Advanced Nursing Practice
Program structure & Content
Key facts about the program
The Master's program combines online and in-person learning, allowing students to complete their studies while working. The online content can be accessed and completed independently, offering flexibility in both time and location.
In-person sessions are held at the Salzburg campus.
Upon completing the Master’s program, graduates meet the formal admission requirements for entering a doctoral program.
Start of the program: April each year
Duration: 4 semesters
Workload: 120 ECTS
Degree: Master of Science in Advanced Nursing Practice (MSc ANP in Acute or Chronic Care)
Program content
- Scientific Research
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics
- Dimensions and Perspectives of Clinical Research
- Ethics and Law in Nursing
- Nursing in the Healthcare System
- Advanced Nursing Practice: Expanded Nursing and Medical Knowledge
- Health Management
- Communication in Everyday Nursing
- Specialization in “Acute Care / Chronic Care”
- Clinical Assessment
- Internship
- Master’s Thesis
Electives (e.g., e-Health Applications in Nursing)
Skills acquired
In the Master's program in Advanced Nursing Practice, you will acquire the following competencies:
- Together with patients, develop treatment plans in the care process, based on comprehensive clinical assessments and physical examinations, following a medical diagnosis.
- Take responsibility for the health management of clients and oversee treatment and follow-up care in partnership with the patients.
- Gain comprehensive, detailed, and specialized knowledge that enables you, as a professional nurse, to independently manage processes and implement projects.
- Access, evaluate, and apply current knowledge, as well as generate new insights through research.
- Develop strategies and conceptual skills to independently solve problems within your area of responsibility.
- Take a leading role within interdisciplinary teams and represent your profession in an interdisciplinary context.