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PhD in Health Data Sciences

Charité - universitätsmedizin berlin , germany.

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be awarded the academic degree of "Doctor of Philosophy" (PhD).

The goal of the multidisciplinary doctoral program in Health Data Sciences for outstanding junior researchers is to provide a structured framework of studies, research, and teaching for promising scientists in the disciplines of Health Data Sciences (HDS). The program places particular emphasis on preparing students for future careers at universities, non-university research institutions, and other scientific public or private institutions in the fields of biostatistics, epidemiology, meta-research, population health science, public health, and medical informatics.

The scientific coursework serves to deepen methodological knowledge, instill the fundamentals of sound scientific research practice, and promote effective dissemination of knowledge through teaching. Focus areas:

Methodology: Doctoral students attend courses in HDS domains to learn advanced health data sciences methods they will later apply in a practical research setting for their individual research projects.

Research: Interactive seminars and workshops serve to support doctoral candidates in all stages of their individual research project work ultimately resulting in three scientific publications.

Teaching: Under the guidance of experienced HDS faculty members, doctoral students prepare and teach courses focused on relevant topics.

The annual application window is 1st of February through 15th of March. Up to ten students may be admitted per year.

The structured PhD program is not coupled with a funding source. Students must apply for doctoral student positions ("Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter/in") or scholarships/stipends to finance their time as a student.

International prospective Health Data Sciences PhD students have the opportunity to apply for two three-year scholarships offered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) as part of the Graduate School Scholarship Program (GSSP). More information about the eligibility criteria and the application process of the DAAD GSSP scholarships is available on the program website.

You can find detailed information regarding the program vision, structure, as well as the application process and the additional required documents on our website.

The HDS PhD program offers an interactive information session usually in October or November of each year for interested applicants to provide detailed information about the program structure and the admission process. Please contact us via email if you are interested in receiving more information about the HDS PhD information session.

Find further information at: https://iph.charite.de/en/academic_programs/phd_in_health_data_sciences/

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Requirements

The basic formal requirement for a doctorate is a university degree entitling the holder to a doctorate: Diplom, Magister, Master or Staatsexamen.

If you did not obtain your university degree in Germany, an evaluation by the Central Office for Foreign Education of the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs must be obtained before registering your doctoral project. In principle, your first supervisor is responsible for this. However, you can also obtain this evaluation on your own. However, this will then be subject to a fee for you as a private person. If you would like to obtain the evaluation of your degree on your own, please make sure that it is clear from the evaluation whether your degree entitles you to a doctorate. You can find further information under Recognition of foreign university degrees .

In addition, depending on the doctoral degree you are seeking, there are other requirements that we have listed on this page.

Routes to your doctoral degree

At Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin , you can obtain a doctoral degree by way of

• the classic individual doctorate procedure or by way of
• a structured program, e.g. a doctoral program or graduate school.

In general, the structured programs confer the doctoral degrees of PhD and MD/PhD and thus belong to the the Advanced Track.

If you decide to opt for the classic individual doctorate procedure, you will be generally aiming for a Dr. med., Dr. med. dent. or Dr. rer. medic. degree. At the Charité, these degrees involve the so-called Standard Track. You can however also apply for acceptance to the Advanced Track within the individual doctorate procedure aiming for a PhD or MD/PhD – outside a formally structured program, but under comparable conditions and the same requirements.

The structured doctoral programs, i.e. doctoral programs and graduate schools, have their own admission requirements, selection procedures and curricula. In the event of questions relating to this, please refer to the relevant contact. Click here for an overview of the programs .

Routes to your doctoral degree at Charité

Standard Track, Advanced Track and academic degrees

At Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin , you can choose between two tracks to your doctoral degree: the Standard Track (Dr. med., Dr. med. dent. and Dr. rer. medic.) and the Advanced Track (PhD and MD/PhD). The tracks differ in the following points:

• the doctoral degree conferred,
• the scope (in ECTS credit points) of the doctoral studies completed parallel to work on the selected topic and
• the type of dissertation required.

