Master
Health Assisting Engineering
part-time
Occupational therapy helps people with physical, cognitive, psychological and social limitations, so that they can cope with everyday life as independently as possible. It concerns developing, maintaining, improving or restoring the individual's ability to act at home, at work, in school or in their free time. In occupational therapy you will train the impaired functions, compensate them with tools or adjust the spatial environment to the individual needs of the clients. The practically oriented degree program combines therapeutic, social science and medical subjects.
Bachelor of Science in Health Studies (BSc) incl. professional qualifications
Tuition fee per semester
€ 363,361
+ ÖH premium + contribution2
Application winter semester 2025/26
16. February 2025 - 16. March 2025
36
1 Tuition fees for students from third countries € 727,- per semester. Details on tuition fees can be found in the general fee regulations.
2 for additional study expenses (currently up to € 83,- depending on degree program and year)
You are looking for a degree program in which you can combine your interests in medicine and social sciences. You display great empathy in your interaction with people of all ages and act based on the client's wishes. Your practical skills, your technical understanding and your spatial imagination will help you to implement the suitable tools or make the appropriate adjustments to the environment. You have the ability for careful consideration and think analytically when observing movement processes and take the limits of movement into consideration. You enjoy working independently with people in their social environment and in an interdisciplinary intersection.
Thanks to the state-of-the-art infrastructure, you will gain valuable practical experience during your classes.
A practical learning phase abroad offers the opportunity to broaden your horizons and gain new impressions.
Numerous disciplines at one location: participate in research projects and learn from others.
Take advantage of the "FIT for a health profession?!" self-assessment test to see what a profession in health care requires and if you have the right qualities.
FIT for a health profession?! (in German only)
You need a general university entrance qualification, proven by
or a relevant professional qualification with additional examinations.
Limited higher education entrance qualification
Limited higher education entrance qualifications for all higher education subjects are recognized (no specific compulsory subject). If the limited higher education entrance qualification does not include proof of English B2 or higher, English language proficiency must be proven by an examination at a recognized educational institution at the latest at the start of your studies.
Further information on the limited higher education entrance qualification can be found on the website Erwachsenenbildung.at of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research.
Relevant professional qualification with additional examination
The following qualifications are defined as relevant professional qualifications:
The required language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is at least
Once you have been offered a place, additional proof of suitability is required:
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.
There are 36 places available each year in the Bachelor's degree program in Occupational Therapy. The ratio of study places to applicants is currently approx. 1:10.5.
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.
Once you have been offered a place, additional proof of suitability is required:
The admission procedure begins with a written test. After the passing the test, you will undergo a personal interview procedure consisting of a practical task and an interview.
The written entrance test will be held on Saturday, 29th March 2025.
The FH Campus Wien is characterised by extensive expertise and a large network. FH Campus Wien is the only university of applied sciences in Austria to train all seven legally regulated upper-level medical-therapeutic-diagnostic professions as well as midwifery. An important partner in the areas of education, research and development is the Vienna Healthcare Association. There is also a close cooperation with the Professional Association Ergotherapy Austria. At our attractive main location, you benefit from our modern infrastructure, which also includes functional rooms in which living situations such as kitchen, bathroom or dining area are simulated and variety of aids help you to practise in role plays. Furthermore, you have the opportunity to join a professional community across disciplines. There is great potential in research projects at the interface between health and technology and practical relevance is guaranteed when we organise one of our freely accessible lecture evenings with top-class experts as part of the Campus Lectures.
The practice-oriented degree program is situated at the intersection of health and social services. During your studies, you will learn to combine the social framework in which everyday activities are carried out at home, at work and during leisure time with the health component. To cope with everyday life, you will try out a variety of possible aids in the course of your education. You will learn hands-on about the effects of adjusting a living area or workplace to meet the physical needs of the person using it. Particularly important is the social aspect, when people’s actions and quality of life are limited by life situations such as unemployment, homelessness or living as a refugee.
Health promotion, public health, community practice and the creation of innovation are future topics in health care. In this context, 21st century skills such as creative thinking, intercultural and interprofessional work are more in demand than ever. We meet these requirements with our curriculum. A possible joint semester “FAB” at the University of Applied Sciences Metropolia (Helsinki), FH Campus Wien and the University of Artevelde (Ghent) will prepare you for these challenges.
You will become acquainted with the complexity of human behavior as a result of the interaction between people, environmental and activity.
Times
Mon to Fri, in exceptional cases on Saturdays
Electives
Selection and participation according to available places. There may be separate selection procedures.
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.
Only with this degree program is it possible to practice the profession of occupational therapist. The MTD Act is the basis for this degree program. Occupational therapy is applied in all areas of health and social services. As part of the therapy you will analyze everyday actions and modify processes individually according to the existing functions and impairments. You will train the skills that are required to execute the actions. In addition, it may be necessary to use tools and adjust the environment to the client's needs. Many occupational therapists also work in prevention. A classic example is the ergonomically designed workplace. In rehabilitation, you will play a significant role in helping clients, who for example have had an accident or stroke, to cope with life as well as possible on their own. Health promotion begins in kindergarten: You will work with development screenings and offer appropriate therapy measures, you will work with offers for healthy behavior in daily life or you will already be involved in the spatial planning to help design child-friendly kindergartens and schools that promote development. In health promotion you will also speak to senior citizens to raise awareness for example of fall and barrier-free living in old age. Outpatient activities are becoming more and more important in occupational therapy. The degree program provides a strong foundation together with practical work experience and continuing training to manage teams or work independently. You can also choose to pursue a career in research.
We work closely with the Vienna Healthcare Group, universities like the Medical University of Vienna, the professional association Ergotherapie Austria and other health care facilities. This guarantees you strong contacts for internships, employment or participation in research and development activities. You will complete the extensive internships at, among others, the hospitals of the Vienna Healthcare Group. You can find information about our cooperation activities and much more at Campusnetzwerk. It's well worth visiting the site as it may direct you to a new job or interesting event held by our cooperation partners!
Head of Degree Program Occupational Therapy; Occupational Therapist
+43 1 606 68 77-4301
michaela.stoffer-marx@fh-campuswien.ac.at
+43 1 606 68 77-4300
+43 1 606 68 77-4309
ergotherapie@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Nergiz Yilmaz-Khan
Favoritenstraße 232, G.3.02
1100 Wien
Yvonne Salvatore
Favoritenstraße 232,G.3.02
1100 Wien
Veronika Traunfellner-Ambrosch
Favoritenstraße 232, G.3.02
1100 Wien
Sophie Fekete
Favoritenstraße 232, I.3.22
1100 Wien
Peter Hromek
(Karenz)
Office hours during the semester:
Mon to Fri, 7.30 a.m.-13.00 a.m. and Thur 7.30 a.m- 15:00 pm
Occupational Therapist; Academic Staff
Occupational Therapist; Academic Staff
Academic Staff
Occupational Therapist; Academic Staff
Occupational Therapist; Academic Staff
Occupational Therapist; Academic Staff
Occupational Therapist; Academic Staff; Team Leader Workplace Health Management Campus Vital
Occupational Therapist; Academic Staff
Academic Staff
Occupational Therapist; Academic Staff (Parental Leave)
Occupational Therapist; Academic Staff
Deputy Head of Degree Program Occupational Therapy; Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist; Academic Staff