MBA in Lead­er­ship and Man­age­ment in Health­care

The MBA Master of Business Administration covers traditional content, while also focussing on leadership and management in the healthcare sector. This course helps develop scientific and methodological skills, and is also designed to equip students with the personality-related reflection necessary to take on personnel management responsibilities.

The students are empowered to focus on corporate goals and to implement management tasks in a process-oriented manner.

The course is aimed at junior managers and executives in the healthcare sector, such as:

• Doctors
• Nurse scientists and health scientists
• Pharmacists
• Lawyers
• Business economists
• Engineers
• Natural scientists
• Social scientists

who want to gain further qualifications in business management and who want to broaden their specialist, methodological and management expertise with a focus on the health sector.

Graduates of this degree programme are suitable, depending on the competences they acquired in their first degree, for taking on management positions in the various sectors of the healthcare system, such as:

• Hospitals
• Clinics for rehabilitation
• Centres for medical care
• Medical centres
• Health insurance funds
• Nursing care facilities
• Corporate and personnel consultancies
• Pharmaceutical and medical device industry
• Associations

This programme takes place part-time. You will be able to combine your studies with your work and family commitments thanks to a perfect combination of university-based sessions and e-learning units. This course improves problem-solving, teaches expertise in general management and promotes personal development.

Students are able to prepare for exams in small learning groups and by having regular personal contact with teaching staff.

Part-time

This programme is aimed at junior managers and executives in the healthcare sector, such as doctors, nurse scientists, health scientists, pharmacists, as well as lawyers, business economists, engineers, natural scientists and social scientists, who want to gain further qualifications in business management and broaden their specialist, methodological and management expertise with a focus on the health sector.

12 days per semester, including one full week of attendance and two 3-day blocks of attendance (Thursday to Saturday).

• A completed university degree worth at least 210 ECTS points
• University graduates with a bachelor's degree worth 180 ECTS points can make up the missing 30 ECTS points with relevant professional experience
• A degree with a final grade of 2.5 or better (or a pass in an entrance examination)
• A minimum of 2 years’ professional experience after completing the first degree

• A focus that relates to a range of disciplines and professions
• Lecturers with professional experience in the health sector
• In-depth and practice-based specialist knowledge in business administration and health management
• Process-oriented leadership skills
• Teaching of macroeconomic and health economics-related relationships

Application documents:

• Tabular CV
• University degree certificate (copy)
• University entrance qualification (copy)
• Proof of at least two years’ professional experience 
• Click here to apply for the course online

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• A completed university degree worth at least 210 ECTS points
• University graduates with a bachelor's degree worth 180 ECTS points can make up the missing 30 ECTS points with at least 6 months’ relevant professional experience
• The General Examination Regulations for Continuing Education Programmes provide for exceptions regarding professional experience and final grades. Please contact the Centre for Postgraduate and Professional Studies for further information.
• Applicants with a university degree worth less than 210 ECTS points, but worth at least 180 ECTS points, can make up the missing points by taking additional courses at the Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
• A minimum of two years’ professional experience after completing the first degree
• A degree with a final grade of 2.5 or better; or a pass in an entrance examination

Classes usually take place during a full week of university-based attendance and two blocks of university-based attendance (Thursday to Saturday) with a maximum of 12 teaching days per semester.

The teaching sessions are scheduled for the entire course at the start of the summer semester.

No, you only have to satisfy the following requirements in order to be admitted to the MBA programme:

• A completed university degree worth at least 210 ETS points
• University graduates with a bachelor's degree worth 180 ECTS points can make up the missing 30 ECTS points with at least 6 months’ relevant professional experience
• Applicants with a university degree worth less than 210 ECTS points, but at least 180 ECTS points, can obtain the missing points by taking additional courses at the Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
• A minimum of two years’ professional experience after completing a first degree
• A degree with a final grade of 2.5 or better; or a pass in an entrance examination

The General Examination Regulations for Continuing Education Programmes provide for exceptions regarding professional experience and final grades. Please contact the Centre for Postgraduate and Professional Studies for further information.

If you wish to prepare specifically for taking on leadership and management roles in the healthcare sector, then the part-time MBA programme is for you.

The programme has the following aims:

• Transfer of business administration know-how
• Preparation for leadership and management roles in the healthcare sector
• Preparation for work in an international environment

There is generally no requirement to attend lectures. However, you will have to attend the modules in HR Management, Change Management and the Master Seminar. The study trip abroad is also mandatory.

Documents from any lectures not attended can be easily accessed at any time via the e-learning platform.

The standard duration of studies is five semesters.

This course covers five semesters with a total of 441 teaching units (TU) of 45 minutes each. The course combines university-based attendance with e-learning, transfer learning in small groups and self-study.

The course content is divided into 7 modules with a total of 12 sub-modules, which deal with business management expertise, as well as health policy, and legal and international content in the healthcare sector. The course has a particular focus on leadership and management in the healthcare sector.

You can start the course either in the summer semester (early March) or in the winter semester (mid/late September).

The cost is €EUR 2,580 per semester, totalling €12,900 for the entire course.
The fees cover the costs of attendance, examination fees, e-learning units and support from the lecturers.
There is also a student services fee payable each semester.
Costs of organising and coordinating the study trip abroad are included in the tuition fees. However, the fees do not cover the costs of flights, board and accommodation during the study trip abroad.

Yes, if you go beyond the standard period of study, you are only required to pay an administrative fee of €250 in addition to the student services fee.

The tuition fees as well as any costs associated with your studies are fully tax deductible. 

• Consecutive programmes build directly on the previous bachelor’s degree in terms of content and usually also in terms of time. They are therefore a continuation of the first degree.
• Non-consecutive programmes do not build directly on the content of a first degree. They introduce new subject areas or are interdisciplinary.
• Postgraduate master's programmes require at least two years’ professional experience after completing the first degree.

During your studies, you will acquire detailed knowledge of business leadership and decision-making. This will prepare you for taking on management roles or help you in carrying out such roles.

We therefore provide you with in-depth knowledge of key operational functional areas and cross-divisional and management roles. We equip you with personal key skills. You will be able to understand complex macroeconomic relationships and take these into consideration when making decisions.

The application process is an online process. If you are told that your application has been "provisionally rejected", this may mean that you still have to submit documents or sit an entrance examination.

If you have any questions regarding your application or your status, please contact us. We will then refer your enquiry to the examination office and help you in the application process.