Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Study Midwifery

Midwives care for women during pregnancy and childbirth. They support mother and child in the postpartum period and during breastfeeding. This degree offers professional certification as a midwife and will empower you to integrate the lastest scientific findings into your professional role.

application information

Content

What is the midwifery degree programme about?

In the midwifery degree programme you will acquire all the skills you will need as a midwife: supporting and advising pregnant women and women in labour, caring for mothers and newborns in the postpartum period and during breastfeeding. You will base your actions on the latest scientfic research.

Courses include:

  • Biomedical Basics
  • Pediatrics and Gynaecology
  • Basic and advanced midwifery topics
  • Working in an Academic Content and Research Methods
  • Ethical Issues and Interculturality
  • Preparation for freelance work

New developments in research and practice In the university's Skills Labs, modern and well-equipped training rooms, you will practice and improve your professional skills parallel to your theoretical courses, using a variety of materials and models as well as simulated patients.

Theoretical phases at the university alternate with practical phases in cooperating clinics and with midwives working outside the clinic. You will rotate through the following areas:

  • Pregnancy
  • Obstetrics
  • Gynaecology
  • Neonatology
  • Postpartum and breastfeeding
  • Freelance midwifery

Strengths of the degree programme

Hands-on learning in the Skills Labs

A vital part of the programme: the training labs. Our modern, well-equipped practice rooms allow the simulation and training of relevant professional skills with models and simulation patients. Exercises in the Skills Labs form the link between the theory and practice phases.

Biomedical basics clearly communicated

At our virtual dissection table, students encounter life-sized, three-dimensional anatomical structures in their physiological contexts using real sectional images. This is an extremely effective way to create a sound knowledge base.

Connecting theory and practice

The alternating university courses and practical internships are precisely coordinated in terms of content to ensure optimal learning success.

Small groups and close supervision

Small study groups enable collegial dialogue with lecturers and guarantees intensive individual support when practicing professional skills.

One degree - two qualifications

The combination of B.Sc. and professional license offers you attractive job and career opportunities in the health sector.

Career opportunities

Top career prospects

Start your career as a midwife or keep studying? The following options are open to you after graduation:

  • With this Bachelor's degree, you simultaneously receive the professional licence to practice as a midwife. You are qualified to support families and undertake various roles, depending on your chosen specialisations:

    • Clinical and out-of-hospital obstetric care
    • Antenatal classes and care
    • Birth preparation and recovery
    • Aftercare and postpartum care
    • Breastfeeding and nutritional advice 
    • Family support
    • Cooperation with public authorities, social institutions and professional associations

  • After graduation, Master's degree programmes in the following areas are open to you: Midwifery, health sciences, health education, health care management, health services research, and many more.


  • Outstanding Master's graduates can go on to complete a doctorate and earn their PhD.


Structure and modules

How is the degree programme structured?

The degree is designed as a full-time course lasting 7 semesters. Each semester includes teaching at the university and practical internships. Upon successfully completing the programme, graduates obtain a Bachelor of Science and professional certification as a midwife.

  • Theory modules:

    • Evidence-based, profession-specific Expertise 
    • Complexity in Communication and Counselling 
    • Health Economics and Quality Management
    • Midwifery in an Ethical and Social Context

    Bachelor Thesis

    State examination (written and oral examinations)

    Further information can be found in the download area (module plan, schedule for practical assignments), in the study and examination regulations and in the module handbook


  • The following information can also be found as a graphic in the download area.

    The practical internships comprise a total of 2200 hours.

    1st year (semesters 1+2)
    Weeks 38-39: No lectures
    Weeks 40-51: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 52-01: No lectures
    Weeks 02-06: Practical placement 200 hours
    Weeks 07-09: No lectures
    Weeks 10-17: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 18-23: Practical placement 240 hours
    Weeks 14-27: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 28-30: Examination period
    Weeks 31-37: No lectures

    2nd year (semesters 3+4)
    Week 38: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 39-44: Practical placement 240 hours
    Weeks 45-51: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 52-01: No lectures
    Weeks 02-03: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 04-06: Examination period
    Weeks 07-10: No lectures
    Week 11: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 12-23: Practical placement 480 hours
    Weeks 24-27: Teaching at the university
    Week 28: Examination period
    Weeks 29-32: Practical placement 160 hours
    Weeks 33-37: No lectures

