B.A. Betriebswirtschaft – Gesundheits- und Pflegemanagement

The Health and Care Management specialisation is based on the fundamentals of business administration and builds on this with its industry-specific content. This prepares students for management positions in hospitals, care facilities or medical care centres.

Locations

You can study the programme B.A. Betriebswirtschaft – Gesundheits- und Pflegemanagement at the following locations:

Curriculum

Description of the programme

In line with the potential positions to be filled after graduation, the modules to be taken are aligned with topics such as "Hospital Management" or "Financing & Accounting of Care". Within these modules, the student is taught how to run a medical facility successfully from an economic point of view.

The importance of the health and care sector continues to increase due to demographic change and has thus become a significant economic sector of society that offers career opportunities with a secure future.

Semester abroad & internship

Practical semester

In the 6th semester, all students complete a compulsory internship. This practical semester can also be completed abroad if desired.

Semester abroad

In addition, the International Office is happy to assist with the organisation of a semester abroad. NBS has a network of more than 30 partner universities around the world - in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Accreditations & awards

NBS Northern Business School - University of Applied Sciences is a state-recognised university by the Hamburg Ministry of Science, Research and Equality and institutionally accredited by the German Science Council. All study programmes at NBS are also accredited by the independent accreditation agency ACQUIN and thus subject to regular, external quality control.

Overview

Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Programme type: full-time
ECTS points: 210
Language: German

state-recognised

Start of studies: summer/winter semester
Regular period of studies: 7 semesters

Application deadlines:
15/09/2023 (WS), 15/03/2023 (SS)

optional semester abroad
mandatory internship
practical semester

German language skills required

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Study prerequisites

higher education entrance qualification

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Language certificate German

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Application documents

Specialisations

You can further specialise in the following areas:

– Gesundheitsmanagement
– Pflegemanagement

The first three semesters include the wide-ranging basic courses in business administration. From the fourth semester onwards, in addition to in-depth business management modules, you will also take those of the focus "Health and Care Management". This consists of the competence fields "Health Management" and "Nursing Management" (three modules each). 

Health management
- Basics of health management
- Hospital management
- Management of medical care centres

Nursing management
- Basics of nursing management
- Financing & Billing of Nursing Care
- Case Study Nursing Management

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