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.
After completing the part-time Master's degree course in Chiropractic, students have comprehensive knowledge of the relationship between theory and practice. They are familiar with the state of the art and can apply chiropractic techniques with confidence. In addition, students will acquire skills and abilities in the areas of practice and quality management, an understanding of the causality between chiropractic treatment and other medical disciplines, how to deal with different patient groups and aspects of public health.
The basics taught in the Bachelor's degree program can be related to the current state of research and other medical disciplines in the Master's degree program, and the existing knowledge can be meaningfully expanded for the practice and application of chiropractic work.
Further legal regulations may have to be observed for practicing the profession. The degree alone does not constitute a license to practice.
*Including weekend days
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.
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).
More Information
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.
Personal Advice
If you have questions or do you need more informations, please contact Mrs. Nicola Weatherly (ECA):
- Mrs. Nicola Weatherley
- Mail: weatherley@eca-eu.com
- Phone: (+49)15208795936
Overview
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
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
Admission to the programme is subject to Section 17 of the Saxon Higher Education Freedom Act (SächsHSFG).
Applicants must submit their written application documents to DIU.Applicants are eligible for admission if they:
- hold a general higher education entrance qualification or a university of applied sciences entrance qualification and have completed a four-year degree programme in Germany (equivalent to 240 ECTS), or
- hold an equivalent 240-ECTS degree from a foreign higher education institution, or
- can demonstrate equivalent qualifications gained at different higher education institutions,
- and provide proof of successfully completed training in chiropractic;
- or
- have successfully completed the undergraduate degree programme Chiropractic at Dresden International University.
Overview
Degree:
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Place of study:
Dresden
Program start:
01. October 2026
Duration:
2 semesters (12 months),
including Master's thesis
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 (excl. €500 thesis fee and any additional modules)
Personal advice
If you have questions or do you need more informations, please contact Mrs. Nicola Weatherly (ECA):
- Mrs. Nicola Weatherley
- Mail: weatherley@eca-eu.com
- Phone: (+49)15208795936