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 in areas such as Marketing or Business Development.

To be admitted to the private Bachelor's program in Health Management at IU International University, you need to have either a high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur), or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Health Management without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU program without a high school diploma, you need to have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a Certified Business Economist or 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 study program Health Management

This Bachelor's degree at IU comprises approximately 32 modules that you will take and complete over 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 accumulate 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical study schedule for full-time studies in Health Management looks as follows:

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

What's special about the Health Management Bachelor's program at IU are the numerous options to specialize in topic areas according to your interests and professional fields in the elective area.

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

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

Finally, for the third specialization, you can choose one of these study modules: Digital Education, Consulting, Operational Education, Smart Services, Foreign Language.

This is how the myStudy Health Management program at IU works

The myStudy program at IU International University is a flexible program that combines campus life with self-study phases at home.

Lectures take place on-site 2-3 days per week. If desired, events can also be followed alternatively via the IU's Virtual Campus.

Through the online portal and the Learn App of IU, students have access to study materials, presentations, and videos for the modules in Health Management at any time.

The semester is divided into 2 parts, so you take 3 modules per semester. For example, the modules in Health Management conclude with an exam or a term paper.

Study Health Management privately in these cities

With over 35 study locations throughout Germany, the IU International University is represented nationwide for courses of all disciplines.

The Health Management program is currently offered by the university in 5 cities, such as Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main.

While on campus, you can attend your lectures, and in the lounge area, you can interact with your fellow students. Depending on the city, you can also use the cafeterias, canteens, and libraries of other universities, for instance, at the Berlin location.

Learn Health Management at the IU's Virtual Campus

If there is no IU campus near you or you prefer flexible and digital learning, you can also enroll at the so-called Virtual Campus of IU.

At the Virtual Campus, you can take your Health Management lectures, for instance, via regular video conferences together with your classmates and professors.

Through IU's learning platform myCampus, you have access to study scripts and the virtual library. Using IU's LearnApp, you can also work through your scripts digitally on a tablet.