Digital Healthcare Management (MA)
Shape the future of healthcare.
The healthcare industry is becoming more digital: the Master Digital Healthcare Management prepares you for this in a multidisciplinary education. As future healthcare professionals and managers, you will gain in-depth knowledge in the areas of digitalisation, working world 4.0 and in the processes of healthcare.
During the Master's degree programme, you will learn the necessary techniques and skills to shape the increasingly complex structures of the healthcare sector with the help of digital media in a way that is fit for the future. You are thus ideally prepared for responsible leadership and management tasks in the health sector or further academic qualification within the framework of a doctoral programme.
Our Master's programme is aimed at graduates of business administration, information technology and health science Bachelor's programmes.
What are you interested in?
About the programme
Contents of the programme
In this Master's programme, students learn to understand processes and interrelationships in the health care market and to evaluate them from a health economics perspective. We teach them how they can participate in the conception and implementation of innovative care and business models through the use and development of digital solutions. In their professional life, they can then apply digital technologies in a meaningful way based on this.
The contents of the degree programme include:
- Management of Healthcare Services, eHealth and Market Access, Digital Working World (Work 4.0).
- Innovation Project 1 and 2, Innovation and Technology Management, Business Models and Entrepreneurship in a digital Healthcare Market
- Application Systems of Digital Care Management, Digital Process Modelling, Data Science Management
- Methods, Ethics, Master's Thesis and Master's Seminar
Structure of the programme
1st Semester
- Law, Ethics and Compliance
- Market Access in Healthcare Industries
- Business Management in Healthcare Settings
- Health Innovation Project 1
2nd Semester
- Digital Working Environment in Healthcare
- Health Startups and Entrepreneurship
- AI and Digitalization in Healthcare and Application Systems of Digital Care Management
- Elective Module
- Health Innovation Project 2
3rd Semester
- Service Design in Healthcare and Technology and Innovation Management in Healthcare
- Digital Processes and Healthcare Services
- Elective Module
- Project Seminar
4th Semester
- Master Seminar (Colloquium)
- Master’s Thesis
Special features
- Interdisciplinary and cross-professional orientation
- Lecturers with practical experience
- In-depth knowledge of digitalisation in the healthcare industry
- Targeted preparation for the requirements of the healthcare market
- Acquisition of leadership skills in the world of work 4.0
- Digital skills in innovative technologies and processes
- Intensive integration of case studies to familiarise students with working environments
- Strengthening intercultural skills as part of international projects
- Network of alumni, career support and career counselling
- Access to modern research laboratories and technologies
- Practical projects with industry partners in the project seminar
- AI-supported learning videos are available in individual subjects
Career perspectives
You will acquire a broad range of skills that will enable you to work at the interface between medicine, IT and management, lead teams, manage projects and optimise processes. These qualifications will open up exciting career paths for you in hospitals, outpatient centres, care facilities, rehabilitation clinics, public and state institutions (authorities, associations, supervisory and regulatory bodies), health insurance companies and in the pharmaceutical, medical technology, consulting and IT sectors - as well as in research and development.
Fields of application
The ‘Digital Healthcare Management’ degree programme qualifies students for a variety of demanding fields of employment at the interface between healthcare, IT and management. Graduates acquire the necessary skills to shape digital transformations in a dynamic environment and implement innovative solutions in the healthcare sector. The following fields offer excellent career opportunities:
- Digital Health Architect
Change management and digital transformation - Digital Health Process Manager
Process and project management control - Digital HR Manager
Digital working environment, digital skills and digital tools - Digital Solutions Engineer
Analysing digital solutions and interoperability - Digital Health Specialist
Implementation and acceptance of digital technologies - AI & Data Science Specialist
Data management and data-based decisions - Market Access Manager
Market access, reimbursement systems and pricing - Compliance & Ethics Manager
Compliance with regulations and ethical standards - Digital Health Systems Manager
Integration of digital care systems - Health Start-up Entrepreneur
Company foundation and entrepreneurship
The healthcare sector is the largest employer in Germany and Europe.
