Hessian University of Public Management and Security (HöMS) Summary
The Hessian University of Public Administration and Security (German: Hochschule für Öffentliche Verwaltung und Sicherheit Hessen) is a university of applied sciences for public administration and security in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The HöMS is the Hessian State University for Education in the areas of police, general administration, digital administration and social insurance. It continues the institutional tradition that started in 1980 and has been working under its current structure and name since 2022. The current academic profile of the institution comprises protective and criminal police, cybercrime, public administration, digital administration, pension insurance, public management and applied security research. Because the campuses in Gießen, Kassel, Mühlheim am Main and Wiesbaden are close to the Hessian authorities and police organisations that use and supervise their practice, candidates can study close to home.
The master file includes a course portfolio of 5 undergraduate and 2 postgraduate entries. Undergraduate studies: Protective Police, Criminal Police, Public Administration, Digital Administration, Social Administration – Pension Insurance. Postgraduate study options include: Police Administration Public Management Each entry retains the official parent qualification and places pathways or concentrations within the specialisation area rather than creating them as separate degrees. Where the institution itself does not award doctorates, this record includes only credible cooperative doctoral research routes and notes that formal admission is with a doctoral awarding partner.
The five bachelor study programs only accept participants through the training authorities after a successful recruitment and selection process; the employment-compatible master study program Public Management publishes its own application route and cohort notice. Before applying, applicants are advised to refer to the current program page for exact intake, teaching language, academic prerequisites, selection method and document route. International certificates may require certified translation, proof of equivalency, APS documentation for relevant countries or other language proof. Master’s committees may require module descriptions, credits, professional experience, a portfolio, a statement of motivation or interview. Admission to doctoral studies is independent of enrolment in a bachelor's or master's degree program and is dependent on a suitable topic, supervision, funding and formal acceptance by the awarding university.
Selected by an employer bachelor candidates pay no tuition and are paid for public service. The master’s in Public Management is offered in this call as an employer-sponsored or fee-paying program. Tuition as stated does not usually include accommodation, food, health insurance, residence procedures, personal travel or additional project costs. Fee schedule and signed study contract to apply live. Funding can be provided as BAföG (for eligible students), Deutschlandstipendium (if applicable), DAAD or Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, employer sponsorship, education funds or paid research and student assistant jobs. Each award is considered independently of admission.
Career preparation is geared toward the Hessian police, municipalities, ministries, general administration, digital-government units and Deutsche Rentenversicherung Hessen and does not guarantee placement. Students increase their employability through police exercises, administrative cases, employer rotations, digital-service projects, social-insurance assignments, leadership workshops, research projects and practice-based theses. Alumni and professional networks can provide mentoring, sector insight and contacts, but the application and career decisions are the responsibility of each student. The school is particularly interesting for those who wish to pursue a selective public service path that combines local campus access, paid practical training, specialisation in police or administration and advanced management studies, as long as their previous education, language skills, mode of study and financing are compatible with the current program conditions.
The master file includes a course portfolio of 5 undergraduate and 2 postgraduate entries. Undergraduate studies: Protective Police, Criminal Police, Public Administration, Digital Administration, Social Administration – Pension Insurance. Postgraduate study options include: Police Administration Public Management Each entry retains the official parent qualification and places pathways or concentrations within the specialisation area rather than creating them as separate degrees. Where the institution itself does not award doctorates, this record includes only credible cooperative doctoral research routes and notes that formal admission is with a doctoral awarding partner.
The five bachelor study programs only accept participants through the training authorities after a successful recruitment and selection process; the employment-compatible master study program Public Management publishes its own application route and cohort notice. Before applying, applicants are advised to refer to the current program page for exact intake, teaching language, academic prerequisites, selection method and document route. International certificates may require certified translation, proof of equivalency, APS documentation for relevant countries or other language proof. Master’s committees may require module descriptions, credits, professional experience, a portfolio, a statement of motivation or interview. Admission to doctoral studies is independent of enrolment in a bachelor's or master's degree program and is dependent on a suitable topic, supervision, funding and formal acceptance by the awarding university.
Selected by an employer bachelor candidates pay no tuition and are paid for public service. The master’s in Public Management is offered in this call as an employer-sponsored or fee-paying program. Tuition as stated does not usually include accommodation, food, health insurance, residence procedures, personal travel or additional project costs. Fee schedule and signed study contract to apply live. Funding can be provided as BAföG (for eligible students), Deutschlandstipendium (if applicable), DAAD or Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, employer sponsorship, education funds or paid research and student assistant jobs. Each award is considered independently of admission.
Career preparation is geared toward the Hessian police, municipalities, ministries, general administration, digital-government units and Deutsche Rentenversicherung Hessen and does not guarantee placement. Students increase their employability through police exercises, administrative cases, employer rotations, digital-service projects, social-insurance assignments, leadership workshops, research projects and practice-based theses. Alumni and professional networks can provide mentoring, sector insight and contacts, but the application and career decisions are the responsibility of each student. The school is particularly interesting for those who wish to pursue a selective public service path that combines local campus access, paid practical training, specialisation in police or administration and advanced management studies, as long as their previous education, language skills, mode of study and financing are compatible with the current program conditions.
