Here are the admission requirements for the Bachelor's programme in Health Economics

You can enroll in the Bachelor's distance learning programme in Health Economics at IU International University (IU) if you provide us with your high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), your technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur), or your subject-specific university entrance qualification.

Alternatively, you can enroll without a high school diploma. Enrolling in the IU degree programme without a high school diploma is possible under the following conditions:

• You have successfully completed an advanced training course, such as a training course to become a state-certified business economist.
• Or you have completed a vocational training, such as training to become an office clerk. Following your training, you have worked in this profession full-time for at least 3 years. If your training does not match the subject of the Health Economics distance learning programme, you will first complete a trial course before being regularly enrolled.

Study Contents & Modules: This is the Study Schedule in the Bachelor's Programme Health Economics

The Bachelor's programme at IU International University is modular. A module usually consists of 5 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an exam, such as a written assignment. In this way, you complete your Bachelor's degree step by step - and even largely determine when you want to complete which module.

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

• 1st Semester: Framework of the health market, Introduction to Health Economics, Introduction to Academic Work, Health Psychology, Business Administration, Microeconomics
• 2nd Semester: Health Economics I (Target group work), Health Law, Collaborative Work, Medicine for Non-Medical Professionals I, Accounting and Financial Reporting (optional according to German or Austrian legal principles), Macroeconomics
• 3rd Semester: Quality Management in Healthcare, Billing Systems, Intercultural and Ethical Skills, Statistics, Medicine for Non-Medical Professionals II, Personnel and Corporate Management
• 4th Semester: Health Economics II (Second Health Market), E-Health, Controlling in Healthcare, Research Methodology and Data Analysis, Public Health Intervention, Cost and Performance Accounting
• 5th Semester: Trends and Future in Health Economics, Seminar: Changing Health Market, Evidence-Based Practice, Economic Policy, Elective Subject A
• 6th Semester: Elective Subject B, Elective Subject C, Bachelor's Thesis

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

You choose from these topics for your first specialization module: Health Insurance Management, Pharma and Medical Technology, Hospital Management, Occupational Health Management, Management in the Public Sector.

For your second specialization module, you choose from these topics: Budgets and Pricing in Healthcare, Big Data and Healthcare Analytics, Healthcare Research and Management, Risk Competence and Technology in Healthcare, Health Policy and Prevention, Health Tourism, M-Health and Mobile Campaigns, Service and Quality Management in Healthcare.

And for your third specialization module, you select from these topics: Health Insurance Management, Pharma and Medical Technology, Hospital Management, Occupational Health Management, Management in the Public Sector, Budgets and Pricing in Healthcare, Big Data and Healthcare Analytics, Healthcare Research and Management, Risk Competence and Technology in Healthcare, Health Policy and Prevention, Health Tourism, M-Health and Mobile Campaigns, Service and Quality Management in Healthcare, HR Specialization, Advanced Leadership, Business Consulting, Online and Social Media Marketing, Project Management (Specialization), Market and Advertising Psychology, Labor Law, Business Controlling, Company Education, Business Intelligence, Consulting and Coaching (systemic), Data Protection and IT Security, General Studies, English Language, French Language, Italian Language, Spanish Language.

Study Concept: How the Part-Time Study Programme Health Economics at IU Works

At IU International University, the online study programme Health Economics can be tailored flexibly to fit your life and daily routine as best suits you. For example, you can choose one of 3 study models: In the full-time study, you need a total of 6 semesters, or 36 months, to complete the Bachelor's degree. In part-time study I, you study for 8 semesters until completion. Alternatively, you can opt for part-time study II and take up to 12 semesters to complete the Bachelor's.

With each module registration, you receive study materials from IU as printed study booklets. 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 a lesson. Depending on the module, the study materials are supplemented with podcasts, live tutorials, and video content in the form of so-called shortcasts. You can access the IU Interactive Books through the practical IU Learn app.

In many modules, virtual lectures are also offered, allowing you to interact interactively with your fellow students and lecturers.

Especially convenient and flexible is the option to take module exams in the form of online exams. You can write an online exam 24/7, 7 days a week - whenever you feel best prepared for the exam, for example, in construction technology. Additionally, we operate about 40 exam centres in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland where you can also take your exams in the traditional way.