For more information on ECTS credit points and doctoral studies, please see Doctorate Environment .

Standard Track

With the Standard Track you can obtain the academic degrees of:

• Dr. med. dent.

Dr. rer. medic.

In this case, doctorate accompanying studies equivalent to 5 ECTS credit points must be completed. A classic monograph can be submitted, whereby the submission of publications is also possible.

Advanced Track

The Advanced Track is intended for especially high-performance doctoral candidates, who are admitted to doctoral studies by way of a selection procedure. This track awards the grades of:

Here, accompanying studies equivalent to 30 ECTS credit points must be completed. The papers must include either one top journal publication (cf. Notes on Journals ) with the doctoral candidate as the sole lead author, or three publications whereby the doctoral candidate must be the lead author of at least one.

In principle, you have two options for completing the Advanced Track at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin :

• in a structured doctoral program , for example a doctoral program or a (graduate) school recognised by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ,
• outside a structured program by way of a classic individual doctorate procedure.

Overview: Standard Track and Advanced Track

Formal requirements according to doctoral degrees

Below, we have compiled the formal requirements you must meet to receive a doctoral degree.

Dr. med. and Dr. med. dent.

The requirement for acceptance to a Dr. med. or Dr. med. dent. program is a completed university degree in medicine or dentistry.

Candidates may be admitted for the pursuit of a Dr. rer. medic. degree if they have completed a Master's degree (or equivalent)

• in a non-medical subject relevant to the topic of the doctorate
• if they have completed a Bachelor's degree with the ECTS grade A in a subject relevant to the topic of the doctorate and have started a Master's degree programme
• if they have completed a Bachelor's degree with the ECTS grade A in a subject relevant to the topic of the doctorate and have passed an Aptitude Assessment Test conducted out by the Faculty of Medicine of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin .

The requirement for acceptance to a PhD program is a completed university degree in medicine, dentistry or another subject relevant to the doctorate, resulting in a Master's degree or equivalent.

In addition, doctorate accompanying studies equivalent to 30 ECTS credit points are required. The ECTS credit points must be obtained in addition to the contributions required for the degree. These should be obtained within six semesters.

The PhD degree can only be obtained by pursuing doctoral studies on the Advanced Track. The PhD degree can be obtained both within the scope of individual doctoral studies as well as within the scope of structured programs. In every case, a selection procedure must be successfully completed for acceptance to the Advanced Track.

A requirement for the MD/PhD degree is a completed degree in medicine or dentistry.

In addition, studies accompanying the doctorate procedure equivalent to 30 ECTS credit points are required. The ECTS credit points must be obtained in addition to the contributions required for the degree. These should be obtained within six semesters.

The MD/PhD degree can only be obtained by pursuing a doctoral project on the Advanced Track. The MD/PhD degree can be obtained both within the scope of individual doctoral studies as well as within the scope of structured programs. In every case, a selection procedure must be successfully completed for acceptance to the Advanced Track.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Research project, what kind of research project am i required to have how many details should i provide in the application.

In the initial application, we are looking for interesting, relevant project ideas related to one or more of the health data sciences domains. It is also important that you can convince the HDS PhD Board that your proposed project would be feasible with respect to the 3-year time frame, you have or will gain access to the requisite data, you have a plan for funding the project, and that the project is suited to your skillset and background. We encourage you to discuss your project ideas with at least one potential supervisor prior to submitting your application.

What format does the final dissertation project have?

All HDS PhD Program students are expected to complete a cumulative dissertation (doctorate by publication), as is the general Charité guideline for PhD students. For more information, see:  https://promotion.charite.de/en/procedure/regulations_2017/dissertation/

Program Structure

What courses do hds phd students take and when do these courses take place.