    3rd year (semesters 5+6):
    Weeks 38-40: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 41-51: Practical placement 440 hours
    Weeks 51-01: No lectures
    Weeks 02-03: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 04-06: Examination period
    Weeks 07-10: No lectures
    Week 11: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 12-17: Practical placement 240 hours
    Weeks 18-21: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 22-26: Practical placement 200 hours
    Week 27: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 28-30: Examination period: state examination (practical)
    Weeks 31-37: No lectures

    4th year (semester 7):
    Weeks 38-39: No lectures
    Weeks 40-51: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 52-01: No lectures
    Weeks 02-03: Teaching at the university
    Weeks 04-06: Examination period: state examination (oral and written)


Studies and organsiational matters

So that everything runs smoothly

Here you will find organisational information about the midwifery programme. Please also note the following materials in the download area:

  • FAQs
  • Schedule of practical placements
  • List of cooperating clinics

  • The midwifery degree is offered at the Faculty of Social and Health Care Sciences.

    Courses take place at two locations:

    • Main Campus (Seybothstr. 2, 93053 Regensburg).
    • Prüfening location (Prüfeninger Str. 58, 93049 Regensburg)

    It is easy to travel between the locations on foot, by bicycle or bus. Link to site plans.


  • The programme is accredited until 30.09.2027.


  • In principle, it is possible to study abroad. Information is available from the OTH Regensburg's International Office or the Student Advisory Service.


  • Please note the following documents, which contain all relevant programme details:

    • Study and examination regulations 
    • Study plan for the current semester
    • Module handbook for the current semester 

     


  • Midwifery students receive a monthly salary throughout their degree in accordance with paragraph 34 of the 'Midwifery Act' (§ 34 Hebammengesetz).


Application info

Beachten Sie bitte die wichtigen Informationen zur Bewerbung für diesen Studiengang.

1. Please register in the  OTH Regensburg application portal. It is not necessary to register with “Hochschulstart” for this degree programme.

2. The application process is entirely online. Complete the online application and upload all required application materials. This includes as a minimum your university entrance qualification. If further documents are necessary, they will be requested in the application portal.

3. Make sure you regularly check your status in the application portal. Here you can also see whether any documents are still missing. You can upload missing documents by the end of the deadline. If you upload the required documents, your status will change.

4. You will automatically receive email notifications via the application portal when your application status changes.

 

5. If all application documents have been received within the application deadline and are valid, you will then receive an offer of a place of study online via the portal as well as an additional e-mail notification from the Admissions and Organisation Office of the OTH Regensburg. Please note that it is no longer possible to apply after the application deadline. 

6. So what comes next? You can find all the information you need in the section under "Admissions and enrolment".

 

Besondere Voraussetzung:

Eine besondere Immatrikulationsvoraussetzung ist ein Vertrag zur akademischen Hebammenausbildung im Sinne des Hebammengesetzes mit einer kooperierenden Praxisklinik.

Sondertext

Für ein Wintersemester:

Bewerbungsfrist erstes Semester: 01.05. - 15.06. Nachreichfrist für Zeugnisse: 27.07.

Bewerbungsfrist höheres Semester: 01.05. - 15.06. (Keine Nachreichfrist)

Für ein Sommersemester:

(Kein Studienstart, deshalb ist eine Bewerbung nur für ein höheres Semester möglich. Voraussetzung dafür sind anrechenbare Leistungen aus einem einschlägigen Studium)

Bewerbungsfrist höheres Semester: 15.11. - 15.01. (Keine Nachreichfrist)

General Information:

During the pre-study placement, practical ideas and knowledge are to be conveyed, i.e. no auxiliary activities should be performed. It is to be completed full-time ( which is normal in companies/institutions).
If you are attending the FOS/BOS, please do not enclose any internship documents, proof of activities, etc. Your school leaving certificate is sufficient, as it states the field of study.

Confirmation of pre-study placement:

- Submit one complete confirmation and not several partial confirmations.
- The number of weeks must be included in all pre-study placement confirmations; i.e. not only the period of time.
- If the previous pre-study placement was not completed in Germany, a certificate in at least English is required.

