背景:训练有素的公共卫生专业人员是应对21世纪全球和地方公共卫生挑战的关键。尽管程序的可用性有所增加,德国的人口健康科学(PHS)和公共卫生(PH)高等教育格局仍然分散。迄今为止,没有对方案的全面概述。
目的:本研究旨在绘制德国的PHS和PH硕士和结构化博士课程,包括选定的节目特征,课程和目标能力。
方法:我们按照预期注册的协议(https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF。IO/KTCBA)。相关的硕士和博士课程由两名研究作者独立搜索综合高等教育数据库,那是,对于博士课程,补充了谷歌搜索。对于PHS程序,绘制了一般特征,并针对PH程序的子集,提取了深度特征。
结果:总体而言,包括75个硕士和18个结构化的博士小灵通课程。其中,23个硕士和8个博士课程专门针对PH。大多数小灵通硕士课程获得了理学硕士学位(75个课程中的55个)。PH硕士课程提供各种课程,允许不同的专业。关于公共卫生等主题的课程,流行病学,卫生系统(研究)和研究方法是常见的大多数硕士课程,而体育活动课程,行为科学,营养,心理健康服务的频率较低。结构化的PH博士课程主要由医学院(8个课程中的6个)提供,并获得哲学博士学位(博士)(8个课程中的6个)。PH博士课程在课程上非常不同,条目,和出版要求。整个德国的项目地域分布广泛,慕尼黑的教育集群,柏林,比勒费尔德和杜塞尔多夫。
结论:德国提供了不同的小灵通和PH硕士课程,但只有少数结构化的博士课程。这些课程中的各种必修课程和能力反映了德国的高等教育系统对PH部门不断变化的需求的回应。这项审查可能有助于在德国和全球推进PH教育。
BACKGROUND: Well-trained public health professionals are key to addressing both global and local public health challenges of the twenty-first century. Though availability of programs has increased, the population health science (PHS) and public health (PH) higher education landscape in Germany remains scattered. To date, no comprehensive overview of programs exists.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to map PHS and PH master\'s and structured doctoral programs in Germany, including selected program characteristics,
curricula and target competencies.
METHODS: We conducted a systematic mapping of PHS and PH programs in Germany following a prospectively registered protocol ( https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/KTCBA ). Relevant master\'s and doctoral programs were identified by two study authors independently searching a comprehensive higher education database, which was, for doctoral programs, supplemented with a google search. For PHS programs, general characteristics were mapped and for the subset of PH programs, in-depth characteristics were extracted.
RESULTS: Overall, 75 master\'s and 18 structured doctoral PHS programs were included. Of these, 23 master\'s and 8 doctoral programs focused specifically on PH. The majority of PHS master\'s programs awarded a Master of Science degree (55 out of 75 programs). The PH master\'s program
curricula offered various courses, allowing for different specializations. Courses on topics like public health, epidemiology, health systems (research) and research methods were common for the majority of the master\'s programs, while courses on physical activity, behavioral science, nutrition, and mental health were offered less frequently. Structured PH doctoral programs were mainly offered by medical faculties (6 out of 8 programs) and awarded a doctorate of philosophy (Ph.D.) (6 out of 8 programs). PH doctoral programs were very heterogeneous regarding
curricula, entry, and publication requirements. There was a broad geographical distribution of programs across Germany, with educational clusters in Munich, Berlin, Bielefeld and Düsseldorf.
CONCLUSIONS: Germany offers a diverse landscape of PHS and PH master\'s programs, but only few structured doctoral programs. The variety of mandatory courses and competencies in these programs reflect Germany\'s higher education system\'s answer to the evolving demands of the PH sector. This review may aid in advancing PH education both in Germany and globally.