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Lay the foundation for a career in healthcare with this degree programme.
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Vocational training in the healthcare sector is just the start of a personal career - the Bachelor's degree programme in "Management in Healthcare" is the right second step for a secure professional future.
The degree programme builds on the skills and experience gained during vocational training in order to expand them with management knowledge. This takes you to the next level of qualification, enabling you to take on management functions, for example as a divisional manager.
The broad range of courses also enables you to enter the various functional areas in administration, such as personnel management, marketing, quality management or occupational health management.
Management in healthcare is more than just thinking and acting economically in healthcare facilities. It is more than the application of business administration knowledge in the healthcare sector. It is a systematic, scientifically based approach to the conceptualisation, implementation, evaluation and adaptation of management tasks in the healthcare sector. The economic interests of healthcare facilities in terms of effectiveness and efficiency must be balanced with social concerns regarding quality of life and quality of care.
It is about implementing a vision: to contribute to patient-centred, participative and resource-promoting care that is both economically sensible and responsible.
At a glance
Degree
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Type of programme
Campus-based programme
Start of study programme
Winter semester
Language of instructions
German
Standard duration
6 semester
Free of Admission Restriction
Yes
ECTS-Punkte
180 ECTS
- You have already completed training in one of the healthcare professions, for example as a nurse, physiotherapist, medical assistant, paramedic, emergency paramedic, social insurance clerk or healthcare administrator and now want to qualify for a leadership or management position.
- You are interested in managing staff and advocating for their needs and health.
- You want to understand economic relationships and make decisions in healthcare organisations.
The degree programme at Fulda University of Applied Sciences is interdisciplinary and practice-oriented, often with forms of project or problem-oriented learning, guest lectures, projects and an internship. Health, business and management science knowledge is taught in equal measure.
You study full-time with attendance phases from Monday to Wednesday. Experience has shown that you can work up to ten hours a week on the side without affecting your performance.
- Three days - on-campus teaching at the university from Monday to Wednesday lunchtime
- Three years - six semesters
- Three modules - three examinations in each semester
- Teaching materials are available online
- Personal contact with lecturers and students in a pleasant learning atmosphere
- Option to extend your experience with a semester abroad in the 5th semester
The degree programme contains fourteen compulsory modules with 150 ECTS. The core of the programme consists of modules with management content and the framework conditions in the healthcare sector:
Management (60 ECTS)
- Fundamentals of economic and entrepreneurial behaviour (10 ECTS)
- Structures and processes in healthcare organisations (10 ECTS)
- Human resources management (10 ECTS)
- Quality and risk management (10 ECTS)
- Quantitatively orientated management (10 ECTS)
- Communication and joint decision-making (10 ECTS)
Framework conditions (20 ECTS)
- Health impairments in the population (10 ECTS)
- Health policy and economics (10 ECTS)
The application of this theoretical content to practice is integrated in a study project and an internship:
- Practical application (25 ECTS)
- Internship (200 hours) (10 ECTS)
- Study project (15 ECTS)
In addition, the skills of scientific work are developed and applied in the preparation of the Bachelor's thesis:
- Scientific work (30 ECTS)
- Fundamentals of scientific work (10 ECTS)
- Empirical social research (10 ECTS)
- Evidence-based decision-making (10 ECTS)
- Bachelor's thesis (15 ECTS)
In addition, three modules (30 ECTS credits) are selected, which can be used to specialise in content according to your own interests. The offer is compiled from the following catalogue according to demand:
Management in healthcare organisations
- Change management in healthcare organisations
- Business and tax law
- Future-orientated personnel management concepts
- Digital transformation in the healthcare sector
- Marketing in the healthcare sector
- Performance and medical controlling
- Entrepreneurship and business plan
- Care management in the healthcare sector
- Critical thinking and action in healthcare management
Workplace health promotion
- Health promotion as a management task in the healthcare sector
- Workplace health management
- Health inequalities
- Health information and shared decision making
University entrance qualification
Proof of completed training in a human-related healthcare profession or a commercial or technical profession in the healthcare sector in accordance with federal law, the Vocational Training Act or corresponding state regulations or comparable training in terms of training content and areas of activity
Proof of completed vocational training is not required if a degree relevant to health sciences has already been completed and a second degree is being sought with the application for the Health Management degree programme.
Applicants who have not obtained their higher education entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution must provide proof of German language proficiency at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (DSH-2 or equivalent).
With German educational certificates: 15 April to 30 September
With foreign educational certificates: 1 March to 30 September
Varied : and secure prospects
The healthcare sector is a growth industry in which the demand for health and care services will increase in the future. As a result, there is a wide range of jobs with a variety of management tasks in management, administration or health promotion in a wide range of organisations.
With the "Management in Healthcare" degree programme, you can gain a broad qualification for a wide range of areas or develop your own specialist profile according to your wishes. This opens up an individual career path for you, allowing you to look forward to a secure future in a varied and exciting profession.
Students and alumni share their experiences : Impressions from the study program
”Due to its proximity and practical focus, Fulda University of Applied Sciences was exactly the right place for me to set myself new professional goals, gain further qualifications and make a difference in the healthcare sector. Thanks to the pre-qualification of an apprenticeship, the degree programme starts at a specialist level and offers an exciting exchange with other areas of the healthcare sector.
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Katrin und Jana, Management in Healthcare (B.Sc.) degree programme
”Healthy leadership, critical thinking and action, the various HR management concepts as well as digital change and the challenges of our time are critically and scientifically analysed. We learn step by step how to work scientifically in order to be able to argue objectively and evidently in discussions. I was also able to further sharpen my personal profile and develop and expand my skills with regard to future work requirements.
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Markus, Management in Healthcare (B.Sc.) degree programme
”The 'Management in Healthcare' degree programme prepared me perfectly for the world of work and self-employment. Through the targeted teaching of management and leadership skills as well as a deep understanding of the structures and challenges in the healthcare sector, I was able to acquire the necessary expertise to make informed decisions and run my own company. The scientific and practical training was particularly valuable for me, enabling me to work on research projects at the university, such as "GetAll", or to develop entrepreneurial and strategic concepts in everyday study programmes and projects. Today, I benefit daily from the skills I learnt during my studies.
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Manuel, Partner and Managing Director of medlutions UG, graduate of the Management in Healthcare, formerly Healthcare Management (B. Sc.) degree programme
More about the subject
Your Department
The degree programme is offered by the Department of Health Sciences. Find out more about your new environment, teaching, laboratories and your future professors on the department's website.
Prior to the study programme
It starts at the beginning of the winter semester, there are no courses to complete beforehand!
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Need : help?
Subject-related advice
Christine Ernst
Programme coordinator of the programmes Vocational Education Health B.Ed. and Vocational Education M.Ed./M.A.
christine.ernst(at)gw.hs-fulda.de
+49 661 9640-6338
Subject-related advice
Prof. Dr. Margit Christiansen
management in the health sector with a focus on human resources
Margit.Christiansen(at)pg.hs-fulda.de
+49 661 9640-619
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