In total, HDS PhD students must collect 30 ECTS credit points throughout the three-year program. These points are divided as follows:

• 18 credits come from three “core” required courses:
• “Research Proposal Seminar” and “Advanced Methods in Health Data Sciences”, which take place during Semesters 1-3.
• “Mentored Teaching of a Methods Course”, which can be individually scheduled in the later semesters of the program based on student and instructor availability.
• 12 credits come from elective coursework that can be spread out over the course of the studies according to the student’s preferences and in consultation with the supervisory team’s recommendations.

How does the Health Data Sciences PhD program fit into the numerous options to pursue doctorate studies at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin?

The Health Data Sciences PhD (HDS PhD) Program is one of several structured PhD programs at the Charité -  Universitätsmedizin Berlin  (Charité) / Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and is considered an “Advanced Track” program.

The HDS PhD program is run by three main departments within the Charité/BIH: the  Institute of Public Health (IPH) , the  Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology (iBikE)  and the  BIH Center for Transforming Biomedical Research (QUEST) . If you are accepted and successfully complete the HDS PhD program, you are awarded a PhD in Health Data Sciences.

Please note that this structured degree program is different from the “unstructured PhD,” “Dr. rer. medic.” and “Dr. med” options also offered by the Charité. For more information about the distinction between these options, see:  https://promotion.charite.de/en/procedure/regulations_2017/requirements/#c30557603 .

What is the duration of the Health Data Sciences (HDS) PhD Program?

HDS PhD students take classes including taking part in mentored student teaching (30 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) total), and work on their individual research projects over a three-year, structured study period (six semesters).

Is this the right program for me?

What academic backgrounds do the current hds phd students have.

Our current students come from diverse backgrounds; in the most recent cohort, we have students with previous degrees in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Psychology, Mathematics, Philosophy, and Health Economics.

I am currently a medical (or dental) student. Is this the right program for me?

Most medical and dental degree programs do not have enough methods-focused coursework in the domains of Health Data Sciences to sufficiently meet our requirement for relevant prior coursework. If you have studied medicine/dentistry and have also completed extensive methodological coursework outside of your clinical studies, you may be a suitable applicant.

I am interested in pursuing a PhD in Public Health focused on policy and management in Berlin. Is this the right program for me?

While strongly related to the Public Health field, this PhD program focuses on Health Data Sciences and our students’ coursework and projects are rooted in the domains of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Population Health Science, Public Health, Meta-Research and Medical Informatics. There is another doctoral degree in Berlin offered by the Technical University (Dr. PH) that might be a better fit if these are your interests. See:   https://www.mig.tu-berlin.de/menue/teaching/promotion/parameter/en/

Language Requirement

Do i need to speak german.

Our students come from a variety of international backgrounds. For the HDS PhD Program, it is not mandatory that you speak, read or write German. However, these skills are very helpful in daily life as well as scientific collaborations; therefore, we strongly recommend German language lessons for successful applicants without German language skills.

I am required to provide proof of at least B2 level English proficiency. Is it mandatory that I provide a TOEFL or IELTS as a proof?

The official language of instruction of the Health Data Sciences PhD Program is English. Therefore, the absence of strong language proficiency in (scientific) reading, writing and/or speaking will make it very difficult for the student to complete HDS PhD program coursework and their final cumulative research dissertation (in English). For this reason, we require no less than a B2 level English language proficiency based on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). 

Please see the  detailed list  of accepted proof of language skills other than TOEFL or IELTS. Important for many HDS applicants: if you had multiple English language courses during your university studies (at least 20 credit points), this also fulfills the requirement. If you believe you fulfill this requirement by other means you can demonstrate, the HDS PhD Board will decide on a case-by-case basis. We encourage candidates to contact us early if this is a concern, so there is enough time to provide additional language proficiency documentation if their primary documentation is deemed insufficient.

I do not have a current TOEFL score. Is it possible to count my education as proficiency in English since the courses took place entirely in English?

Yes! If you earned 20 ECTS (or equivalent) through courses taking place in English at a state or state-recognized university you will have enough to prove English language proficiency.

