Healthcare Management - Health Care Management (M.Sc.)

The healthcare sector is one of the growth markets of the future. At the same time, it is not a homogeneous branch of industry, but a sector that extends from the core area of outpatient and inpatient healthcare to health insurance providers and the industrial healthcare industry (including the pharmaceutical and medical technology sector, e-health) through to wellness services. The "Health Sciences - Health Care Management" degree program focuses on the core area of "Medical Care", taking into account the developments arising from the other sub-areas.

The Master's program is research-oriented and takes an interdisciplinary approach to the management of medical care. Our guiding principle is to address the structural changes within the healthcare sector and to train you as specialists in the management of medical care.

The research-oriented profile of the degree programs focuses primarily on the areas of health economic evaluation, health services research and network management. Other components such as leadership in healthcare organization or legal implications set application-oriented accents. Methodological skills are also given a broad scope. Education staff, who have their own active research and practical experience, support students in project, seminar and final theses.

The aim of the degree programs is to qualify people for the design, evaluation and control of care services and care processes in the healthcare sector and the management of care providers. Target positions can be found at specialist and management level, in particular with service providers, health insurance providers, management companies, scientific institutions, associations, administrations, the industrial healthcare sector (especially pharmaceuticals, medical technology, e-health) and consulting companies. The degree programs also qualifies students for a subsequent doctorate.

Practical relevance: The combination of theoretical knowledge at the university and practical experience in the company gives students a comprehensive insight into their future professional field

Financial support: dual study students usually receive a salary from the company, which enables them to largely finance their studies themselves and gain work experience

Career opportunities: Graduates of dual degree programs are often particularly sought after by employers as they have both in-depth specialist knowledge and practical skills. This results in good promotion and development opportunities in professional life

Three years after graduation, 50% of graduates are managers or academically qualified employees with a management function.

The specialization provided the participating graduates with jobs, mostly in the healthcare/pharmaceutical sector in positions with further development potential.

Where do our graduates work?

• As area and specialist managers at large health insurance companies.
• Specialist and management positions at hospitals, doctors' networks.
• Associations e.g. GKV-Spitzenverband.
• Life science, IT and consulting companies, e.g. Edwards Lifescience, BioNTech, Microsoft.

The city of Ludwigshafen is located in the middle of the metropolitan area Rhine-Neckar with around 160,000 companies (including 10 of the 100 largest listed companies such as BASF, SAP, Roche, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, HeidelbergCement, KSB or Fuchs Petrolub, many medium-sized companies, hidden champions and innovative start-ups), 800,000 employees and a gross value added of over 62 billion euros. 

There is a large number of research and scientific institutions: 23 universities and colleges and more than 30 renowned research institutes (European Molecular Biology Laboratory, four Max Planck Institutes, German Cancer Research Center, Center for European Economic Research).

In addition to an excellent infrastructure with around 240 long-distance departures daily & good public transport, 8 freeways in the immediate vicinity and only 30 minutes to Frankfurt International Airport, the region also offers a diverse cultural and leisure offering with more than 230 museums, 110 theaters and many concerts and festivals, four UNESCO World Heritage Sites, over 120 castles & palaces and three nature parks.

3-semester attendance course with 10 compulsory modules and the Master's thesis in the 3rd semester (lectures and examinations usually take place from Thursday to Saturday). It is possible to start the course in the summer and winter semesters.

Specialist focus of the degree programs:

• Research into the theory and practice of health care: Research methodology, health services research, health economic evaluation
• Digitalization: artificial intelligence, data science, technology management
• Management of innovative forms of care: Innovation management, change management, performance and financial management, leadership and public relations
• Legal aspects of innovative forms of care
• Internationalization in the healthcare sector

I would like to know which courses are behind the modules (table with additional information on SWS and ECTS):

• non-dual degree programs
• dual degree programs

I would like to know which contents behind the courses (module handbook). 

Admission to the program is open to those who

a) has a degree in the Bachelor's degree program Health Economics in Practice at the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society with 210 ECTS and a grade of 2.5 or better

or

b) has obtained a Bachelor's degree with 210 ECTS in another suitable degree program with a final grade of 2.5 or better. With the university degree, proof must be provided of examination achievements in the following areas to the extent specified:

• 10 ECTS from the field of statistics, health economic evaluation or methods of empirical social research
• 5 ECTS from the field of public health/medicine or proof of completed vocational training in a healthcare profession
• 5 ECTS from the area of Fundamentals of the German healthcare system and Social Code V
• 5 ECTS from the field of information systems
• 10 ECTS from the area of Management and Controlling

If you cannot provide full proof of the required examinations or if you have a Bachelor's degree with fewer than 210 ECTS, you can make up the missing credits.

If the required minimum grade of 2.5 was not achieved in the first degree course, it is possible to take an aptitude test and gain admission to the Master's degree course via this route - provided the minimum content requirements of the Bachelor's degree course are met.

As some of the courses are held in English, English language skills at level B2 are recommended.

If you have not yet completed your studies, only a maximum of 30 ECTS may still be open at the application deadline. Further information can be foundat here.

A further admisson requirements for admission to the dual study program is a qualification contract between the applicant and the cooperating company for the duration of the standard period of study. The contract must be submitted to the university no later than six weeks after the start of lectures.

Before starting the Master's degree program, you should take advantage of a study consultation, especially if you have not previously completed the Health Economics degree program in the GiP practice network at the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society. The course of study, e.g. the preliminary semester to be completed, will also be discussed during the consultation.

Advice can be obtained by telephone, in person or via Zoom from the Program Manager, Ms. Christine Preis.

Application for the winter semester:
August 1 of the current year
Application for the summer semester:
February 1 of the current year