Health Business Administration
Health Business Administration (MHBA)
The German healthcare sector is the largest sector of our economy, accounting for a good 13 % of the gross domestic product is generated here. The market volume is estimated at more than 440 billion euros per year, and the trend is rising. The shortcoming: Many players in the sector are inadequately prepared for the increasing economization of the industry. They have highly specialized knowledge in their respective fields, but are increasingly confronted with economic issues and economic responsibility. This is precisely where the “Master of Health Business Administration” (MHBA) comes in.
- Degree
- Master of Health Business Administration
- Duration of studies in semester
- 4
- Start of degree program
- Winter semester
- Study location
- Nuremberg
- Number of students
- > 600
- Subject group
- Medicine, Health sciences, Economic Sciences, Law
- Special ways to study
- Professional development program
- Teaching language
- completely in German
- Admission Requirements
- Individual Qualification assessment
What is the degree program about?
The German healthcare system is increasingly recognized as a growth sector. Many of the players in this industry have very specialized expertise. Due to the necessary economization in the healthcare sector, however, it is becoming increasingly important to have an interdisciplinary education and, in particular, to be familiar with economic expertise and perspectives.
This degree program is designed especially for healthcare professionals who do not have a background in economics (e. g. doctors, pharmacists, nursing specialists, medical engineers). It aims to provide specialists and managers in all areas of healthcare with advanced knowledge of business administration through a distance learning degree program for working professionals that leads to the degree “Master of Health Business Administration”. This is achieved through targeted teaching of elements of business administration that are relevant for healthcare.
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The part-time distance learning program takes into account the fact that healthcare professionals usually do not have the opportunity to leave their workplace several times a year for several weeks in order to complete attendance phases. Therefore, the program is consistently based on the concept of distance learning. Each week, students are required to complete a text of approximately 40 pages. In each semester, the workload amounts to 20 texts, divided into two modules with 10 texts each. The texts of each module will be provided by mail in time, they are also available as pdf-file for download on the homepage of the degree program. At the end of each text there are control questions as well as multiple choice questions (on the homepage) which can be worked on (solutions can be found on the homepage). Internet references as well as references to further material supplement the texts and the homepage. It is planned to work on one text per week, but in fact the participants are much more flexible in their individual work arrangement. During vacation time, it is also possible to work on no text or even double the ration of texts, depending on one’s own preferences.
In terms of content, the program is structured as follows: It begins with two introductory modules in business administration (semester 1). This is followed by two further introductory modules in healthcare (semester 2). Semester 3 includes specific issues in healthcare from the areas of outpatient care (Module 5), inpatient care (Module 6) as well as pharmaceutical business administration (Module 7), two of which must be chosen depending on the student’s interests. In the 4th semester of the distance learning program, the student also deals in detail with a topic from the healthcare sector as part of his/her master’s thesis.
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The course is aimed at healthcare executives from hospitals, retirement and nursing homes, MVZs, the pharmaceutical industry, the medical technology industry, self-governing bodies and consulting companies who are increasingly assuming economic responsibility for their companies in their day-to-day work. Physicians in particular are among the target group. However, economists who require deeper insights into the healthcare system also benefit from the MHBA program.
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- Admission requirements (first semester)
- Individual Qualification assessment
- Application deadline winter semester
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31.07.
- Content-related admission requirements
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- An undergraduate degree in any subject obtained though a degree program with a standard duration of at least eight semesters
- At least two years of relevant work experience in a position of responsibility involving management, planning or controlling at a private or public company, association or administrative body after having completed the undergraduate degree
More information on the MHBA degree program is available at www.mhba.de (German).
- Degree Program Fees
- One-off payment: € 6,000 or payment in installments: 4 x € 1,550
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