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The three-semester Master's degree course in Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) is aimed at nurses who wish to deepen their clinical expertise and take on responsibility in extended care roles. The aim of the course is to qualify nurses for the increasingly complex requirements of the healthcare system and to provide them with the skills to provide nursing care independently and professionally.
The focus is on the development of advanced clinical skills, scientifically sound advice, research skills and the ability to manage care processes. Graduates are able to take on tasks in the areas of community nursing, school nursing, disaster nursing or in interdisciplinary teams.
The course is characterized by an innovative teaching concept with a high proportion of online teaching, making it easy to combine with a professional career. It begins each year in the summer semester, lasts three semesters and concludes with the academic degree of Master of Science (M.Sc.).
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Content & procedure
The course is divided into ten modules and is designed for three semesters. It combines in-depth scientific knowledge with practical application and promotes the development of advanced nursing skills for complex care situations.
Students acquire in-depth knowledge of nursing science, expand their clinical decision-making skills and learn to develop and implement innovative care concepts across sectors. A special focus is placed on theory-practice transfer and care research.
Modules:
- Qualitative and quantitative research methods
- Research management
- Fundamentals of extended nursing care in a social context
- Advanced skills in clinical decision-making
- Advanced skills in patient-centered long-term care
- Innovative cross-sectoral care concepts
- Current developments in care practice
- Advanced clinical assessment
- Practice module
- Master's thesis
An interdisciplinary exchange takes place in selected courses with the degree programs in Midwifery Science (Advanced Practice Midwifery) in order to promote joint learning in the healthcare sector.
The degree program combines attendance phases with a high proportion of online education, which makes it easier to combine with a parallel career.
Study days: Start summer semester 2026
The degree program is a full-time course of study that is designed in terms of organization and time (e.g. online education, one day off per week, events in the afternoon/evening) in such a way that it is possible to work part-time at the same time. We recommend a maximum part-time workload of approx. 20 hours per week so that you have enough time to successfully complete your studies. The degree programs are not compatible with full-time employment.
Attendance days in the summer semester are on Thursdays and Fridays. Online education takes place on Monday and Tuesday afternoons . In weeks with public holidays, only online education is offered.
Summer semester 2026
Study days: Start summer semester 2026
| Online education | Attendance days at the HWG LU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW 11 | Monday, 09.03.2026 Tuesday, 10.03.2026 | all day | Wednesday, 11.03.2026 Thursday, 12.03.2026 Friday, 13.03.2026 | all day |
| WEEK 12 | Monday, 16.03.2026 Tuesday, 17.03.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | Thursday, 19.03.2026 Friday, 20.03.2026 | all day |
| CW 13 | Monday, 23.03.2026 Tuesday, 24.03.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | Thursday, 26.03.2026 Friday, 27.03.2026 | all day |
| WEEK 14 | Monday, 30.03.2026 Tuesday, 31.03.2026 Wednesday, 01.04.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | No face-to-face education | |
| CW 15 | Tuesday, 06.04.2026 Friday 10.04.2026 | from 16:00 all day | no presence education | |
| CW 16 | Monday, 13.04.2026 Tuesday, 14.04.2026 | from 16:00 in each case | Thursday, 16.04.2026 Friday, 17.04.2026 | all day |
| WEEK 17 | Monday, 20.04.2026 Tuesday, 21.04.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | Thursday, 23.04.2026 Friday, 24.04.2026 | all day |
| CW 18 | Monday, 27.04.2026 Tuesday, 28.04.2026 Wednesday, 29.04.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | No face-to-face education | |