Where do our graduates go?
Where do they work after graduation and how do they rate the degree programme? You can also read our alumni portraits.
Practice and stays abroad
The programme is very practice-oriented with case studies and project work within the modules. The Master's thesis is scheduled for the 4th semester. An international perspective is introduced through the involvement of foreign lecturers. An International Week is held regularly as part of the degree programme. In recent years, a stay abroad in Finland has also been offered. Further international experiences are recommended and actively supported by the HNU.
Contributions and fees
There are no tuition fees. A semester fee (administrative fees and solidarity fee) is charged per semester. Information on this can be found on the page "HNU - Fees and Re-registration (opens in a new window)".
Study documents
Curriculums
Module handbooks
Study- and examination regulations
- SPO DHM vom 22.06.2021, Stand vierte Änderung (gültig ab WS26)
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Dual studies
In a dual master programme, you complement the theoretical knowledge gained in lectures with practical expertise. From the very beginning, you gain valuable hands-on experience in a company of your choice. Discover the benefits of a Master's degree with additional practical experience at the HNU: Combine in-depth academic knowledge with real-world experience and benefit from a salary provided by your partner company while you study.
Although the term “Dual studies” is not commonly used in English-speaking countries, it has become a well-established concept in Germany. Internationally, it may also be referred to as a dual study programme, cooperative education, work-study programme or work-integrated learning.
And after your studies?
Requirements & Application
Admission requirements
- Completed university studies with at least 210 ECTS (University degree does not reach 210 ECTS)
- Grade 2.5 or better
- At least 5 ECTS each in Fundamentals of Business Administration, Information Systems, Health Economics/Health Sciences and at least 10 ECTS in Mathematics/Statistics/Methods
- For international applicants: German B2
(The language certificate must be submitted for enrollment.) - The programme is approval-free
Application periods
Winter semester: 02.05. – 31.08. extended to 15.09.2025
For non-EU applicants:
Winter semester: 02.05. – 15.07.
The programme is only offered in the winter semester.
Application
You can apply for the degree programme in our application portal within the application deadlines:
FAQ
How can I improve my bachelor grade? (Admission test: GTEBS)
It is optionally possible to take a voluntary entrance test (GTEBS) to improve the bachelor's degree grade.
In principle, the test can be taken as long as you wish before you start your studies or complete your bachelor's degree. It is valid for all future applications. At HNU, you will achieve the following with the test: If you belong to the best 60%, your Bachelor final grade will be improved by 0.3, if you belong to the best 50% by 0.5 and if you belong to the best 40% even by 0.7.
For more information about the test, visit the Institute's site:
Institute for Test and Talent Research (opens in a new window)
The registration for the test "GTEBS" is possible on the following page of the institute:
Registration for GTEBS (opens in a new window)
I did not earn the required 210 ECTS credits with my degree. What can I do?
The following text provides an overview of the key points from the Enrollment Statutes. In case of deviations, the text of the enrollment statutes is binding.
In the case of a Bachelor's degree with only 180 ECTS credits, the existing qualification gap of 30 ECTS credits must be filled by proving or successfully completing one of the following prior achievements:
- Co-authorship of a research publication in English (research paper).
- At least 6 months of verifiable full-time professional experience after obtaining the bachelor's degree in an occupation relevant to the study content of the degree program (evidence by employment contract and/or employment references)
- Successful completion of an admission examination in the form of a written scientific paper in English. You apply for participation informally in English and exclusively by e-mail by the end of the respective application deadline.
- Proof of additional subjects taken to the extent of 30 ECTS from a previous degree program.
Please contact the head of the study program for the provision of such proof.
Voices on the degree programme
If you come from the medical-therapeutic field and want to support the German healthcare system in the implementation of digital products or form the interface, this degree programme is exactly the right choice.
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