Health Management, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Health Management

With your Bachelor's in Health Management, you can work as a healthcare consultant, health coach, or in occupational health management.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program in Health Management at IU International University if you can show either a Abitur (general university entrance qualification), a Fachabitur, or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can study Health Management without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you need to have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a certified business economist, or hold a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and worked full-time for at least 3 years after this training.

These are the study contents in the online course Health Management

This Bachelor's program at IU consists of approximately 31 modules, which you will take and complete over a period of 6 semesters of regular study time. Each module carries 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will thus accumulate 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course progression for full-time studies in Health Management looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Introduction to Health Management, Business Administration, Introduction to Academic Work, Law, Medicine for Non-Medical Professionals I, Economics, and Market
• Semester 2: Medicine for Non-Medical Professionals II, Framework of the Health Market, Collaborative Work, Statistics, Accounting and Balance Sheets, Marketing
• Semester 3: Investment and Financing, Cost and Performance Accounting, Intercultural and Ethical Competencies, Service Management in Healthcare, Billing Systems, Healthcare Law
• Semester 4: Technology in Healthcare, Project Management, Public and Nonprofit Management, Case Management, E-Health, Health and Prevention
• Semester 5: Personnel and Business Management, Quality Management in Healthcare, Controlling in Healthcare, Seminar: Healthcare Market in Transition, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor's Thesis

What sets the Health Management Bachelor's program at IU apart is the many opportunities to specialize in elective areas based on individual interests and professional fields.

For the first specialization, you can choose from the following exciting modules: Applied Health Psychology, Therapeutic Practice, Corporate Health Management, Fitness and Sports Management, Health Economics (Specialization), Health Tourism, Hospital Management, M-Health and Mobile Campaigns, Nursing Management, Practice Management, Social and Health Policy.

For the second specialization, you can select one of these study modules: Labor Law, Big Data and Data Protection, Business Consulting, Business Controlling, E-Commerce, International Management, Online and Social Media Marketing, Project Management (Specialization), Tourism Management, Entrepreneurial Hotel Management.

As the third specialization, you will enroll in one of these modules: Applied Health Psychology, Counseling, Corporate Education, Corporate Health Management, Fitness and Sports Management, Languages, Health Economics (Specialization), Hospital Management, M-Health and Mobile Campaigns, Nursing Management, Practice Management, Smart Services, Social and Health Policy, General Studies.

How flexible is the standard study period in the distance learning course Health Management

At IU International University you can choose one of 3 study models in the part-time distance learning program:

• In full-time studies, the standard study period is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Full-time studies in Health Management are particularly suitable for those who are not employed or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time studies I, the standard study period is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time studies I are suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time studies II, the standard study period is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time studies II are particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance studies.

By the way, you can also take a semester break during your studies at no additional cost.

How does online learning work at IU?

A study program that adapts to your life: In the online course at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when and where you want to learn.

In the distance learning program Health Management at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can complete your modules and courses whenever you want. This way, you can usually create your study plan and semester schedule flexibly by yourself.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally in PDF format and for tablets. Through the smart app IU Learn, you have access to the scripts for your studies in Health Management as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You can interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats during interactive lectures.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. An online exam can be taken 24/7 once you feel sufficiently prepared for the material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.