| CW 19 | Monday, 04.05.2026 Tuesday, 05.05.2026 | each from 4 pm | Thursday, 07.05.2026 Friday, 08.05.2026 | all day |
| CW 20 | Monday, 11.05.2026 Tuesday, 12.05.2026 Wednesday, 13.05.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | No face-to-face education | |
| CW 21 | Monday, 18.05.2026 Tuesday, 19.05.2026 | each from 4 pm | Thursday, 21.05.2026 Friday, 22.05.2026 | all day |
| WEEK 22 | Monday, 25.05.2026 Tuesday, 26.05.2026 Wednesday, 27.05.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | No face-to-face education | |
| CW 23 | Monday, 01.06.2026 Tuesday, 02.06.2026 Wednesday, 03.06.2026 | each from 4 pm | No on-campus education | |
| CW 24 | Monday, 08.06.2026 Tuesday, 09.06.2026 | all day | Wednesday, 10.06.2026 Thursday, 11.06.2026 Friday, 12.06.2026 | all day all day in the morning |
Winter semester 2026/27
Study days: Start summer semester 2026
| Online education | Attendance days at the HWG LU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALENDAR WEEK 40 | No online education | Thursday, 01.10.2026 Friday, 02.10.2026 | all day | |
| CW 41 | Monday, 05.10..2026 Tuesday, 06.10.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | Thursday, 08.10.2026 | all day |
| CW 42 | Monday, 12.10.2026 Tuesday, 13.10.2026 | each from 4 pm | Thursday, 15.10.2026 | all day |
| CW 43 | Monday, 19.10.2026 Tuesday, 20.10.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | Thursday, 22.10.2026 | all day |
| CW 44 | Monday, 26.10.2026 Tuesday, 27.10.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | Thursday, 29.10.2026 | all day |
| CW 45 | Monday, 02.11.2026 Tuesday, 03.11.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | Thursday, 05.11.2026 | all day |
| CW 46 | Monday, 09.11.2026 Tuesday, 10.11.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | Thursday, 12.11.2026 | all day |
| CW 47 | Monday, 16.11.2026 Tuesday, 17.11.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | Thursday, 19.11.2026 | all day |
| CW 48 | Monday, 23.11.2026 Tuesday, 24.11.2026 | each from 4 pm | Thursday, 26.11.2026 | all day |
| CW 49 | Monday, 30.11.2026 Tuesday, 01.12.2026 | from 4 p.m. in each case | Thursday, 03.12.2026 | all day |
| CW 50 | Monday, 07.12.2026 Tuesday, 08.12.2026 | each from 4 pm | Thursday, 10.12.2026 | all day |
| CW 51 | Monday, 14.12.2026 | from 4 pm | Thursday, 17.12.2026 Friday, 18.12.2026 | all day |
| CW 52 | No online education | no presence | ||
| WEEK 53 | no online education | no presence |
Application & Admission
The following requirements apply for admission to the Master's degree program in Advanced Practice Nursing (M.Sc.):
...a first professionally qualifying university degree comprising at least 210 ECTS credit points in a dual, training-integrated degree program in nursing, which also includes a professional qualification in a nursing profession with permission to use the professional titles according to
- Healthcare and (pediatric) nursing (according to KrPflG) (in the version from 1985)
- geriatric nursing (according to AltPflG)
Nursing specialist (according to the Nursing Professions Act, PflBG)
was acquired.
...a vocational qualification in a nursing profession (as described above)
and
a first university degree comprising at least 210 ECTS credit points in nursing or with a subject related to nursing, e.g:
- Nursing Science,
- health science,
- nursing or medical education,
- nursing management,
- medical education
The examination board decides on the existence of the professional relationship.
Bachelor with 180 ECTS? No problem!
Applicants with a degree of 180 ECTS can also be admitted if they can provide evidence of additional nursing-specific skills through
a passing an oral entrance examination at the HWG Ludwigshafen as part of the application process
or
a specialist nursing training in the scope of at least 300 hours
(e.g. further training in practical guidance, intensive care, etc...).
The examination assesses whether there is sufficient understanding of nursing and health science issues and research methodology. A failed examination cannot be repeated.
If you have a Bachelor's degree with 180 ETC, please contact the head of degree program at an early stage to assist with the application process (entrance examination if necessary).
