Digital Management in Medicine and Care (BSc)

In the first two semesters you will gain a comprehensive insight into the healthcare sector. You start with an introduction to management in the healthcare sector and learn the basics of digitalisation and IT in the healthcare sector. Legal aspects, methodological principles and the basis of medicine and therapy are also covered. Scientific work and (self-)management round off this section.

In the further course of the degree programme, you will deepen your knowledge in specific areas of IT and healthcare. This includes topics such as medicine and nursing, special business administration in healthcare, the basics of programme development, databases and data protection as well as data analysis and methods. IT in the outpatient sector and the development of apps and usability also play an important role.

In the fifth semester, the focus is on in-depth management skills. You will deal intensively with controlling, medical controlling and the evaluation of healthcare technologies.

The last two semesters are strongly application-orientated. You choose from various compulsory elective modules, complete an internship semester and work on your Bachelor's thesis. This practical orientation prepares you optimally for your future career in digital healthcare.

This degree programme is characterised by its unique combination of digitalisation, management and healthcare. This interdisciplinary focus optimally prepares students for the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation in the healthcare sector.

Practical training: A special feature of the degree programme is its strong practical orientation. Through projects, practical semesters and close cooperation with companies and healthcare facilities, students gain valuable practical experience and make important contacts in the industry at an early stage.

Innovative teaching content: The degree programme offers innovative teaching content that addresses the latest developments and technologies in the healthcare sector. Topics such as IT and data management, data protection, programme development, web technologies and artificial intelligence are central components of the curriculum.

Interdisciplinary approach: The combination of business, legal, medical and nursing content gives students a comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of the healthcare system. This enables them to take a holistic view of complex problems and develop innovative solutions.

Focus on digitalisation: There is a particular focus on digitalisation in the healthcare sector. Students learn how digital technologies and data analyses can be used to improve processes and increase efficiency in healthcare facilities.

Career opportunities: Graduates of the DMP degree programme are ideally prepared for a wide range of career opportunities. They can work in hospitals, care facilities, health insurance companies, in medical technology or in consulting firms. The broad education and practical experience open up a wide range of career prospects.

Individual support: HNU attaches great importance to the individual support of its students. Small study groups, personal support from lecturers and an extensive range of compulsory elective modules enable a customised education that does justice to students' individual interests and strengths.

The Digital Medical and Nursing Management degree programme at HNU thus offers a future-oriented and practical education that optimally prepares students for the requirements of the digital healthcare sector.

Medical and technological progress, demographic change, plus enormous cost pressure - the healthcare industry is facing major challenges. Digitalisation continues to gain importance in the long term. Current examples that are currently changing the German health care system include the electronic case or patient file, the measurement of health data via app, communication between doctors and hospitals via a telematics infrastructure and the video consultation. In the future, new forms of interaction in diagnostic or treatment processes and a new form of personalised medicine will play a major role.

The demand for professionals who have the relevant expertise and skills in this area remains high. Graduates work with doctors and nurses, management, IT departments and external services and manufacturers. Possible areas of employment are

• project and process management,
• product development,
• medical controlling,
• quality management,
• medical logistics,
• other management tasks in the health sector.

Possible employers are hospitals as well as outpatient and inpatient care facilities, health insurance companies, health authorities, associations of panel doctors, cancer registries, software manufacturers, medical technology companies and consulting institutions.

This degree programme is characterised by a high level of application orientation. Students work on several practical projects during the study period. These are developed in small groups and presented at the end. In the process, methods and theories learned are implemented in teamwork. Students are guided and supervised by professors with many years of practical experience and expertise in different areas of health management.

The practical semester is scheduled in the 6th semester. This is carried out in a health care institution. The Bachelor's thesis is to be completed in the 7th semester.

Stays abroad are not compulsory, but are recommended. A semester abroad and/or completing an internship abroad are possible. Shorter stays such as short internships, language courses or summer or winter schools are also possible. Students receive advice from Neu-Ulm University and the faculty and are supported in their implementation.

As preparation, courses from the large range of languages offered by the Language Centre can be taken from the 2nd semester onwards. A mobility window is planned for the 5th semester, but a stay abroad can easily take place later or even earlier. A semester abroad before or after the practical semester is a very good way of adapting to the semester times of the (partner) university. The compulsory elective area, which comprises 25 ECTS in this degree programme, is particularly suitable for the crediting of work done abroad.

The language of instruction in this degree programme is predominantly German. The "Seminar" module is held in English. Occasionally, lectures may be held in English, e.g. when guest lecturers from abroad are employed.