International Healthcare Management, Bachelor of Arts

These are the prerequisites for the Bachelor International Healthcare Management

With your bachelor's degree in International Healthcare Management, you will work as a product manager, a quality manager or a market access manager, for example.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program International Healthcare Management at IU International University if you have either a Abitur (the general university entrance qualification), a Fachabitur or a Fachgebundene Hochschulreife.

In addition, you can also study International Healthcare Management without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must present a completed advanced training program, such as a state-certified business administrator or a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed vocational training and worked full-time for at least 3 years following this training.

These are the study contents in the online study International Healthcare Management

This bachelor's degree at IU comprises about 31 modules that you take and complete over the course of 6 semesters of standard study time. Each module has a scope of 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination such as a term paper or a written exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical study plan for full-time study in International Healthcare Management looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Academic Integrity and Writing for Business, Introduction to Academic Work, Business 101, Healthcare Management, Medicine for Non-Medics I, Managerial Economics
• Semester 2: Medicine for Non-Medics II, Statistics - Probability and Descriptive Statistics, Principles of Management, International Health Systems, Management Accounting, Introduction to Health Economics
• Semester 3: Introduction to Public Health, Collaborative Work, International HR Management, Health Financing, International Marketing, Introduction to Hospital Management
• Semester 4: Foundations in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Intercultural and Ethical Decision-Making, Supply Chain Management I, Medical Information Technology and Software, Global Corporations and Globalization, Pharmaceutical Management
• Semester 5: Global Health, Agile Project Management, Seminar: Technology in Healthcare, Quality Management in Healthcare, Elective A
• Semester 6: Elective B, Elective C, Bachelor Thesis

What makes the International Healthcare Management bachelor's degree program at IU special is the many opportunities to delve into topics according to your own interests and career fields in the elective area.

As your first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Medical Technology Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Health Services Industry.

As second and third specializations, you will choose from one of these study modules: Medical Technology Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Health Services Industry, Accounting, Financing and Investment, Applied Sales, Business Intelligence, Change and Agile Management, Global Sourcing and Supply Chain Management, Intercultural Psychology and CRM, Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Market Research and Product Management, Online and Social Media Marketing, Studium Generale.

This is how flexible the standard period of study is in the International Healthcare Management distance learning program

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

• In the full-time study the standard period of study is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. The full-time study in International Healthcare Management is particularly suitable for those who are not or only a few hours a week are working.
• In the Part-time study I the standard period of study is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. The part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time in addition to your studies.
• In the part-time study II the standard period of study is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. The part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are strongly involved in your career in addition to your distance learning.

By the way, you can also take a leave semester during the course of study, at no additional cost.

How does online study at IU work?

Study that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when you want to learn and where you want to learn.

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

You take your modules and courses when you want. This usually gives you the flexibility to arrange your own study schedule and semester schedule.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive learning scripts. You can get the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for your tablet. Through the smart app IU Learn, you can access scripts for your study in International Healthcare Management as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

You'll also access supplemental materials, such as videos, through myCampus, IU's online campus. You can exchange information with your lecturers and fellow students in live virtual formats, for example, via the interactive courses.

And exams? If you wish, you can write them as online exams. You can take an online exam around the clock as soon as you feel sufficiently prepared for the subject matter. Alternatively, you can write the exam at one of the IU's numerous exam centers throughout Germany.