Medical Economics, Master of Science

Admission requirements

A state-recognised first higher education degree (Diploma; Bachelor) in Health Economics, in the field of Health Sciences, or a comparable degree programme.
The following subject-specific requirements must be met:

Further qualification:
If subject-specific competencies are lacking, students are able to compensate the competency field CPs by taking individual modules from the bachelor’s degree programmes in Health Economics, Pharmaceutical Economics or Advanced Nursing Care (including passing the module examinations) within the first semester of study.

Details

Starting from the summer semester 2016, the Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln offers the Master’s degree in Health Economics, Master of Science – with the study focuses on the healthcare industry and medical and treatment management in patient care. The RFH Master’s programme in Health Economics leading to the M.Sc. degree specifically targets diploma and bachelor students who are already working in the healthcare sector or are interested in working there. The programme has been accredited by FIBAA.
In the healthcare market, qualified master graduates are primarily sought after both in the “healthcare industry” and in “healthcare institutions.”

Due to increasingly limited financial resources alongside ongoing expenditure dynamics, specific competence areas in the field of the “healthcare economy” are required. Medical-technical progress as well as demographic change also make the demand for qualified specialists in the healthcare market increasingly necessary. Against this background, the Master’s degree programme in Health Economics, Master of Science was introduced, which includes the study focuses on healthcare economics and medical treatment. The development of the healthcare economy is determined not only by open financing issues but also significantly by the availability of qualified specialists. The development of the skills shortage in outpatient and inpatient care will increase significantly for both doctors and non-medical healthcare professionals between 2020 and 2030.

The aim of this Master’s programme is to provide you with scientific methodological and expert competence including practice-oriented content for a challenging leadership position in healthcare economics. After successfully completing your first degree, we offer you directly the opportunity to

The programme with the focuses “healthcare industry” and “medical and treatment management” imparts knowledge on the following topics, among others:

Legal foundations, medical law, health care management, methods of empirical health research, market access as well as advanced business management knowledge in healthcare.

The focus on medical management provides students with a deeper insight into patient care for diseases that are highly relevant from a health economics perspective.
The modules in the area of Medical Sciences provide students with knowledge of treatment processes of physicians working in outpatient and inpatient care.

As part of the module “Outpatient Patient Care”, both the various outpatient care options and their billing are discussed. Inpatient process flows in intensive care and anaesthesia medicine, operative medical care, and internal medicine / geriatrics are also part of the programme. The aim of these lectures is to become familiar with numerous processes of the respective disciplines and to be able to classify them from a health economics perspective. Among other things, fundamentals about the required structures and equipment are taught, as well as a detailed study of the basic treatment processes within the different areas. Students acquire sound knowledge in the competence field of drug management in patient care.