Are there any funding opportunities available through the HDS PhD program?

 At present, there are no scholarships or stipends available directly through the HDS PhD Program.

Is a full-time employment position recommended while being a full-time PhD student?

Though some students have scholarships, most of our current HDS PhD students are employed in part-time (e.g. 65%) research positions. Ideally, most/all work on your PhD projects should count as work time for your employment. Your employer should be willing to support your participation in required HDS courses and help facilitate you sticking to your three-year project timeline. Should your employment be full-time, this support and flexibility is especially important.

Studying Remotely

Is it possible to spend time abroad as a hds phd program student.

In general, yes, it is possible. However, our program does have specific presence requirements for the required courses in the first through third semesters. If you would like to travel during the PhD program, we recommend doing so during semester breaks or in the fourth through sixth semesters. We do not currently have formal exchange programs under the HDS PhD Program, however, the Charité does support international research exchange, and many HDS instructors and supervisors have large international networks and can help advise you.

I live permanently in another city far from Berlin. Is it possible for me to complete the HDS PhD Program remotely?

The HDS PhD program has several courses which require regular attendance, especially in the first three semesters. Unless weekly travel to Berlin is realistic for you, it will not be possible for you to participate in the HDS PhD program remotely. We strongly encourage all prospective students to relocate to the Berlin area if accepted to the program.

HDS-Related Coursework

In the application, i should provide evidence of hds-related coursework. what does this mean.

In order to be accepted as a student in the HDS PhD Program, you have to provide proof that you’ve had previous methodological knowledge related to any of the main domains of health data sciences (Biostatistics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Meta-research, Population Health Sciences or Medical Informatics) in your previous studies. Proof can be in the form of transcripts or certificates of such coursework. Many of our current students have Master’s degrees in these or closely related fields.

Supervisory Teams

How many supervisors do i need in my supervisory team and who can be a supervisor.

Three. The first supervisor should have a “PD” (Privatdozent), Professorship, or an equivalent academic status and should have an affiliation with the Charité -  Universitätsmedizin Berlin  / BIH. Ideally, the 2nd and 3rd supervisors also have higher qualifications, but at least a PhD is expected. The 2nd and 3rd supervisors do not need to have a Charité affiliation. You are welcome (and encouraged) to work with other supervisors at the Charité/BIH outside of the IPH, iBiKE and QUEST. Ideally, at least one of your supervisors should come from the IPH, iBikE or QUEST (the departments running the HDS PhD Program) or be otherwise directly connected with our program through involvement in teaching activities and/or the supervision of other HDS PhD Program students.

In rare exceptional cases, a non-Charité first supervisor may be approved on a case-by-case basis. In these situations, the other two supervisors should be Charité / BIH affiliated.

Do I need to have all three members of my supervisory team confirmed before I apply?

No, but you should have a clear idea of who will serve as your first supervisor. It is best to contact potential supervisors directly before applying. At the time of your application, it is beneficial if you can demonstrate that one or more supervisors are interested and willing to work with and support you for the duration of your proposed project.

How is the supervisory team involved?

The HDS PhD Board expects that the three individual supervisors are involved in a meaningful way with the student’s project. The roles that the individual supervisors play should ultimately be decided by the four of you together. Obviously the first supervisor should be the most integrated in your research and writing, and it is likely that they will be providing you with access to the dataset for your research. We do not expect you to have these details worked out at the time of initial application.

