My GUIDE - The gateway to your german university

Link switches to other language version

Ethics of Medicine Mainz University

Degree

Master of Arts

Standard period of study (amount)

4 semesters

Location

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Human Medicine
  • Ethics

Target group

The course is aimed at graduates of a degree course in Medicine, Philosophy or Law, or a professionally qualifying degree course in the area of public health (e.g. Nursing Science, Social Science, and Health Economics). The aim of the Master's course is to convey in-depth scientific knowledge in the field of Medical Ethics, and to enable to conduct independent ethical analyses and make decisions on moral issues.

Annotation

German and international applicants with German education apply directly to the Department. Application deadline for the summer semester is 1 February; 1 August for the winter semester Distance learning course of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in cooperation with the European Academy for Research on the Impact of Science and Technology Developments Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler GmbH

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Undergraduate certificate of academic degree from a German/foreign university in Medicine, a subject that opens up a professional career role in public healthcare or in one of the following disciplines: Philosophy, Law, Psychology, Life Sciences, Nursing Sciences, Social Sciences. At least one year of postgraduate professional experience. Admission is also granted if the following requirements are met: - submission of a higher education entrance qualification and - at least three years of subsequent, relevant professional experience is demonstrated and - passing of an aptitude test Sufficient proficiency in English. Applicants who obtained neither their higher education entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution nor a degree in a course conducted in German are required to provide evidence of German proficiency at the level of the “German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Students” (DSH).

Lecture period

  • 14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
  • 27.10.2025 - 14.02.2026

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
    Applicants who gained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Service (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The application for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application. For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15.11.2019.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
    Applicants who gained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Service (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The application for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application. For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15.11.2019.

Winter semester (2025/2026)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
    Applicants who gained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Service (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
    Applicants who gained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Service (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

Tuition fee

The module fee is 1,000.00 EUR. A maximum of 2 modules can be taken per semester. The Master's degree examination and any resit examinations are charged as extra.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English

Loading scholarships...

Available scholarships

These scholarships might fit this degree programme. Please select a country of origin first.