You are welcome to use our ”Praktikumsbestätigung” (pre-study placement confirmation) form as an aid and submit it to the company/institution for signature.

Special information for this study programme:

The pre-study internship requirement is not waived if the FOS/BOS certificate with the subject area social (welfare) or health is uploaded with the application for admission. 

Due date of the pre-study internship certificate:

A pre-study internship certificate is not yet required when applying for a place at the OTH Regensburg! The certificate must be available to the responsible internship partners at the time of application, so the pre-study internship can still be completed in August.

Duration:

At least 10 days

Content:

The pre-study internship must be completed with a midwife and must include the area of obstetrics. The confirmation must indicate the content of the internship.

1. Please register in the OTH Regensburg application portal.

2. The application process is entirely online. Please complete the online application and upload all required application documents. Important components of the application are your university entrance qualification, your current transcript of grades from your previous studies and the application for credit transfer. If further documents are required, they will be requested in the application portal.

3. Make sure you regularly check your status in the application portal. Here you can also see whether any documents are still missing. These documents must be submitted by the end of the deadline. Please note that it only makes sense to apply for a higher semester if you have already obtained credits in the same or a closely related degree programme. If this is not the case or if you are in doubt about receiving credit, please apply (additionally) for a first semester.

4. After your application has been processed, you will receive an e-mail with further information from the Admissions and Organisation Department of the OTH Regensburg as confirmation of receipt.

 

5. If all application documents have been received within the application deadline and are valid, you will receive an e-mail with further information after the examination committee has checked the documents. Please note that it is no longer possible to apply after the application deadline. 

6. The examination committee decides on the crediting of academic achievements and whether a placement in a higher semester is possible. This placement is based on the creditable achievements and not on the semesters completed. Please note that there may also be admission restrictions in the admission procedure for higher semesters. 

7. So what comes next? You can find all the information you need in the section under "Admissions and enrolment".

 

For their application at the OTH Regensburg, international applicants need

  • a university entrance qualification
  • an adequate knowledge of German

 

UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE QUALIFICATION

For an application for a Bachelor’s degree programme at the OTH Regensburg (university of applied sciences) international certificates, transcripts of your educational records and diplomas must first be recognized by uni-assist. Please request a so-called “preliminary review documentation” (in German abbr. VPD). (Exceptions are applications from the PR China and Vietnam. The recognition lies in the responsibility of the particular Academic Evaluation Center. However, if the APS certificate does not show a grade, a VPD is also required. Applicants from India need in addition to the VPD from uni-assist a certificate of the Academic Evaluation Center of India.)

 

GERMAN LANGUAGE SKILLS

German language skills on level DSH 2 are required. You have to upload your German language certificate either when applying or when enrolling via the online portal.

These certificates are recognized as an alternative to the DSH 2 certificate:

  • TestDaF: TDN 4 in all sections of the exam
  • Studienkolleg: Feststellungsprüfung „Deutsch“
  • DSD: Level II with C1 in all sections of the exam
  • Goethe: C2
  • telc: telc Deutsch C2, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule
  • ÖSD: C2

Please read all texts and, if available, linked documents directly under Application Info!

 

You can find more information for prospective international students on the web pages of the International Office.

For prospective students with a master craftsman's certificate

With a master craftsman's certificate or an equivalent equivalent qualification, you can apply without restriction and have no subject restrictions, as you have a general university entrance qualification. In the application portal, you will be asked for your higher education entrance qualification. Please enter "Beruflich Qualifizierte Meister" (vocationally qualified master craftsman).

When applying, in addition to your complete certificate including grade point average, you must also submit documentary proof of an interview with the departmental advisor for course guidance. Please make an appointment as early as possible. The name and contact details can be found in the "contact" section of each degree programme. Your course guidance advisor will also provide you with documentary proof that the interview took place. Documentary records of academic counselling from other universities in Bavaria are recognised for the same or similar degree programmes and must also be uploaded in the application portal. Other documents specific to your chosen study programme can be found in the application portal.

In admission-restricted (NC) degree programmes, you automatically take part in the regional selection procedure according to Art. 45 Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG) and within the 4% quota for professionally qualified persons.

