Gesundheitsmanagement (B.A.)
DIPLOMA Hochschule Hamburg · Hamburg, Germany
QS World University Ranking: N/A
Quick Overview
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Gesundheitsmanagement (B.A.) an der DIPLOMA Hochschule Hamburg ist ein berufsbegleitendes Fernstudium, das betriebswirtschaftliches Know-how mit gesundheitswissenschaftlicher Expertise verbindet.
Das Studium ist auf 180 ECTS ausgelegt und startet regulär am 01. April (Sommersemester) oder am 01. Oktober (Wintersemester); Vertiefungen wählen Sie über die Wahlbereiche Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement, Pharmamanagement oder Sportmanagement.
🎯 Course & Curriculum
Course structure
- Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Methodenlehre, Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
- Core management foundations such as Betriebswirtschaft im Gesundheitswesen and Betriebswirtschaftslehre im Gesundheitswesen
- Basics in legal and personnel topics including Rechtliche Grundlagen and Personal und Organisation (Arbeitsrecht)
- Quality and soft-skills foundations including Qualitätsmanagement im Gesundheitswesen and Soft Skills
- Health sciences and system topics such as Gesundheitswissenschaft und Gesundheitssysteme, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung, Gesundheitsberufe – Berufliche Verfahren im Vergleich
- Organisation and project capabilities including Projektmanagement und Organisationsentwicklung and Projektmanagement und -controlling
- Case management modules such as Case Management im Gesundheitswesen and Instrumente des Case Managements
- Business and marketing foundations including Unternehmensführung und Marketing (Unternehmensführung, Marketing)
- Praxisphase (18 ECTS) with practice report and presentation
- Bachelor-Thesis und Kolloquium for final graduation work
Curriculum
180 ECTS bachelor programme in a part-time distance-learning structure with multiple compulsory modules, a practice phase, one elective focus module (choose 1 of 3), and a final thesis and colloquium.
| Semester | No. of modules | Module / subject category | ECTS / CP | Semester total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Compulsory foundation modules | Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten | ||
| Ankommen im Studium und in der Profession | ||||
| Methodenlehre | ||||
| Empirische Sozialforschung | ||||
| Statistik | ||||
| Betriebswirtschaft im Gesundheitswesen | ||||
| Kaufmännisches Rechnen | ||||
| Semester 2 | Compulsory core modules | Rechtliche Grundlagen | ||
| Betriebswirtschaftslehre im Gesundheitswesen | ||||
| Controlling und Abrechnungsverfahrensmodelle | ||||
| Personal und Organisation | ||||
| Arbeitsrecht | ||||
| Finanzierung | ||||
| Investition | ||||
| Semester 3 | Compulsory management and health-science modules | Qualitätsmanagement im Gesundheitswesen | ||
| Grundzüge des Qualitätsmanagements | ||||
| Qualitätsmanagement im Gesundheitswesen | ||||
| Soft Skills | ||||
| Interkulturelle Kommunikation | ||||
| Kooperative Konfliktlösung | ||||
| Rhetorik | ||||
| Sozialwissenschaften | ||||
| Recht und Ethik in Gesundheit / Medizin | ||||
| Medizinische Soziologie | ||||
| Semester 4 | Compulsory health system and process modules | Grundlagen der Psychologie | ||
| Gesundheitswissenschaft und Gesundheitssysteme | ||||
| Berufsspezifische Beiträge zur Gesundheitsförderung | ||||
| Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung | ||||
| Gesundheitsberufe – Berufliche Verfahren im Vergleich | ||||
| Versorgungsformen – National und international | ||||
| Dienstleistungsmanagement und Existenzgründung | ||||
| Dienstleistungsmanagement – Grundlagen und Handlungsfelder | ||||
| Existenzgründung und Betriebsführung – Grundlagen und Verfahrensschritte | ||||
| Semester 5 | Compulsory project, case management and elective depth modules with practice phase | Projektmanagement und Organisationsentwicklung | ||
| Projektmanagement und -controlling | ||||
| Grundlagen der Organisationsentwicklung | ||||
| Case Management im Gesundheitswesen | ||||
| Grundzüge des Case Managements | ||||
| Instrumente des Case Managements | ||||
| Case Management in Gesundheitsunternehmen | ||||
| Unternehmensführung und Marketing | ||||
| Unternehmensführung | ||||
| Marketing | ||||
| Wahlpflichtmodul zur Vertiefung: Sportmanagement (choose 1 of 3) | ||||
| Praxisphase (incl. 18 ECTS practice phase credits) | ||||
| Semester 6 | Elective depth continuation and finalisation modules | Wahlpflichtmodul zur Vertiefung: Pharmamanagement (choose 1 of 3) | ||
| Wahlpflichtmodul zur Vertiefung: Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement (choose 1 of 3) | ||||
| Praxisphase (final assessment components) | ||||
| Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement in der Praxis | ||||
| Semesters 5–6 | Bachelor thesis and colloquium | Bachelor-Thesis und Kolloquium | ||
| Total | Compulsory modules, practice phase, choice of one depth elective, and Bachelor thesis & colloquium | |||
Career outcomes
- You graduate with job-ready management skills for healthcare settings, including quality management, organisational steering, and project controlling.
