under the following conditions:

• You have successfully completed an advanced training, such as training to become a state-certified business economist.
• Or you have completed a vocational training, such as training as an office clerk. Following your training, you have worked in this profession full-time for at least 3 years. If your training is not thematically related to the Nursing Management distance learning programme, you first complete a trial study before being regularly enrolled.

Study Content & Modules: This is the Study Schedule in the Bachelor's Program in Nursing Management

The bachelor's program at IU International University is modular. A module usually consists of 5 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination, such as an exam or a written assignment. This way, you complete your bachelor's degree step by step – and even largely determine when you want to complete which module.

In full-time studies, you can structure your study plan as follows, for example:

• 1st Semester: Introduction to Nursing Management, Pedagogy: historical, conceptual, and terminological foundations, Introduction to Academic Work, Nursing Law, Quality Management in Nursing, Business Administration
• 2nd Semester: Approaches in the Nursing Market, Collaborative Work, Project Management, History and Theories of Lifelong Learning, Areas of highly complex Nursing, Introduction to Health Economics
• 3rd Semester: Financing Systems for Nursing Care, Elderly Care, Special Needs Education, Intercultural and Ethical Skills, Framework Conditions of the Health Market, Advanced Leadership I, Seminar: Current Topics of Digitalization in Healthcare, Qualitative Research Methods
• 4th Semester: Social Policy, Development and State of Nursing Science, Seminar: Current Developments in Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development, Nursing Control, Labor Law I, Billing Systems for Nursing Care
• 5th Semester: Interprofessional and Culturally Sensitive Collaboration in Healthcare, Project: Staff Recruitment, Recruiting and Retention in Nursing, Introduction to Gerontology, Personnel and Business Management, Elective Module A
• 6th Semester: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor's Thesis

What's special about the IU distance learning program: The many opportunities to delve into interesting elective modules during your studies. In the Nursing Management Bachelor's program, you choose a total of 3 specialization modules:

You choose your first specialization module from these topics: Case Management in Nursing, Health Economics (Specialization), Gerontology and Geriatrics, General and Subject Didactics, Hospital Management, Outpatient Nursing Care.

Your second specialization module is chosen from these topics: Case Management in Nursing, Health Economics (Specialization), Gerontology and Geriatrics, Pedagogy (Specialization), Corporate Health Management, Hospital Management, Outpatient Nursing Care, Inpatient Nursing Care, Project Management (Specialization), Conflict Management and Coaching, General and Subject Didactics, Sociological Aspects of Health Policy, Quantitative Research Methodology and Statistics.

You choose your third specialization module from these topics: Case Management in Nursing, Health Economics (Specialization), Gerontology and Geriatrics, Pedagogy (Specialization), Hospital Management, Outpatient Nursing Care, Inpatient Nursing Care, Project Management (Specialization), Conflict Management and Coaching, General and Subject Didactics, Sociological Aspects of Health Policy, Quantitative Research Methodology and Statistics, Business Start-Up and Innovation Management, Big Data and Health Care Analytics, Business Controlling, Digital Education, Online and Social Media Marketing, Sign Language, Italian as a Foreign Language, French as a Foreign Language, Spanish as a Foreign Language, English as a Foreign Language, Sign Language.

Study Concept: How the Part-Time Nursing Management Study at IU Works

The online Nursing Management program at IU International University can be flexibly adapted to fit your life and daily routine. For example, you can choose from 3 study models: In the full-time program, you need a total of 6 semesters, equivalent to 36 months, to complete your bachelor's degree. In part-time program I, you study for 8 semesters until completion. Or you can opt for part-time program II and take up to 12 semesters to complete your bachelor's degree.

With each module enrollment, you receive study materials in printed study booklets from IU. All materials are also available digitally. The IU Interactive Books are innovative learning scripts enriched with video clips and quiz questions at the end of a lesson. Depending on the module, the study materials are complemented by podcasts, live tutorials, and video content in the form of shortcasts. You can access the IU Interactive Books via the practical IU Learn App.

In many modules, virtual classes are also offered, allowing you to interact interactively with your classmates and lecturers.

One particularly convenient and flexible feature is the option to take module exams in the form of online exams. You can write an online exam 7 days a week, 24 hours a day – whenever you feel best prepared for the exam, for example, in Architectural Design. Additionally, we operate about 40 exam centers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, where you can also take your exams in the traditional on-site manner.