Health Management

This specialisation in health management provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts related to healthcare management and decision-making. It covers a wide range of topics, including ethical leadership in healthcare, legal frameworks in healthcare, social and healthcare systems in international comparison, quality and process management, and health economics. Students acquire the knowledge and skills to prepare decisions in the healthcare sector and to make well-founded, ethically reflected decisions that take into account the legal framework of the healthcare system. The programme provides a solid foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge to help students understand the specifics of healthcare management.

Target group

This certificate programme in Healthcare Management is designed for healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs and individuals who want to develop their knowledge and skills to become the next generation of healthcare leaders. This programme provides participants with a comprehensive understanding and the tools to understand, navigate and influence the economic and political dimensions of healthcare. Participants will acquire the fundamentals and concepts to assume responsibility in the management of healthcare organisations.

Graduates

• understand the challenges and importance of ethical reflection in dealing with ethical dilemmas in the healthcare sector;
• have knowledge of key legal frameworks in healthcare and their links to organizational interests;
• can analyse and compare the structure, effectiveness and efficiency of different international healthcare systems and compare them;
• understand and apply the basic concepts of quality and process management in healthcare;
• understand the economic principles and processes in healthcare and their influence on sustainable health.