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Faculty of the Berlin School of Public Health

Here, you will find a list of the faculty members of our three academic programs and the PhD Health Data Science:

• Master of Science Public Health (MScPH)
• Master of Science Epidemiologie (MScEpi)
• Master of Science Applied Epidemiology (MSAE) of the RKI
• PhD in Health Data Sciences (PhD HDS) at the IPH in cooperation with iBiKE and QUEST

Faculty in the MSc Public Health - established 2016

Faculty in the post-graduate MSc Epidemiology - established 2007

Faculty in the Master of Science Applied Epidemiology of the RKI - established 2009

Faculty in the PhD in Health Data Sciences - established 2018

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Secretary, Student Services, MSE & MPH

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Academic Coordinator MScPH, Research Associate

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Academic Coordinator MSc Epidemiology, Research Associate CONVERGE

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Program Coordinator PhD in Health Data Sciences, Research Associate CONVERGE

Student Assistant on the Coordination Team of PhD in Health Data Sciences, Student Assistant CONVERGE

BSPH Committees

The Berlin School of Public Health is governed by a General Assembly in which ASH, Charité and TU Berlin are equally represented with their presidia. In addition, the State of Berlin is represented by a person from the Senate Administration. The BSPH General Assembly determines the focus of the BSPH's work in consultation with the BSPH Board of Directors. It discusses all matters of fundamental importance to the BSPH and approves the annual budget, work plan and activity report. The members of the Scientific Advisory Board support the decision-making process with their scientific expertise

BSPH Supervisory Council

Members of the Supervisory Council are:

• Senatsvewaltung für Wissenschaft, Gesundheit und Pflege: Staatssekretär für Wissenschaft Dr. Henry Marx
• Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin: Prorektorin für Forschung, Kooperation und Weiterbildung  Prof. Dr. Gesine Bär  (Chair 2023-2025)
• Technische Universität Berlin: Kanzler  Lars Oeverdieck  
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin : Dekan  Prof. Dr. Joachim Spranger 

The chair rotates between the three partner institutions every two years.

The Supervisory Council has the following responsibilities:

• Consensus on all matters of fundamental importance for the BSPH
• Approval of the annual financial plan and resource allocation of the BSPH
• Determination of profile, focus and priorities of the BSPH in consultation with the board of directors
• Review and approval of the annual work plan and activity report

Scientific Advisory Board

The following people have agreed to support the BSPH with their academic expertise. They were appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board by the BSPH Supervisory Council in 2015.

• Bernhard Gibis , Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KBV)
• Bärbel-Maria Kurth , Robert Koch-Institut (RKI)
• Heidrun Thaiss , Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA)
• Martin McKee , London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
• Fred Paccaud , Institut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Universität Lausanne, CH
• Suzanne Babich , Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA

The Scientific Advisory Board has the following tasks:

• Advice and consultation for the Supervisory Council
• Recommendations regarding the scientific focus of the BSPH
• Participation in internal evaluations of the BSPH.

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/// biological networks, cellular systems, protein-protein interactions, systems biology

Global and Area Studies PhD Program

/// Globalization, Alternative Futures

Philosophy, Science and the Sciences

/// philosophy, ancient Greek, ancient Roman, ancient Arabic, classicist, ancient...

Berlin Graduate School of British Studies

/// british studies

Parasite Infections: From Experimental Models to Natural Systems

/// Parasite Infections, Immunology, molecular approaches, cellular interactions,...

Berlin International Graduate School in Model and Simulation based Research (BIMoS)

/// Modellierung, Smimulierung, modelling, modeling, simulation, optimation

Urban Water Interfaces (UWI)

/// urban water (systems), interfaces, modelling, urban soil, surface water, groundwater,...

IMPRS for Mathematical and Physical Aspects of Gravitation, Cosmology and Quantum Field Theory

/// Gravitational Physics, Geometric Analysis, String Theory, quantum mechanics, black...

Religion – Knowledge – Discourse

/// Humanities, Social Sciences, Sociology, Political Sciences, Economics, Law

Berlin School of Movement Science (BSMS)

/// Humanities, Social Sciences, Sociology,

/// education, mathematics, informatics, natural sciences, technology, engineering

Identity and Heritage

StRATEGy: Surface processes, Tectonics and Georesources: The Andean foreland basin of Argentina

Cropstrengthen - european industrial doctorate.

