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Chiropractic (M.Sc.)

Combining theory and practice while working

Chiropractic is a philosophy, science and art of natural things. Dresden International University offers the part-time* course “Chiropractic” as both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree. The course provides comprehensive basic medical knowledge as well as basic and specialist knowledge of chiropractic and enables students to apply chiropractic safely and effectively, thus setting themselves apart from the many therapists with little training available today.
 

Target group

  • Graduates of the DIU Bachelor's degree program “Chiropractic”
  • Prospective students with an equivalent vocationally qualifying degree from a university of applied sciences or university as part of a generally four-year degree program or with a degree equivalent to 240 credit points from a foreign educational institution
Next Start: 01. October 2026
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Cooperation & network

     

The chiropractic courses are offered in cooperation with the Chiropractic Academy and the European Chiropractic Academy at the locations in Bad Oeynhausen and Eindhoven, Netherlands (practical seminars).

The cooperation provides the opportunity to access the specialist and personnel expertise of the partners, which has been incorporated into the development and advancement of the degree programs. Teaching and practice rooms of the cooperation partners, including the necessary equipment and materials, can be used for the entire DIU study program. This enables a direct theory-practice transfer of the content taught and ensures the application orientation of the course content. These cooperations have also proven their worth with regard to marketing and sales of the degree programs. The overall formal and academic responsibility (overall academic and administrative management, coordination, quality assurance and evaluation, etc.) as well as the sponsorship of all degree programs is the responsibility of DIU.

Students are exclusively enrolled in DIU degree programs and only acquire credits in these degree programs, which are offered in cooperation with the listed partner. They are involved in the academic self-administration of DIU and the use of DIU resources and have the same rights as all other DIU students.

Another partner of the degree program is the Bund deutscher Chiropraktiker e.V.

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Advantages

Sound theoretical and practical knowledge transfer with personal support
Varied teaching approach with classroom and online phases: theoretical knowledge transfer partly in interactive online face-to-face events
Small study and learning groups promote targeted exchange and optimal supervision in the practical seminars
Advanced knowledge of the relationship between theory and practice according to the latest scientific knowledge
State-recognized degree with specialized knowledge of chiropractic and practice management

Overview of the study contents

Module 1 (10 ECTS) - Practice and quality management

  • Business management and controlling of key figures
  • Personnel deployment/practice planning
  • Aspects of internal and external quality assurance
  • Ethics in chiropractic practice management

Module 2 (6 ECTS) - Chiropractic and orthodontics

  • Basics of the anatomy of the jaw and the influence of posture
  • Damage and resulting clinical pictures as well as treatment options and measures
  • Possibilities of cooperation with the professional group of orthodontists
  • Chiropractic and orthodontics

Module 3 (10 ECTS) - Epidemiological principles and public health

  • In-depth understanding in relation to the health sciences
  • Epidemiology of diseases relevant to chiropractic
  • Theoretical foundations in relation to distributions, test statistics, probability logic
  • Study types and designs

Module 4 (6 ECTS) - Chiropractic for special patient groups

  • Dealing with special groups of people (children, pregnant women, geriatric, challenged people) and corresponding special features in their treatment
  • Typical and atypical disease and movement patterns of the respective group of people
  • Needs of the respective group of people 

Module A1 (8 ECTS) - Outpatient clinic

  • In-depth course on differential diagnoses, limits of treatment options
  • Advanced course on chiropractic treatment techniques and current developments
  • Case studies of dealing with children and the elderly in chiropractic practice

Thesis (20 ECTS)

  • written work on a topic of your choice related to the course content, possibly in-depth on the topic of the Bachelor's thesis
  • Oral examination in the form of a presentation and defense

Examples of Master's thesis from previous years

Scientific Director

Prof. Dr. med. Christian Albrecht May

Dresden University of Technology, Faculty of Medicine Carl-Gustav-Carus, Institute of Anatomy

Lecturers (Extract)

  •     Prof. Dr. Bernhard Elsner
  •    Prof. Dr. Tomasz Gedrange
  •    Prof. Dr. med. Christian Albrecht May
  •    Annette Kruse-Keirath
  •    Prof. Dr. Joachim Kugler
  •    Markus Kuhlmann, M.Sc.
  •    John Minard
  •    Prof. Dr. Berhard Schipp
  •    Prof. Dr. med. Werner Gerhard Siems
  •    Dipl. Ing. Frank Soens, M.Sc.
  •    Dr. med. Sabine Soens
  •    Prof. Dr. Florian Steger
  •    Hans-Jürgen Robert Straub, M.Sc.
  •    Dr. med. Carsten Sulk
  •    Dr. phil. Cornelia Wehner
  •    u.a.

   

Admission requirements

  • Successful completion of a Bachelor's degree in Chiropractic at Dresden International University
  • or a first, equivalent professionally qualifying degree from a university of applied sciences or university as part of a generally four-year degree program (equivalent to 240 credit points)
  • or a degree equivalent to 240 credit points from a foreign educational institution

Overview

Degree:

Master of Science (M.Sc.)

Place of study: 

Dresden

Program start:

01. October 2026

Duration:

2 Semester

 
 

Credit Points:

60 ECTS

Program type: 

Full-time, organized on a part-time basis (including weekends)

Lecture language:

english

Tuition fees:

1.066,00 € per month

Financing

Accredited by the Zentrale Evaluations- und Akkreditierungsagentur

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Knowledge is imparted in lectures and seminars with a high practical component. Some of the basic theoretical knowledge is taught in interactive online classroom sessions, whereby direct exchange with lecturers and students is of great importance. Comprehensive teaching materials and recommended literature allow students to individually organize their learning phases.

The team of lecturers on the course includes both top-class scientists and experienced practitioners, which enables the teaching of comprehensive knowledge about the connection between theory and practice according to the current state of science. The involvement of internationally recognized lecturers from the field of chiropractic complements the knowledge acquired, the skills taught and expands the student's own field of vision with international experience reports.

The pleasant and interactive teaching and learning atmosphere in small study groups encourages and intensifies exchange between students and with lecturers. Joint seminars with international guest lecturers promote cross-year exchange and strengthen relationships between students and lecturers beyond their studies.

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