Masters Degrees in Nursing & Health, Germany

The Master's programmes in Health Care Management ensure that you are perfectly prepared for your career in the health care sector – a sector with great potential for development and excellent job prospects:

You focus on the complex processes of health care management
You concentrate not only on the current state and private health systems but also on the planning, development and implementation of clinic processes
You identify the most important requirements in economic-strategic management and learn how to implement these with the help of the most important management instruments
You expand your knowledge of the instruments of quality management, such as audits, risk management, controlling and monitoring
You learn the basics of human resource management – particularly against the background of the increasing shortage of personnel, for example in the nursing sector


Step-by-step to your Master's degree in International Management · Health Care

First semester
In the first semester you will update and expand your technical competence in subjects of "General Management".

Second semester
The choice is yours: Under the technical supervision of your lecturers, you can choose four out of six possible areas of focus and thus define a first cornerstone of your personal competence profile.

International Organizational Behavior
Internal Human Resource Management
International Management Accouting and Control
International Marketing
International Financial Management
International Financial Accounting

Third semester
The third semester is for yourexpanding specialisation in the field of health care management.

Fourth semester
In this semester you complete your studies by writing your Master's thesis. The thesis is written under the expert supervision of professors and lecturers as an independent scientific paper for solving a management task.

Academic and practically-oriented modules

Compulsory Modules
Academic research methods
Applied statistics
Strategic aspects of service management
Performance measurement and management
International economic policy
International business ethics
Corporate governance in an international context

You can also significantly improve your career prospects with various language courses – e.g. with commercial English, Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic or Russian.

Optional compulsory modules (4 out of 6)
International Organizational Behavior
Internal Human Resource Management
International Management Accouting and Control
International Marketing
International Financial Management
International Financial Accounting

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Cost pressures and aging populations are challenges of today’s globalised society that healthcare professionals need to manage carefully. Executives with knowledge and skills in both healthcare administration and management who know how to face these demanding tasks are in high demand.

This International Healthcare Management MBA programme combines the sought-after expertise in international healthcare management with different perspectives on leadership, organisational behaviour and business administration.

The curriculum is structured into interdisciplinary modules with a focus on leadership skills, subject expertise and methodical knowledge and is designed for professionals from all sectors of the healthcare industry who want to improve their management skills in order to qualify for leadership positions. In addition to management skills, soft skills are incorporated into the programme. Students get the chance to expand their professional network and exchange ideas with healthcare executives, lecturers and guest speakers from different cultures and countries.

In three semesters, our MBA students do not only get to know the relevant methods and trends in healthcare management, but also become experts in their field and get the opportunity to advance their management careers. Our career service and our extended network provide excellent support to students in finding their next career opportunity in healthcare management.

Curriculum

Topics: international healthcare management

• Organization and Leadership in Healthcare Management
• Performance Measurement and Decision Making in Healthcare
• International Public Health Management
• Healthcare Management
• Environment Company Project in the field of Healthcare Management
• Hospital, Ambulatory Care
• Pharmaceutical or Medicinal Products
• Healthcare Payor (e-health)

Topics: management and economic framework

• Team-building and Communication
• Leadership and Ethics
• Complexity and Decision Making
• Informal Organizational Design
• Globalization, Society and Responsibility
• Intercultural Intelligence Trust and Collaboration
• Corporate Communication Knowledge Management  

Career Perspectives

The healthcare sector is one of the world’s largest industries and growth engines. The combination of management know-how and sector-specific knowledge enables graduates to raise their international profile, becoming sought-after candidates for top-level management positions.

The MBA programme qualifies professionals to work in international healthcare institutions and companies such as hospitals, clinics, special care institutions, providers of pharmaceutical technology, upstream and downstream service providers, startups, public institutions and non-profit associations. You can pursue a number of occupations after completing your MBA degree in International Healthcare Management.

Graduates can work in:

• Business leadership roles
• International Sales and Key Account Management
• Quality and Process Management
• Medical Controlling and E-Health
• Human Resources Management, Communication and PR
• Public Health and Association Work - Business Consultancy 

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In a nutshell

• Standard period of study: 4 semesters, full-time
• Start: Fall term
• Degree title: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
• Language: German and English; Double Master's Programme: English
• Fees: Only social fee
• Application Deadline: June 15^th 2018 (please note the differing deadlines for the Double Master's Programme)

Some examples of the questions Health Economics students look at

• Who are the key national and international players in healthcare?
• What illnesses are significant in terms of health economics and how can appropriate healthcare management help to tackle them?
• What aspects of evidence-based medicine are of crucial significance when deciding on a therapy?
• How can health policy measures be assessed?
• How can the ethical implications of structures and courses of action be assessed?
• What aspects are relevant in the assessment of conclusions and the evaluation of methodological designs in the context of clinical studies?

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