Attending a preparatory course (including mathematics) is particularly useful for taking up a technical or engineering degree programme. The OTH Regensburg offers suitable preparatory courses for those with vocational qualifications.

If you would like to study part-time - i.e. parallel to your job - rather than full-time, we recommend that you visit the pages of the Centre for Continuing Education and Knowledge Management (ZWW).

For prospective students with a vocational qualification certificate

If you have completed vocational training, it is possible to apply for a place at university with a specific subject in mind. Your vocational training and the degree programme you wish to pursue must have a subject-related connection. In the application portal, you will be asked for your higher education entrance qualification. Please enter "Beruflich Qualifizierte Gesellen" (vocationally qualified journeymen).

Please upload the following documents with your application:

1. Certificate of completion of vocational training including grade point average

2. Certificate of completion from a vocational school

3. Proof of subsequent full-time employment of at least three years relevant to the vocational training.

4. Other documents specific to your chosen study programme can be found in the application portal.

5. Documentary record of an interview with the departmental advisor for course guidance. Please make an appointment as early as possible. The name and contact details can be found in the "contact" section of each degree programme. Your course guidance advisor will also provide you with confirmation that the interview took place. Documentary records of academic counselling from other universities in Bavaria are recognised for the same or similar degree programmes and must also be uploaded in the application portal.

For full admission, applicants are still required to complete a two-semester probationary period, i.e. admission is tentative and subject to certain conditions. 

In admission-restricted (NC) degree programmes, you automatically take part in the regional selection procedure according to Art. 45 Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG) and within the 4% quota for professionally qualified persons.

Attending a preparatory course (including mathematics) is particularly useful for taking up a technical or engineering degree programme. The OTH Regensburg offers suitable preparatory courses for those with vocational qualifications.

If you would like to study part-time - i.e. parallel to your job - rather than full-time, we recommend that you visit the pages of the Centre for Continuing Education and Knowledge Management (ZWW).

Admission and enrolment

If your application has the status “Gültig” ("valid"), you can already be assured that you will be offered a place in a study programme at the OTH Regensburg. (This does not apply to Bachelor degrees in Architecture, Industrial Design and Midwifery). You can download the corresponding “Zulassungsbescheid” (admission letter) in the application portal. You can accept your offer of admission immediately in the application portal and enrol online.

Enrolment generally takes place in August for the winter semester and in February for the summer semester.
If you have also applied for a degree programme with restricted admission, please wait with your current enrolment until the allocation of places in study programmes has been decided. However, to be on the safe side, you should enrol by the end of the deadline at the latest.
If you cannot be admitted due to missing documents, you will receive a letter of rejection.

Documents

The following documents must normally be uploaded for online enrolment at the university:

  • “Antrag auf Immatrikulation” (Application for enrolment) along with other documents required, depending on the individual case. You will be able to download the application for enrolment after accepting the place of study online in the OTH Regensburg application portal.
  •     Signed “Einwilligungserklärung zum Datenschutz” (declaration of consent regarding data protection). You will receive this together with the application for enrolment.
  •     Copy of valid identity card/passport
  •     Digital notification of health insurance, see the following notes "I would like to enrol. What do I have to do?"

Semester fee

You will receive the transfer details for the semester fee with your application for enrolment.

I want to enrol as a student and have to provide proof of health insurance. What do I need to do?

  • Please contact your health insurance company and inform them that you would like to enrol at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg. That is all that you will need to do. Your health insurance company will then send us a digital notification which we will then confirm and return digitally. Please note that we cannot accept any insurance membership certificates in paper form. Our institution number is H0000048.


  • Please contact any statutory health insurance company in Germany with your insurance documents. Please inform the health insurance company that you would like to enrol at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg and remain privately insured. That is all that you will need to do. The health insurance company will then send us a digital notification of your exemption from compulsory insurance. Please note that we cannot accept an insurance membership certificate from your private health insurance. Our institution number is H0000048.


  • Please contact any statutory health insurance company in Germany with your insurance documents and inform them that you would like to enrol at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg. That is all that you will need to do. The health insurance company will then send us a digital notification. Please note that we cannot accept any insurance membership certificates in paper form. Our institution number is H0000048.