Bachelor Gesundheitsmanagement (B.A.)

Your studies in Health Management are opening a whole new range of opportunities for you and your career. Be ready to make an impact and to work in an industry as diverse as your learned skills. 

You can study your Bachelor of Health Management in various study forms. This depends entirely on how your individual everyday life looks like and what prerequisites you have when you begin your studies. The table provides you with a good overview about the benefits of the different forms of study and which model will support you best on your personal path. 

A university degree can open various doors for you and creates more opportunities for growth and freedom in your future. You can have more career opportunities than you would have without, and you will move up the career ladder much faster because you will be taught certain key skills that will be incredibly helpful in your specific field. Furthermore, some companies prefer academics for higher positions. Under the aspect of lifelong learning, you mainly invest in yourself and in your professional competences in the future. Plus: studying can be fun - in particular when education (like at the IU) is provided the way you want it to be. 

In addition to the technical specialisation in health science topics, the focus during the Bachelor of Health Management is on the development of your management and administrative skills. Ethical and psychosocial skills with patients and staff are also part of the curriculum. The programme includes Medicine for non-medical professionals, Law in the health sector, E-health, Project management or Health & Prevention. Furthermore, you will train your soft skills, which will make you fit for a managerial position in a hospital or other health care facilities.   

In the Bachelor's degree programme in Health Management, you will be trained as a future specialist and manager in a way that will allow you to face the rapid growth in the health market with confidence. After all: digitalisation in medical care, new services and increasing health awareness among the population require innovative and holistic approaches. At the same time, pressure for efficiency is growing. More than ever, a well-founded basic knowledge of Business Administration is required - and especially medical as well as socio-political knowledge. With your studies to become a health manager, you can start out as a health expert in Administration, Human Resources or the education sector. 

You'll find all of the important information about your study programme and IU International University of Applied Sciences in your personal brochure.