/// PhD training, stress acclimation in plants, crop improvement, plant priming

Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World

/// natural hazards, risk, climate change, floods, landslides, earthquakes

BioMove - Integrating Biodiversity Research with Movement Ecology in dynamic agricultural landscapes

/// Biodiversity, Movement Ecology, Biological Science, Natural Science

Minor Cosmopolitanisms

/// Humanities; Social Sciences; Postcolonial Studies; Cultural Studies; Anglophone...

Theory – Empirics – Practices of Pedagogical Teaching Processes

/// Educational science – adult and further education – music pedagogy – school pedagogy...

Agricultural Economics

/// Agriculture, Doctoral Program

Research School Future Information Technologies (FIT)

/// information technologies, energy consumption, fundamental physics, communications...

Biodiversity, Evolution & Ecology

/// Biological sciences, Natural Sciences

CRC 1114 Scaling Cascades in Complex Systems

/// /// Mathematics, Biochemistry, Physics, Geo-Sciences

CRC / TRR 227 Ultrafast Spin Dynamics

TRR 170 Integrated Research Training Group in Planetary Sciences

Cinepoetics - Center for Advanced Film Studies

/// poetologies, audiovisual images, cinema, film philosophy, aesthetics

BB3R - Innovations in the 3R Research: Genetic Engineering, Tissue Engineering and Bioinformatics

/// Berlin-Brandenburg research platform BB3R, 3 R, Genetic Engineering, Tissue...

CRC / SFB 1078 Protonation Dynamics in Protein Function

/// CRC SFB Protonation Dynamics in Protein Function

Re-Figuration of Spaces

Helmholtz Einstein International Berlin Research School in Data Science (HEIBRiDS)

Health Data Sciences

/// Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Meta-research, Big Data, Health Data Sciences, Causal...

IMPRS Biology And Computation

/// sequence analysis, theoretical structural biology, computational chemistry, drug...

Robert Koch Doctoral Program

/// Robert Koch Doctoral Program, RoKoDoKo

Fluorine-Specific Interactions: Fundamentals and Functions

/// Collaborative Research Center 1349 „Fluorine-Specific Interactions: Fundamen-tals and...

Research Training Group (RTG) "Bioactive Peptides – Innovative Aspects of Synthesis and Biosynthesis"

/// Natural Sciences, Computer and information sciences, Chemical sciences, Biological...

Temporalities of Future in Latin America: Dynamics of Aspiration and Anticipation

/// Latin American Studies, social globalization, cultural globalization, cultural...

Berlin School of Economics

Max Delbrück Center Graduate School

/// Biochemistry, Cancer research, Cardiovascular biology, Cell biology, Computational...

Differential Equation- and Data-driven Models in Life Sciences and Fluid Dynamics: An Interdisciplinary Research Training Group

BfR Doctoral Training Programme

/// Aasessment of food and feed, microbiological and chemical substance safety, safety...

Stochastic Analysis in Interaction

iNAMES-MDC-Weizmann Helmholtz International Research School for Imaging from the NAno to the MESo

/// computational sciences, imaging data sciences, artificial intelligence, machine...

BIOphysical Quantitative Imaging Towards Clinical Diagnosis

/// Bridge, imaging, clinical, translation, medicine

Berlin School of Optical Sciences and Quantum Technologies (BOS.QT)

Berlin Industrial Engineering and Management (BIEM)

/// Engineering, Technology, Economics, Business

Doctoral Program History and Cultural Studies

Berlin Institute for the Foundation of Learning and Data (BIFOLD)

/// Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Computer and information sciences, Physical sciences,...

"Charging into the future": Understanding the interaction of polyelectrolytes with biosystems

/// GRK 2662 „Charging into the future“: Understanding the interaction of...

Science of Intelligence (SCIoI)

Dynamic Hydrogels at Biointerfaces

/// IRTG of CRC / SFB 1449 Dynamic Hydrogels at Biointerfaces Biophysics,...

