Dual study program in health economics

There are three study models for the dual Bachelor's degree in Health Economics GiP:

Dual Classic

• For the duration of your studies, you will be employed by one of the cooperation partners from the degree program's practice network on the basis of a qualification contract.
• You will have the opportunity to get to know the company well and will complete all three practical phases of the course at this company.
• During your studies, you will receive the remuneration agreed in the qualification contract and thus have financial planning security. The contract also regulates the work assignment (e.g. 1.5 days/week during the lecture period at the university and full-time during the lecture-free period). You go through the application process directly with the company.

Dual training

• Parallel to your health economics studies, you will complete an apprenticeship as a social insurance clerk.
• This model is offered in cooperation with various health insurance companies. These include Siemens Betriebskrankenkasse SBK and Salus BKK.

Dual Flex

• You have the opportunity to completeinternships with various cooperation partners from the degree program's practical network (at least two different cooperation partners).
• The advantage of this model is that you can get to know different companies from different sectors of the healthcare industry. For example, you can combine hospital - health insurance company - healthcare network or healthcare network - pharmaceuticals - consulting. Choose the combination that suits your interests!

The best way to choose the optimal study model and possible cooperation partners is to seek advice. Study advice is available by telephone, in person or via Zoom. Please contact us at gip@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de

Career prospects after graduation

Thanks to the broad and interdisciplinary orientation of the degree programs in Health Economics, you will have a wide range of opportunities to start your career and excellent prospects for further career steps. In addition, you will have already made your first contacts in practice through the dual study program, built up your own network and possibly already found an interesting employer.

Which professions do our graduates pursue?

• In quality management, risk management, controlling and human resources at hospitals and health insurance companies.
• In the network management of healthcare networks.
• In various companies in the healthcare sector with tasks in digitalization and project management.
• In the field of data analysis and special care analytics.
• As an assistant to the management.
• In the corporate health management of companies.
• At associations, organizations of joint self-administration (e.g. Joint Federal Committee, Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians) and municipalities (e.g. health authorities).
• Various tasks at pharmaceutical companies, in the field of IT and digital health, medical technology or consulting.

As you can see, the dual study program in Health Economics GiP offers a wide range of opportunities in an exciting industry.

And if you don't want to end your academic career after your Bachelor's degree, we also offer a suitable Master's degree program.

Course structure

7-semester dual study program with three integrated practical phases. Most of the courses take place on our new campus in Ludwigshafen/Rhine. Here you will find an inspiring and modern learning environment. The distances are short and personal contact with your course and lecturers is uncomplicated. The course always starts in the winter semester.

During the seven semesters, we provide you with a broad knowledge base in the areas of medical basics, management, IT, digitalization, the healthcare system and healthcare policy, health economic evaluation and law.

Lectures, projects, seminars and practical phases offer a perfect mix of theory and application. A real highlight is the practical project (case study) in the fourth semester. The practical project is offered in cooperation with an external partner, for example a hospital, a health insurance company, a consulting firm or a care facility. The cooperation partner formulates a practically relevant task as a project assignment. If the result is convincing, the implementation in the company is considered! Here you can contribute your knowledge from various specialist areas, apply project management methods and develop future skills.

Specialist focus of the dual degree programs:

• Basic area: we teach broad basic knowledge in the areas of business administration and management, medicine, the structure and functioning of the healthcare system, economics, digitalization and scientific methods.
• Specialization area: You will deepen your knowledge of the outpatient sector (including medical practices and healthcare networks), hospital management, pharmaceutical companies and medical technology. We also offer in-depth study of strategic management, personnel management, quality management, process management, controlling and health economic evaluation of healthcare services. This also includes ethics and the increasing internationalization of the healthcare sector.
• Elective area: You can set an individual focus in the areas of innovation management, sustainable corporate management or health promotion & prevention.
• Future skills: These skills will equip you to work successfully in a working environment characterized by digitalization, AI and sustainability.

Practical phases:

• Practical phase 1: 10 weeks in the first year of study.
• Practical phase 2: 10 weeks in the second year of study.
• Practical semester: 24 weeks in the sixth semester.

To be able to study a dual degree in health economics, you need

⇒ A-levels or entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or a professional qualification (e.g. nursing training, MFA, merchants in GW with a grade of at least 2.5)

and

⇒Proof of the dual component. The decisive factor here is whether you already have a practice partner at the start of your studies. Please make sure that it is a cooperation partner from the GiP degree program's partner network.

• Yes, I already have a cooperation partner: In this case, please submit the qualification contract with one of our cooperation partners. Depending on the study model, this may be an internship, training or employment contract. You must also submit the declaration of commitment for the practical phase.
• No, I do not yet have a cooperation partner at the time of application: In this case, submit the signed declaration of commitment to the practical phase. In the first week of lectures, you will discuss the next steps for applying for your first internship with us.

Before starting the dual Bachelor's degree program in Health Economics in the GiP practice network, you should seek advice, especially to find the right study model for you.

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