Here are the admission requirements for the Bachelor's in Health Management

In the Bachelor's distance learning programme in Health Management at IU International University of Applied Sciences, you can enrol if you provide us with your high school diploma (Abitur), your technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur) or your subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

Alternatively, you can also enrol without a high school diploma. Studying without a high school diploma at IU is possible under the following conditions:

• You have successfully completed an advanced training course, for example, a training course to become a certified business administrator.
• Or you have completed a vocational training, for example, training as a office clerk. Following your training, you have worked in this profession full-time for at least 3 years. If your training is not thematically related to the distance learning programme in Health Management, you will first complete a trial study before being enrolled regularly.

Course Contents & Modules: This is the Course Schedule in the Bachelor's Degree in Health Management

The bachelor's degree program at IU International University is modular. A module typically consists of 5 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination, such as a written exam or a written paper. You complete your bachelor's degree step by step - and even largely determine when you want to complete each module.

In full-time studies, you can structure your study plan as follows, for example:

• 1st Semester: Introduction to Health Management, Business Administration, Introduction to Scientific Work, Law (optional according to German or Austrian legal principles), Medicine for Non-Medical Practitioners I, Economics and Markets
• 2nd Semester: Medicine for Non-Medical Practitioners II, Health Market Frameworks, Collaborative Work, Statistics, Accounting and Financial Statements (optional according to German or Austrian legal principles), Marketing
• 3rd Semester: Investment and Financing, Cost and Performance Accounting, Intercultural and Ethical Skills, Service Management in Healthcare, Billing Systems, Healthcare Law
• 4th Semester: Technology in Healthcare, Project Management, Public and Nonprofit Management, Case Management, E-Health, Health and Prevention
• 5th Semester: Personnel and Corporate Management, Quality Management in Healthcare, Controlling in Healthcare, Seminar: Changing Healthcare Market, Elective Subject A
• 6th Semester: Elective Subject B, Elective Subject C, Bachelor's Thesis

What's special about IU distance learning is the many opportunities to delve into interesting elective modules during your studies. In the Health Management bachelor's degree, you choose a total of 3 specialization modules:

Your first specialization module can be chosen from these topics: Applied Health Psychology, Therapeutic Practice, Corporate Health Management, Fitness and Sports Management, Health Economics (Specialization), Health Tourism, Hospital Management, M-Health and Mobile Campaigns, Nursing Management, Practice Management, Social and Health Policy.

Your second specialization module can be chosen from these topics: Labour Law, Big Data and Data Protection, Business Consulting, Business Controlling, E-Commerce, International Management, Online and Social Media Marketing, Project Management (Specialization), Tourism Management, Entrepreneurial Hotel Management.

Your third specialization module can be chosen from these topics: Applied Health Psychology, Consulting, Corporate Education, Corporate Health Management, Fitness and Sports Management, Foreign Languages, Health Economics (Specialization), Hospital Management, M-Health and Mobile Campaigns, Nursing Management, Practice Management, Smart Services, Social and Health Policy, General Studies.

Study Concept: How the Part-Time Health Management Degree Program at IU Works

You can adapt the online Health Management study program at IU International University to your life and daily routine as it suits you best. For instance, you can choose one of 3 study models: In the full-time program, you will need a total of 6 semesters, or 36 months, to complete your bachelor's degree. In part-time program I, you study for 8 semesters until graduation. Or you can opt for part-time program II and take 12 semesters to complete your bachelor's degree.

With each module enrollment, you will receive study materials in printed form at IU. All materials are also available digitally. The IU Interactive Books are innovative learning scripts enriched with video clips and quiz questions at the end of each lesson. Depending on the module, study materials are complemented with podcasts, live tutorials, and video content in the form of shortcasts. You can access the IU Interactive Books via the convenient IU Learn app.

In many modules, virtual lectures are also offered, allowing you to interactively engage with your peers and lecturers.

A particularly convenient and flexible feature is the option to take module exams in the form of online exams. You can take an online exam 24/7, 7 days a week, whenever you feel best prepared for the exam, for example, in Building Construction. Additionally, we operate around 40 exam centres in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland where you can also take your exams in the traditional on-site manner.