Doctoral Program Natural Sciences

/// Natural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Physics

IMPRS - Knowledge and Its Resources: Historical Reciprocities

/// Media and communications Humanities History and archaeology Languages and...

Normativity - Critique - Change

Crc1644: phenotypic plasticity in plants – mechanisms, constraints, and evolution, data assimilation - the collaborative research centre sfb1294.

Global Health

Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin

/// neurology, neuroscience, neurosciences, translation, translational neuroscience,...

TJ-Train – Tight junctions and their proteins: Molecular features and actions in health and disease

/// proteins, tight junctions, medicine, translation, molecular, regulation,...

approx. 3000

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The program allows Charité to offer students a course that is founded on new teaching and learning concepts, as well as on the need for practical medical experience.

Are you studying medicine at a university in Germany and wish to study part of your 'practical year' (final year rotation) at Charité?

Charité's dentistry degree program comprises ten semesters and a licensing examination (Staatsexamen). The program is divided into pre-clinical (5 semesters) and clinical dentistry (5 semesters). As part of their clinical training, students will be supervised by professionals, and actively involved in the treatment of patients. The course options offered range from microscopic anatomy to surgical techniques.

Bachelor's Degree Programs at Charité

The Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences, which comprises six semesters, combines elements of the life, human and social sciences, and teaches a broad range of specialist and methodological skills.

Charité wants to offer a new Degree Program: Bachelor of Sciene in Nursing Care.

At the beginning of the winter semester 2021/2022, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin will launch a new Bachelor program in Applied Midwifery Science. The course will offer a total of 60 places in its first year.

Master's Degree Programs at Charité

The joint, consecutive Master of Science in Public Health is a research-oriented degree program in which Alice Salomon Hochschule, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin each contribute their respective expertise. Around 60 students are enrolled every year in the program. It starts every winter semester.

In the Master Health Professions Education, students acquire educational competencies to take on responsibility for teaching and other pedagogical tasks in health professions education. The master's degree qualifies students to teach in schools for health professionals, in relevant study programs or in clinical settings in Berlin and Brandenburg (recognition in some other German states is possible). Students can also qualify to take over tasks for conducting educational research in the health professions.

The Master's program is completed full-time over two years. Its modules are part of the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) training, a two-year competency based training program at the Robert Koch Institute.

The Master of Science in Epidemiology is an post-graduate master’s program that offers students an advanced interdisciplinary education to focus their methodological knowledge and expand their competencies in research. The program starts every winter semester.

The discipline of International Health deals with poverty-related health problems in low- and middle-income countries. The study of International Health combines public health, epidemiology, tropical medicine, economics, management sciences and further relevant subjects. The postgraduate study programme offers a master's degree and two diploma courses as well as ten modules that can be completed individually to suit each student's interests and abilities.

The MSc program provides a structured education in basic neuroscience to medical students and trains students of the life sciences in medical topics and approaches concerning the central and peripheral nervous system. Besides in depth theoretical training, the MSc program emphasizes state-of-the art practical lab experience, preparing graduates for continued research as PhD students. The program is fully accredited and subject to regular quality assurance measures.

Charité offers an international two-year Master’s Program in Molecular Medicine. The Berlin, Germany academic setting of basic and medical sciences provides our students with a unique environment for acquiring scientific knowledge and skills. Our theoretical courses, scientific skills and laboratory Training prepare the students for their PhD's and future careers in molecular sciences. We annually recruit up to 20 students from all over the world.

Courses marked with a * are offered by the Berlin School of Public Health (BSPH). The BSPH is a training center that is dedicated to the field of Public Health. Since its inception, it has been offering research and practice-oriented Master's Degree programs. In 2016 a consecutive Master Program Public Health has been launched. The BSPH was established at Charité in 2007, and was the result of a joint venture with Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin. Since 2015, the BSPH has been jointly managed by Charité, Technische Universität Berlin and Alice-Salomon Hochschule.

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