Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a Specialization in Healthcare Management
Program Overview
The Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with Healthcare Management at FHDW Hannover is a three-year program designed for students seeking leadership roles in the healthcare sector. It combines theory and practical projects to equip students with expertise in creating future-oriented healthcare concepts and managing healthcare systems effectively. The program offers pathways to careers as project managers for digital health solutions, healthcare managers, and quality managers in healthcare.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Bachelor of Arts: BWL mit Healthcare Management (B.A.) is a three-year, full-time program offered at FHDW Hannover. It aims to prepare students for leadership roles in the healthcare sector, equipping them to address current challenges and opportunities. The program focuses on developing expertise in creating future-oriented healthcare concepts. Students gain a deep understanding of healthcare structures and mechanisms, from legal frameworks to innovative care models. The program combines theory with practical projects to enable students to efficiently manage the healthcare system and successfully close care gaps. It qualifies graduates for responsible positions in hospitals, health insurance companies, and healthcare administration. The program offers two financing options: self-financing and company-sponsored places. The program is designed to be a pathway to a significant and fulfilling career in healthcare management, offering opportunities for professional growth and societal impact. The program is accredited by ZEvA.
Outline:
The three-year program (180 ECTS) includes six integrated practical phases. The curriculum covers:
- Healthcare Management: Fundamentals of the healthcare system; quality and risk management in healthcare; health economics and financing; digital transformation in healthcare; trends in healthcare.
- Integrative Business Administration (Unternehmensführung in integrativer Sicht): Strategic management; operational service and quality management; business ethics; business analytics and the use of artificial intelligence; market-oriented business management; integrative BWL project.
- Fundamentals and Advanced Business Administration (BWL-Grundlagen und Vertiefung): Fundamentals of business administration; fundamentals of accounting; marketing management; fundamentals of commercial law; accounting according to HGB; human resource management; investment and financing.
- Scientific Methods (Wissenschaftliche Methoden): Financial mathematics; descriptive statistics; inductive statistics; economics; scientific work; scientific project report (mandatory).
- Interdisciplinary Qualifications (Überfachliche Qualifikationen): Teamwork; Business English 1 – Correspondence; Business English 2 – Meetings; Business English 3 – Presentations; Fundamentals of Commercial Law; Business Psychology. The program is currently in the reaccreditation and approval process of the Nds. MWK (Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture and Science).
Teaching:
The program emphasizes a practice-oriented approach, closely linking theory and practice through real-world projects. Students benefit from intensive supervision in small study groups and a modern learning environment designed to develop and expand their skills.
Careers:
Potential career paths after graduation include:
- Healthcare manager (optimizing processes in healthcare organizations and ensuring high-quality patient care)
- Quality manager in healthcare (monitoring and improving the quality of medical services)
Other:
The FHDW Hannover is described as a multiple award-winning private university that fosters personal exchange and close contact with students. It emphasizes modern teaching approaches and smaller learning groups for a thorough, substantive education. The university is mentioned as being among the best in Germany. The program offers students a choice between self-financing their studies or securing a company-sponsored place.
This university is a private, non-profit institution with over 25 years of experience in education. It focuses on business and information technology programs, offering an approach where academic training and professional qualifications go hand in hand. Unlike many other universities, students here benefit from personal and individualized support from dedicated lecturers.
The university maintains high-quality standards, with its bachelor's degree program offering 210 credit points instead of the usual 180. This structure not only provides excellent preparation for pursuing a master’s degree but also broadens access to a wide range of postgraduate opportunities.
Entry Requirements:
Fachhochschulreife (equivalent to a higher education entrance qualification). An aptitude test assessing English language skills and social competencies is also required (as per the admission regulations).
