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Do you want a career in the healthcare sector? Then your Master "Gesundheitsmanagement"* will open the right doors for you.
You will acquire both industry-specific expertise as well as leadership skills – the perfect combination to advance your career.
You have various options for your Master "Gesundheitsmanagement": Complete the 60 ECTS credit programme in just one year or dive deeper with 90 or 120 ECTS credits.
After graduation, you may work in exciting positions such as head of administration in healthcare.
* This programme focuses on health care management.
M.A., 120, 60, 90 ECTS credits
Language: de
Full-time or part-time, 100% flexible
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36, 48, 72 months, depending on model Extension possible free of charge
Study programme independent of time & place, no mandatory attendance, innovative study tools available on online-campus, AI study assistant Syntea, exams online or at nearest examination centre
Starting at 286€/month, depending on model
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online master's programme in Health Management is available as a 60 ECTS or 120 ECTS programme in German language
Your master’s programme in Health Management is as practice-oriented as possible. In the 60 ECTS programme, you choose one of seven electives, e.g. “Digitalisierung in Medizin und Pflege” or “Personalgewinnung und –bindung in Medizin und Pflege”. In the 120 ECTS programme, you choose two out of twelve available modules to prepare for your career. Your options include modules such as “Evidenz und Praxis in Medizin und Therapie”, “Public Health Forschung” or “Arbeit und Gesundheit”.
| Module | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Gesundheitsmanagement und Bedingungen des Gesundheitsmarktes | 5 |
| Personalmanagement in Gesundheits- und Sozialeinrichtungen | 5 |
| Forschungsmethodik | 5 |
| Gesundheitspsychologie und -soziologie | 5 |
| Gesprächsführung und Kommunikationstechniken | 5 |
| Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung | 5 |
| Module | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Ethik im Gesundheitswesen | 5 |
| Seminar: Deutsches Medizin- und Pflegerecht | 5 |
| Risikomanagement für Leistungserbringer auf dem Gesundheitsmarkt | 5 |
| Biostatistik und Demografie | 5 |
| Seminar: Gesellschaftliche Herausforderung und Gesundheitspolitik | 5 |
| Gesundheitsökonomie | 5 |
| Module | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Digitale Gesundheitsdienste | 5 |
| Health Care Management Projekt | 5 |
| Wahlpflichtmodul A | 10 |
| Wahlpflichtmodul B | 10 |
| Module | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Masterarbeit | 30 |
| Module | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Wahlpflichtmodul A | |
| Evidenz und Praxis in Medizin und Therapie | 10 |
| Public Health Forschung | 10 |
| Gender, Partizipation und Gesundheit | 10 |
| Digitalisierung in Medizin und Pflege | 10 |
| Personalgewinnung und -bindung in Medizin und Pflege | 10 |
| Gesundheit im globalen Kontext | 10 |
| Innovation in Pharma and Medical Technology | 10 |
| Wahlpflichtmodul B | |
| Evidenz und Praxis in Medizin und Therapie | 10 |
| Public Health Forschung | 10 |
| Gender, Partizipation und Gesundheit | 10 |
| Digitalisierung in Medizin und Pflege | 10 |
| Arbeit und Gesundheit | 10 |
| Gesundheit im globalen Kontext | 10 |
| Innovation in der Pharma- und Medizintechnik-Branche | 10 |
| Angewandte quantitative und qualitative Methoden | 10 |
| Gesprächsführungskompetenz | 10 |
| New Work und Agilität | 10 |
| Management und Leadership | 10 |
| Infektionskrankheiten und Planetary Health | 10 |
| Personalgewinnung und -bindung in Medizin und Pflege | 10 |
| KI und Mastering KI Prompting | 10 |
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