Health promotion: Students and schools in a new exchange format!

Health promotion: Students and schools in a new exchange format!

The Bachelor's degree program in Health Promotion and Prevention at the Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Education has launched an innovative exchange format with schools, which has already been carried out for the second time. The aim of this format is direct contact between the course and young people in order to enable a personal exchange on health promotion topics. Pupils from the Agnes von Hohenstaufen School, the Health Sciences High School and the Health and Care Vocational College took part in the event. They received valuable information about the study focus, research topics and career prospects of the course. ph-gmuend.de reports that Prof. Dr. Jochen Mayer, who heads the course, emphasized the importance of graduates' flexibility in the changing requirements of the labor market.

A special highlight of the event was the contribution by student Theresa Mayr, who presented her master's thesis on the topic of “Physical Literacy among Students”. The active involvement of the students in reflection and discussion ensured a lively exchange. The next date for this exchange format is planned for early autumn.

Course offerings in Heidelberg

In the meantime, the Heidelberg University of Education also offers a bachelor's degree program in prevention and health promotion. This course of study is based on the Ottawa Charter of the World Health Organization and aims to enable people to have more self-determination over their health. Graduates learn methods and strategies of health promotion that qualify them to plan, implement and evaluate health-promoting processes. ph-heidelberg.de emphasizes that students are empowered to promote health equity and pursue sustainable development goals.

The bachelor's degree program is free of admission provided that you have a university entrance qualification, usually the general university entrance qualification. The standard period of study is six semesters and includes 180 credit points. Students can look forward to a wide range of topics such as physical activity promotion, nutrition, stress management and community health promotion. Studies begin exclusively in the winter semester, with the application deadline usually ending on August 15th. ph-heidelberg.de explains that a full-time internship must be completed in the 5th semester, which can also take place abroad.

Career prospects and further qualification

Graduates of the course obtain a “Health Promoter (B.A.)” degree and have a wide range of career opportunities in companies, health insurance companies, educational institutions, municipalities as well as in rehabilitation and care facilities. Her tasks include the planning, implementation and evaluation of health-promoting projects as well as the development of innovative solutions in participatory processes. The bachelor's degree is also a basis for further master's programs and opens up paths in science and research.