Who is the distance learning B.A. Health Management suitable for?

The distance learning B.A. Health Management at EHiP is aimed at individuals who aspire to a leading or advisory role in the healthcare sector and are willing to acquire both business management and industry-specific knowledge. You are particularly suitable if you value practical relevance, flexibility, and digital learning formats, and if you want to strategically develop your career opportunities in a growing industry. Professionals from the healthcare sector, career changers with a business or social background, as well as individuals with advanced vocational training can find an entry or advancement in health management here, without necessarily having to have a high school diploma.

What are the admission requirements?

For the Bachelor's degree program Health Management at EHiP, the following formal admission requirements apply:

• General higher education entrance qualification (A-levels), subject-restricted higher education entrance qualification, or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification
• Access without a high school diploma through a completed, at least two-year vocational training and up to three years of professional experience in a relevant field (e.g. healthcare, social sector, nursing, administration) - access is then granted via a trial course in accordance with LHG §58 paragraph 3
• Access with a specific advanced vocational qualification (e.g. specialist clerk, business administrator, specialist merchant, master craftsman, technician, accountant)
• No numerus clausus (NC) is required, admission is independent of the high school graduation grade
• Technical equipment: A computer/tablet and a stable internet connection are necessary as exams and the entire course take place digitally

Personally, you should bring the willingness for independent and structured learning, an interest in health economic and digital topics, as well as communication skills. Practical experience in the healthcare sector, social sector, or in business fields is helpful, but not mandatory. Teamwork, flexibility, and openness to dealing with digital learning platforms are advantageous in everyday student life.

What content does the distance learning B.A. Health Management at EHiP convey?

In the Bachelor's degree program Health Management at EHiP, you acquire comprehensive skills that combine economic, legal, and health-related aspects. The content is divided into basic modules, specialization modules, advanced modules, and specialization modules:

• Business Basics: Business management, leadership, accounting, marketing, business mathematics, statistics, economics, and business law.
• Health-specific competencies: Structures and policies of the healthcare system, medical and psychological basics, service management, framework conditions in healthcare, and billing systems.
• Management tools: Personnel management, digitization and data protection, quality management, project management, investment and financing, controlling, knowledge and innovation management.
• Key qualifications: Scientific work, presentation and work techniques, communication and negotiation skills, ethical integrity, intercultural competence, diversity, and corporate social responsibility.
• Focused specialization: During the course of study, you choose an individual focus from four specializations:
  • (Digital) Health Marketing
  • Nutritional advice
  • Hygiene management
  • Prevention and Occupational Health Management
• Final modules: Business simulation, academic work, Bachelor's thesis including colloquium.

The program prepares you to understand digital processes in the healthcare sector, conduct critical analyses, and practically apply innovative management approaches. You learn to systematically solve complex problems and actively shape future challenges in the healthcare industry.

How is the structure and organization of the distance learning program?

The distance learning program at EHiP is completely digitally oriented and offers you maximum flexibility:

• Individual start of studies: You can start at any day of the year.
• No fixed time models: You study at your own pace, and the total duration can be flexibly up to 72 months (minimum study period 6 semesters).
• Freely selectable module sequence: After completing the basic modules, you determine the order of further modules yourself and can work on several parallel.
• 100% online learning: No attendance requirement - all teaching materials, seminars, and exams run via the online campus "myFOCUS".
• 24/7 online exams: Exams can be taken digitally around the clock, adapted to your rhythm.
• Modern learning methods: Virtual live formats, e-learning videos, and working spaces support your self-directed learning.
• Personal support: Lecturers and tutors are digitally accessible, and individual guidance is continuously available.
• Practical relevance: The link between theory and practice is an integral part, supported by practitioners from the healthcare industry.

The entire program is designed so that you can complete it while working and adapt it to any life situation. Your focus is set by choosing a specialization module that prepares you for the Bachelor's thesis and your professional profile.

What career paths are open to you after graduation?

With a Bachelor's degree in Health Management from EHiP, diverse employment and advancement opportunities open up in the growing healthcare sector. Typical fields and positions include:

• Health Manager in hospitals, nursing facilities, rehab clinics, or in outpatient care structures.
• Company Health Manager for the development, management, and evaluation of prevention and health promotion measures in companies and organizations.
• Healthcare analyst for market observation, strategic management, and risk management in healthcare companies and insurances.
• Specialist in Digital Health and E-Health applications in the context of digitizing healthcare services.
• Professional in (digital) health marketing or health communication, e.g., for pharmaceutical companies, associations, startups, or agencies.
• Freelance health consultants focusing on nutrition, prevention, stress management, or hygiene management.
• Work in politics, administration, associations, or scientific institutions to design health programs or innovation projects.

Graduates are particularly in demand at the interface between health economics, management, and digitalization. The program qualifies you for activities at the middle management level and provides the foundation for further advanced master's programs in health, management, or public health.

What costs and funding options do you need to consider?

The distance learning B.A. Health Management program at EHiP can be selected in three flexible financing models, all without hidden additional costs:

• Flex Model: 60 instalments of €233.33 each (Total cost: €13,999.80)
• Balance Model: 48 instalments of €270.83 each (Total cost: €12,999.84)
• Sprint Model: 36 instalments of €333.33 each (Total cost: €11,999.88)

• No additional fees: Enrollment fees, exam fees, and graduation fees are waived.

Funding options:

• BAföG funding possible (especially for study in 36 months standard period of study)
• Educational funds such as "Deutsche Bildung" or "Brain Capital" - repayment income-dependent only after completing studies
• KfW student loan with individually selectable instalments up to €650 monthly
• Employer funding or tax deductibility as advertising costs/business expenses
• Discount promotions, e.g., discounts on total costs, can be additionally used.

Through the special PriceFAIRspeaking program, it is guaranteed that you always benefit from the best available price during your registration. An early recognition of prior achievements (e.g., previous education or study achievements) can lead to further cost and time savings.