Digital Transformation Management - Healthcare, Master of Arts

These are the requirements for the Master's in Digital Transformation Management - Healthcare

With your Master's in Digital Transformation Management - Healthcare, you can work as a Digital Consultant, Digital Project Manager, or Digital Transformation Manager in the healthcare industry.

You can be admitted to the part-time Master's program in Digital Transformation Management - Healthcare at IU International University if you have obtained a first academic degree from a state-recognized or state university, such as a bachelor's or master's degree. The final grade of your degree should be at least "Satisfactory."

Depending on the scope of your first degree, professional experience is also required:

• If your first degree comprises 240 ECTS and you can demonstrate at least 1 year of qualified work experience, you can be immediately enrolled in the Master's program. By the end of the program, you must demonstrate a total of at least 2 years of qualified work experience.
• If your first degree comprises 210 ECTS and you can show at least 1 year of qualified work experience, you can be immediately enrolled in the Digital Transformation Management Master's program. Alternatively, you can take IU modules totaling at least 30 ECTS. By the end of the program, you must demonstrate a total of at least 2 years of qualified work experience.
• If your first degree comprises 180 ECTS, you take courses totaling at least 30 ECTS and additionally prove at least 1 year of work experience. Alternatively, you demonstrate at least 2 years of qualified work experience. By the end of the program, you must show another year of qualified work experience.

In addition, you can have extensive prior credits recognized to shorten the study time in distance learning and save on tuition fees. Recognitions may include achievements from previous Master's programs or extensive professional experience recognized by the university. It is best to submit your recognition request along with your application.

These are the study contents in the online course Digital Transformation Management - Healthcare

This master's degree at IU comprises approximately 10 modules that you will take and complete over 2 semesters of regular study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credits (ECTS) and concludes with an examination such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 60 credits from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course schedule for full-time studies in Digital Transformation Management - Healthcare looks as follows:

• 1st Semester: Digitalization in Medicine and Nursing, Hybrid Project Management in Digital Transformation, Agile Leadership, People Analytics and Big Data, Applied Research, Seminar: Digitalization in Medicine and Nursing
• 2nd Semester: Law and E-Health, Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry and Medical Technology, Project: Digital Transformation in Healthcare, Master's Thesis

Flexibility of the standard study period in distance learning Digital Transformation Management - Healthcare

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

• In full-time study, the standard study time is 2 semesters or 12 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Full-time study in Digital Transformation Management - Healthcare is particularly suitable for those who are not working or only working a few hours per week.
• In part-time study I, the standard study time is 3 semesters or 18 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside studying.
• In part-time study II, the standard study time is 4 semesters or 24 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your career alongside your distance studies.

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

How does online study work at IU?

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

In the Master's distance learning program Digital Transformation Management - Healthcare 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 take your modules and courses whenever you want. This way, you can usually customize your study plan and semester schedule flexibly.

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

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

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