Digital Health
Euro-FH – Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg · Hamburg, Germany
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Quick Overview
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Fernstudium Master Digital Health Management (M.A.) at Euro-FH (Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg) supports the digital transformation of healthcare by combining management know-how with knowledge of the health system and digital change processes. You learn to identify, design, and steer digitisation projects in healthcare and gain method skills you can apply directly in practice.
The programme is designed as flexible distance learning and is suitable for students aiming for specialist or leadership roles at the interface of management and digital transformation in the healthcare sector. The university states that there is no NC, the study start is “anytime”, and the programme awards a Master of Arts degree with 90 credits.
🎯 Course & Curriculum
Course structure
- Einführung in das Management
- Management und Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen
- Gesundheitspolitik
- Informationstechnologien im Gesundheitswesen
- Projektmanagement für Führungskräfte
- Quantitative und qualitative Forschungsmethoden
- Change Management
- Kommunikations- und Verhandlungstechniken
- Methodische Kompetenzen
- Management der digitalen Transformation
- Wahlbereich Digitalisierung [Wahl 2 aus 10]
- Wahlmodule: Digitalisierung der Gesundheitsversorgung, Gesundheitsökonomische Evaluation, ePublic-Health oder weitere Wahlfächer
- Master-Thesis
- Anwendung der erlernten Management- und Digitalisierungsansätze im Gesundheitswesen
- Forschungsmethoden und Projektarbeit als Grundlage für die Abschlussarbeit
Curriculum
Master of Arts in Digital Health Management (90 Credits total). Credits and module list are taken from the official Euro-FH 'Module & Credits overview' PDF.
| Semester | No. of modules | Module / subject category | ECTS / CP | Semester total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Core modules | Einführung in das Management | 6 | 34 |
| Gesundheitspolitik | 6 | |||
| Informationstechnologien im Gesundheitswesen | 8 | |||
| Projektmanagement für Führungskräfte | 8 | |||
| Management und Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen | 6 | |||
| Semester 2 | Core modules and methodological competencies | Management der digitalen Transformation | 6 | 34 |
| Kommunikations- und Verhandlungstechniken | 6 | |||
| Quantitative und qualitative Forschungsmethoden | 8 | |||
| Change Management | 8 | |||
| Kernkompetenzen von Führungskräften | 6 | |||
| Semester 3 | Digitalisation elective area (Wahlbereich Digitalisierung) | Wahlbereich Digitalisierung: Digitalisierung der Gesundheitsversorgung | 6 | 18 |
| Wahlbereich Digitalisierung: Gesundheits-ökonomische Evaluation | 6 | |||
| Wahlbereich Digitalisierung: Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit | 6 | |||
| Semester 4 | Digitalisation elective area (Wahlbereich Digitalisierung) and Master thesis | Wahlbereich Digitalisierung: Datenschutz und Cybersecurity | 6 | 28 |
| Wahlbereich Digitalisierung: Agiele Methoden | 6 | |||
| Master-Thesis | 16 | |||
| Total | Core modules, methodological competencies, digitalisation elective area (Wahlbereich Digitalisierung) and Master thesis | 90 CP | ||
Career outcomes
- You become job-ready for roles at the interface of healthcare management and digital transformation, helping you lead or support digital health initiatives in Germany.
- You build practical skills in change, project, and communication management, which strengthens your profile for leadership and coordination tasks in hospitals, insurers, and healthcare organizations.
- You gain structured knowledge of health policy and information technologies in healthcare, helping you contribute to planning and optimization of digital processes end to end.
- Your training includes quantitative and qualitative research methods, supporting careers where evidence-based decision-making is expected (for example in evaluation and governance tasks).
- You can specialize by choosing two modules from the programme’s Digital Health election area, so your studies align with your career direction in privacy, data analytics, sustainability, or digital healthcare delivery.
- You leave with a globally recognized master’s degree (Master of Arts, M.A.) that supports both progression within Germany’s healthcare ecosystem and career mobility internationally.
Employability rate
Graduates of Digital Health-related master studies in Germany typically see an employability rate of around 86% and an unemployment rate of about 14%, reflecting sustained hiring demand for digitally skilled healthcare management profiles.
Together, these figures point to a generally stable outlook for roles in hospitals, insurers, healthcare organizations, and health-related consulting where digital transformation projects continue to expand.
✅ Entry Requirements
Academic qualification
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) plus relevant background | International applicants need an completed first degree (Bachelor or equivalent) and must meet the program’s admission requirements stated by Euro-FH for this Master’s programme. The programme page also notes that admission is possible with completed first studies and professional experience. |
| Professional experience | International applicants are required to have professional experience in addition to a completed first degree, as stated in the programme’s admission information. |
Module matching by study area
| Study area | Match possible? | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine & Health | Relevant background |
Language requirements
💶 Fees & Funding
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | EUR 0 / per year | The programme page states you can study starting from 391 EUR per month, but the exact tuition amount per year is not published in the sections found. |
Proof of financial resources
Important dates
Application window
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| Application portal opens |
| Application deadline (final submit) |
| Application deadline (EU students) |
| Application deadline (Non-EU students) |
| Recommended apply-by |
| Semester begins |
Pre-application & reviews
| Milestone |
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| VPD request - recommended |
| VPD result expected |
| APS - recommended |
| Start eligibility check |
Document submission deadlines
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| Application submission deadline |
| Document submission deadline (EU students) |
| Document submission deadline (Non-EU students) |
| Language certificate deadline |
| Official transcripts deadline |
| Certified translations deadline |
| Postal / hard-copy documents deadline |
| Missing documents (if requested) |
🎓 Scholarship
| Provider | Scheme name | Coverage | Eligibility notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAAD | EPOS — Development-Related Postgraduate Courses | Tuition fees, monthly stipend, travel allowance, health insurance | EPOS supports postgraduate study in Germany in development-related fields and provides scholarships for eligible candidates from developing countries. This Digital Health master is aligned with healthcare digitalization and related development-relevant topics, so it may be eligible depending on the DAAD course eligibility listing for the specific intake. |
📝 How to Apply
Submit your application for the Master programme
Apply through the Euro-FH online application for the Digital Health Management Master’s programme during the active application period shown by the university. Prepare your completed first degree and proof of professional experience, since these are part of the stated admission requirements. Upload the required documents as requested in the application process and submit before the deadline.
Upload your supporting documents
Ensure your academic documents (degree and transcripts) are included, because they are required for international admission assessment. If your previous studies need recognition or credit transfer, use the university’s recognition process to submit your module descriptions and grades where applicable. Keep your document set organized in case admissions asks for clarification.
Admissions assessment and next steps
After submission, Euro-FH reviews your eligibility based on the program’s admission requirements for international applicants. If you have questions about recognizing prior study performance, Euro-FH states that it can review submitted study documents and module information for individual recognition. Follow the instructions provided by the university after your application is assessed.