The change in the demographics and financial environment of the health system require new approaches and concepts in order to cope with future challenges. The certificate Master program for further education in Advanced Nursing Practice will qualify you for a position in nursing management: You will expand your professional and scientific expertise for complex nursing situations and acquire extensive management skills. This program, as well as the other advanced nursing certificate Master programs for further education, all focus on advanced clinical nursing skills combined with evidence-based care, nursing science and research.
Program in accordance with § 17 GuKG
Master of Science (Continuing Education) MSc (CE)
Tuition fee
once payment € 13.127,-1
+ ÖH premium per semester
Application winter semester 2025/26
01. October 2024 - 15. September 2025
1 Alternative model for installments can be found under "Costs". Details on tuition fees can be found in the general fee regulations.
You want to make a change in health care and nursing and contribute to further developing your profession. You have a professional picture of health care and nursing that incorporates proven methods and is oriented towards further development. For this reason, you want to strengthen and round out your previous nursing experience with science and research. You see evidence-based care as an opportunity to improve care. With this approach, you want to play a leading role in designing innovative concepts for the organization and implementing evidence-based nursing into practice. You look forward to facing the challenge of combining your technical expertise with management responsibilities. You will benefit from your personal strength that enables you to recognize the interrelations between personnel, economic and systemic management.
The relevant admission requirement according to §9 para. 7 FHG is
and at least two years of professional experience in healthcare and nursing (practical relevance).
The required language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is at least
Applicants may require legalization of documents from countries other than Austria in order for them to have the evidential value of domestic public documents. Information on the required legalizations can be found here in PDF format.
For documents that are neither in German nor English, a translation by a sworn and court-certified interpreter is required. Your original documents should have all the necessary legalization stamps before translation so that the stamps are also translated. The translation must be firmly attached to the original document or a legalized copy.
As part of your online application, upload scans of your original documents including all required legalization stamps. For documents not issued in German or English, scans of the corresponding translations must also be uploaded. The head of the study program decides on the equivalence of international (higher) education qualifications. Therefore, your documents can only be checked as part of the ongoing application process.
Your path to studying at FH Campus Wien begins with your registration on our application platform. In your online account, you can start your application directly or activate a reminder if the application phase has not yet started.
Your application is valid once you have completely uploaded the required documents. If you do not have all the documents at the time of your online application, please submit them to the secretary's office by email as soon as you receive them.
After completing your online application, you will receive an email confirmation with information on the next steps.
The admission procedure consists of an admission interview, in which we would like to learn more about your motives, skills and knowledge.
Do you still have questions about the program?
Make an appointment with our office at anp@fh-campuswien.ac.at and arrange a personal consultation with programme director Sabine Schweiger via Zoom.
The program managers also provide information and advice in regular (online) info sessions and at live events.
Link for all online sessions via Zoom:https://fh-campuswien.zoom.us/j/96571849262 (Meeting-ID: 965 7184 9262)
If you have any questions regarding the online info sessions, please contact anp@fh-campuswien.ac.at
The tuition fee is determined according to the actual costs. In addition to the tuition fee, you will also have to pay the ÖH student union fee each semester. There is a 10 % discount on payment options A, B and C for graduates of FH Campus Wien Health Care and Nursing. You can choose between three models with different payment options:
Variant A assumes that you will complete and pay for the entire program. In this model, you will pay the entire fee prior to the start of the program in a single payment of € 13.127,-.
Single payment: € 13.127,-
(Due approximately four weeks before the start of the first semester.)
This model offers you the possibility to pay the tuition fee in four installments of € 3.445,75. If you decide to leave the program early, you will still have to pay the entire fee.
Installment per semester: € 3.445,75
(Each due approximately four weeks before the semester begins.)
Total amount: € 13.783,-
This model takes into account the possibility of leaving the program after each semester and is ideal for those who want to keep the option open to leave the program early.
First, second, third semester: each € 4.226,-
Fourth semester: € 2.415,20
(Each due approximately four weeks before the semester begins.)
Total amount: € 15.095,-
Financial aid is available for academic courses, master courses and for courses and seminars.
You can find information about funding agencies under grants and scholarships.
FH Campus Wien is now the largest university of applied sciences for health in Austria. Since being the first university of applied arts in Austria to establish a bachelor's degree program in nursing already in 2008, we now possess extensive expertise and a large network of partners. This includes the University of Vienna, with whom we have a teaching network. Visiting professors support us in teaching topics of advanced nursing practice. Important partners from the industry include the Vienna Healthcare Group, with whom we work closely to organize our extensive internships for the bachelor's degree program, and the Vinzenz Group. In addition to teaching, we are also involved in research and development. R&D projects in the field of health care and nursing offer you the opportunity to participate in application-oriented practical research and to make valuable contacts for your future career. Based on evaluation studies, we further develop the contents of the program or examine issues such as what do "simulation patients" offer as a third place of learning. There is great potential in multi-site research projects. Practical relevance is also guaranteed at our Campus Lecture evenings, which are open to all and feature contributions from prominent experts.
FH Campus Wien is the only university to cover a wide range of highly skilled health and nursing professions with a bachelor's degree program and master's degree programs in Advanced Nursing Counseling (health and nursing counseling), Advanced Nursing Practice (management) and Advanced Nursing Education (teaching). Students and teachers have the opportunity to exchange ideas and information and build a strong network across all the disciplines and locations in Vienna.
Your specialist discipline is nursing management. Quality and project management, change and knowledge management as well as personnel management and scheduling are key tools in optimally fulfilling the social mandate to provide professional and affordable care in the health care sector.
The certificate master degree program in Advanced Nursing Practice combines the following three core areas:
Times
One or two times per month in blocks on Thursday afternoons or all day Friday and Saturday
Academic year schedule AN-27 (PDF 112 KB, content only available in German)
Number of teaching weeks
14 per semester
As a graduate of this program, a wide range of occupational fields and career opportunities are open to you. Find out here where your path can take you.
In addition to management responsibilities in nursing, you will further develop the nursing profession or be active in research projects. In the future you will work in the following areas:
We closely cooperate with the Vienna Healthcare Group, the Vinzentinum Vienna, the Barmherzige Brüder Vienna, the University of Vienna, the Professional Association and other health care institutions. Our cooperations ensure that you have points of contact for your career or your participation in research and development activities. You will find many of our cooperations in the Campusnetzwerk. A look at them is always worthwhile and may lead you to a new job or to an interesting event of our cooperation partners!
Head of Programs Advanced Nursing Counseling, Advanced Nursing Education, Advanced Nursing Practice, Nursing Education; Academic Staff
+43 1 606 68 77-4040
sabine.schweiger@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Application management
Favoritenstraße 222, F.1.16
1100 Vienna
+43 1 606 68 77-4040
+43 1 606 68 77-4009
anp@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Office hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
Thursday: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Deputy Head of Programs Advanced Nursing Counseling, Advanced Nursing Education, Advanced Nursing Practice, Nursing Education
theresa.amon@fh-campuswien.ac.at
+43 1 606 68 77-4963
Head of Program Division 4 Health Care and Nursing
hans_peter.koellner@fh-campuswien.ac.at
+43 1 606 68 77-4015