- You can pursue roles in hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, health centres, medical care centres and practices, and care facilities based on the fields listed for Gesundheitsmanagement graduates.
- You are prepared for management and leadership tasks in health insurers and care insurers (Krankenkassen and Pflegekassen) through training in economics, organisation, and health-system topics.
- You build practical competence through the programme’s Praxisphase (18 ECTS) and final academic work (Bachelor-Thesis und Kolloquium), which supports faster responsibility in your job.
- You develop interdisciplinary competence combining business administration, health science, law, and social-science perspectives to support decision-making in modern healthcare organisations.
Employability rate
Graduates of Gesundheitsmanagement in Germany typically see an employability rate of around 88% and an unemployment rate of about 12%, reflecting continued demand for qualified health-management and coordination roles across healthcare organisations.
Together, these figures point to a stable career outlook with reliable opportunities for you in hospitals, care facilities, insurers, and health-related organisations.
✅ Entry Requirements
Academic qualification
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| University entrance qualification (foreign equivalency accepted) | International applicants need a recognized university entrance qualification equivalent to German entry requirements (for example, general higher-education entrance qualification or a Fachhochschulreife equivalent), or an equivalent recognized qualification through professional qualification paths listed by DIPLOMA. If your school or degree qualification was obtained abroad, DIPLOMA requires proof of equivalence for admission. |
| Admission via professional qualification (where applicable) | DIPLOMA lists admission routes that can qualify applicants with professional qualifications, including cases such as a passed master craftsman exam, or completing a recognized vocational qualification with a specified grade requirement, or completing an advanced professional further-education course. If you do not meet the listed prerequisites fully, DIPLOMA states that you may be able to participate initially as a guest student if a university entrance qualification examination admission exists and is individually assessed. |
Module matching by study area
| Study area | Match possible? | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Health Education | Direct match | DIPLOMA states the program is aimed at professionals in health-sector roles and the bachelor covers management competencies for healthcare organizations, including health-science and business/management topics. |
Language requirements
The program language is primarily German, since the bachelor program at DIPLOMA is delivered via online teaching and examinations; the university does not publish a specific English requirement for international applicants on the program page.
💶 Fees & Funding
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly study contribution | EUR 157 / per month | Monthly study contribution is published as 157 EUR per month for the Fernstudium model on the official DAAD university programme listing for this degree programme. |
| Examination fee | EUR 695 / one time | A one-time examination fee of 695 EUR is published on the programme page and is added to the selected monthly rate model. |
Proof of financial resources
International applicants should plan their study budget and be prepared to show proof of financial resources as required by German immigration procedures for student residence permits. DIPLOMA also offers several tuition payment models and lists an additional one-time examination fee for this program.
- Proof of financial resources as required by German immigration procedures for international students (amount depends on your residence-permit application).
- Tuition payment model proof (monthly instalments) and the one-time examination fee shown by DIPLOMA for this program.
Important dates
Application window
| Milestone | October - Winter intake | April - Summer intake |
|---|---|---|
| Application portal opens | N/A | N/A |
| Application deadline (final submit) | N/A | N/A |
| Application deadline (EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Application deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Recommended apply-by | N/A | N/A |
| Semester begins | October 01, 2026 | April 01, 2026 |
Pre-application & reviews
| Milestone | October - Winter intake | April - Summer intake |
|---|---|---|
| VPD request - recommended | N/A | N/A |
| VPD result expected | N/A | N/A |
| APS - recommended | N/A | N/A |
| Start eligibility check | N/A | N/A |
Document submission deadlines
| Milestone | October - Winter intake | April - Summer intake |
|---|---|---|
| Application submission deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Language certificate deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Official transcripts deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Certified translations deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Postal / hard-copy documents deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Missing documents (if requested) | N/A | N/A |
🎓 Scholarship
| Provider | Scheme name | Coverage | Eligibility notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAAD | EPOS — Development-Related Postgraduate Courses | Tuition fees, monthly stipend, travel allowance, health insurance | EPOS supports participants from developing countries for development-related postgraduate study in Germany and covers tuition fees and a monthly stipend. This programme is health-management oriented, which aligns with development-related health and management topics often covered by EPOS-eligible courses, subject to the final course selection listed by DAAD for EPOS. |
📝 How to Apply
Review admission eligibility for international applicants
Check the DIPLOMA program page entry requirements and confirm which qualification route you meet for international students. If your qualification was completed abroad, make sure you understand that DIPLOMA requires equivalency proof for admission. If you are unsure whether your documents qualify, contact the DIPLOMA study service before submitting your application.
Prepare required documents for foreign-qualification review
Gather your passport and all documents that prove your school or professional qualifications. For applicants with foreign qualifications, prepare the documents needed to demonstrate equivalence as DIPLOMA states. Keep certified copies and translations ready according to the format requested by the admissions process.
Submit your application via DIPLOMA’s process
Use DIPLOMA’s official application path shown on the program page to start enrollment for this bachelor program. Complete the application details and upload the qualification documents needed for your equivalency assessment. After submission, follow any follow-up requests from the admissions or study service team to keep your application complete.
Confirm start timing and study organization
DIPLOMA states the program start is in April and October, with additional start timing possible after individual assessment. Plan your study timeline around the program’s part-time structure and online study organization. Keep track of any documentation deadlines communicated during the application and enrollment process.