Who is the Bachelor's Distance Learning Course in Health and Social Management Suitable For?

The Bachelor's degree programme in Health and Social Management is aimed at professionals and career changers who aspire to managerial positions in the health or social sector or who wish to specifically expand their existing qualifications with business administration and management skills. You belong to the target group if you are already working in nursing facilities, the health sector, social work, authorities, associations, or welfare organisations and want to develop your career prospects towards leadership or staff positions. Even without direct prior experience in the social or health sector, you can benefit from this practice-oriented qualification, provided you have an interest in the control, further development, and management of social organisations.

Admission Requirements in Detail

For admission, you need:

• General or subject-specific university entrance qualification (Abitur, Fachabitur): In this case, a basic internship of 13 weeks is additionally required, of which at least seven weeks must be completed before the start of studies. Exception: If you have completed a relevant vocational training, further training, or employment, the basic internship is waived.
• Subject-specific university entrance qualification with practical instruction: If you have completed practical instruction in the relevant subject area as part of the Fachoberschule, the basic internship is considered fulfilled.
• Admission without (subject-specific) university entrance qualification: Possible if you hold a recognised further training qualification and participate in a consultation interview. Alternatively, a completed relevant vocational training with at least two years of professional experience is sufficient; in this case, a written entrance examination must be taken as part of an auditor attendance in two course-specific modules.

An individual assessment by the HFH decides on exceptions regarding practical professional evidence. For registration, certified copies of final certificates and training certificates, proof of employment, and, if applicable, documents on further training must usually be submitted.

For the course, you should also have the following personal requirements:

• Self-motivation and self-organisation for a predominantly independent, part-time distance learning course
• Interest in business, legal and social issues in the health and social sector
• Communication and teamwork skills, as later professional practice is often associated with leadership, coordination and consulting
• Willingness to engage critically and reflectively with ethical, social and economic challenges
• A basic understanding of processes in social institutions or in healthcare is helpful but not a mandatory requirement

Detailed Insights: What Do You Learn in the Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Social Management?

In the distance learning programme Health and Social Management at HFH, you develop practical skills for leadership roles in the health and social sector. The degree provides you with business management fundamentals, knowledge in organisational management, as well as legal and social science frameworks of the industry. You learn how to manage institutions or projects, lead personnel, and optimise processes in terms of quality and efficiency. Additional focuses include communication and cooperation skills, teamwork, and conflict management. Elective modules enable you to specialise, for example in certain target groups (children, adolescents, senior citizens, people with a migration background or disabilities) or cross-cutting topics such as managing different types of institutions. Throughout the entire course, the development of your methodological competence runs consistently, from academic working methods to analytical and reflective skills. Practical projects and the targeted transfer into concrete professional fields specifically prepare you for leadership and staff positions.