The medical courses of study (human, veterinary, and dental medicine) are taught exclusively at universities. You will therefore need a general higher education entrance qualification (a German Abitur or an international equivalent) to be eligible to apply. The available slots in study programmes are in great demand and uniform admission restrictions exist nationwide. To get a spot, you either need very good grades or you will have to put up with long waiting times.

Courses of study in the health and nursing sciences and in the field of therapy are offered not only at universities but also at universities of applied sciences, in some cases without local admission restrictions (a “numerus clausus” or NC). You may be eligible to apply with a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (technical high school diploma or its international equivalent) and without top grades. At some higher education institutions, a dual course of study is also possible.

Graduates from this subject group have very good career prospects after completing their studies, whether as employees or self-employed.