Public Health
Important Information
Applications to the MPH program for summer term 2024 have been currently suspended.
Please visit this page regularly for more updates!
Study organisation
Contact information
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| Function | Name | Rom | |
Course coordinator | M.Sc. Wiebke Bendt Dipl. Gesundheitswirt Gunnar Paetzelt | N5.33 | |
| Student advisor | Prof. Dr. Walter Leal | 0.39 | walter.leal2 (at) haw-hamburg (dot) de |
Chair of Examination Board | Prof. Dr. Zita Schillmöller | N5.38 |
Module compendium
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Course and examination regulations
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APSO-INGI Änderungen 2021 (in german)
Course and examination regulations 2020 (in German only)
The expiring of the course and study regulation
Course and examination regulations 2015 (in German only)
The course and study regulations for the master’s program Master of Public Health will expire at the end of the winter semester 2022/23. At the end of the winter semester 2022/23, the regulations apply to all students of the master’s course “Master of Public Health”. A switch into the course and study regulation 2020 is also possible upon request before the end of the winter semester 2022/23.
Part-time study
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The part-time course at the HAW Hamburg represents an individual extension of the original specialist course. It is not a separate offer with its own curriculum. This enables students to reduce the amount of time they study by up to half per semester. more information
For an individual part-time course, the course-specific examination and study regulations of the respective full-time courses apply. Two part-time study semesters are counted as one subject semester and two university semesters. The contact persons for individual study planning are the respective student advisors.
Ordnung zur Regelung des Teilzeitstudiums 20.06.2013, only in german
Erste Änderung des Teilzeitstudiums 25.06.2015, only in german
Zweite Änderung des Teilzeitstudiums 14.01.2021, only in german
Anlage zum Teilzeitstudiums 10.06.2021, only in german
Admissions and selection criteria
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Admissions and selection criteria (in German only)
Part-time studies (in German only)
Dates and deadlines
Lecture and semester dates
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Summer semester 2024: 1 April 2024–30 September 2024
Lecture period: 2 April 2024–26 July 2024 (including the three-week examination period)
Winter semester 2024/25: 1 Oktober 2024 – 31 March 2025
Lecture period: 7 October 2024 – 15 February 2025 (including the three-week examination period)
First day of lectures: 7 October 2024
Last day of lectures: 15 February 2025
Christmas Holidays: 21 Dezember 2024 – 5 January 2025
Summer semester 2025: 1 April 2025 – 30 September 2025
Lecture period: 7 April 2025 – 2 August 2025 (including the three-week examination period)
Winter semester 2025/26: 1 October 2025 – 31 March 2026
Lecture period: 6 October 2025 – 14 February 2026 (including the three-week examination period)
Christmas Holidays: 20 Dezember 2025 – 4 January 2026
Summer semester 2026: 1 April 2026 – 30 September 2026
Lecture period: 6 April 2026 – 1 August 2026 (including the three-week examination period)
Winter semester 2026/27: 1 Oktober 2026 – 31 March 2027
Lecture period: 5 Oktober 2026 – 13 February 2027 (including the three-week examination period)
Christmas Holidays: 21 Dezember 2026 – 3 January 2027
Summer semester 2027: 1 April 2027 – 30 September 2027
Lecture period: 5 April 2027 – 31.July 2027 (including the three-week examination period)
Semester date details for winter semester 2024/2025
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Departments: Bt, Mt, Ut, Vt, Ot, Gw
Semester period: 1 October 2024–31 March 2025
Christmas holidays (no lectures): 21 December 2024–5 January 2025
Lecture period: 7 October 2024–24 January 2025
1st half of the semester (E): 7 October 2024–23 November 2024
2nd half of the semester (Z): 25 November 2024–24 January 2025
Examination period: 27 January 2025–15 February 2025
Departments: Ot, Gw
Semester period: 1 October 2024–31 March 2025
Christmas holidays (no lectures): 21 December 2024–5 January 2025
Lecture period: 7 October 2024–31 January 2025
1st half of the semester (E): 7 October 2024–23 November 2024
2nd half of the semester (Z): 25 November 2024–24 January 2025
Examination period: 3 February 2025–15 February 2025
Department of HWI
Semester period: 1 October 2024–31 March 2025
Christmas holidays (no lectures): 21 December 2024–5 January 2025
Lecture period: 7 October 2024–15 February 2025
Variations from the above schedules are listed in the plans of the individual courses. The times from the Department of HWI apply to teacher training.
Course times
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1st quarter: 8:30 am–10:00 am
2nd quarter: 10:15 am–11:45 am
3rd quarter: 12:30 pm–2:00 pm
4th quarter: 2:30 pm–4:00 pm
5th quarter: 4:15 pm–5:45 pm
6th quarter: 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
7th quarter: 7:45 pm–9:15 pm
Re-registration
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To re-register for the new semester, please pay the semester contribution by bank transfer within the re-registration period. Please do not pay before the start of the re-registration period as the final amount will not be determined before this period begins.
The semester contribution for summer semester 2024 is €331.
Please also transfer the amount even if you are blocked from re-registering. The block can only be lifted if you have paid the semester contribution.
New re-registration deadlines as of summer semester 2024
Winter semester: 1 July –15 September
Summer semester: 1 January –15 March
Further information can be found at the Student Center under the menu item: re-registration
If you are financially unable to pay the semester contribution, you may contact the Students' Union (AStA). In warranted cases it can provide you with a loan.
All the necessary information about the current semester contribution and your payment status is available through the myHAW campus management system.
Student advisor
Department Gesundheitswissenschaften
Ulmenliet 20, Room 0.39
21033 Hamburg
walter.leal2 (at) haw-hamburg (dot) de
