In­form­a­tion Man­age­ment in Health­care (BSc)

The study programme is divided into three phases: the basic study period (semesters 1-2), the main study period (semesters 3-5), and the practical phase, which includes the Bachelor's thesis and the practical semester.

1st - 2nd semester:

Theoretical and practical basics in

• Computer science (including programming, databases, information technology)
• Business Administration/Health Economics (including General Business Administration, Business Accounting, Business English)
• Medicine (Medicine 1 and 2)

3rd - 5th semester

• In-depth and supplementary knowledge in computer science, business administration and medicine
• Project management
• Law
• Scientific work
• 2 compulsory elective modules

6th semester

• Practical semester at home or abroad

7th semester

• Bachelor thesis and Bachelor seminar
• Compulsory elective modules

This study programme combines the three sciences of computer science, business administration and medicine in one. Thus, the programme is aimed at prospective students who are interested in a broadly diversified study programme or for whom a pure computer science programme is too technical.

This study programme is very practically oriented. Projects are carried out early in the programme, usually in small groups.

The wide range of compulsory elective modules and the choice of topics for projects and seminar papers allow for an individual focus.

The study programme is offered jointly with the TH Ulm. This means that students have access to the full resources of the Ulm and Neu-Ulm universities, such as laboratories, electives and partner universities abroad.

The restructuring of the health care system, the introduction of new payment systems, the optimisation of care processes and the realisation of innovative health technologies create interesting jobs for our graduates, who can fill bridge functions in the area of conflict between medicine, health care management and information technology. o fill these roles.

Typical tasks

Typical tasks include, among others, medical controlling, analyses to control the performance of health care facilities, optimisation of care processes, quality management, software requirement analyses, adaptation and introduction of electronic information systems, IT project management, data mining and data warehousing, evaluation of health care services and innovative health technologies as well as consulting activities.

Possible employers

Possible employers are hospitals and medical care centres, health, accident and pension insurance companies, health authorities and associations, management consultancies specialising in the health sector, health research institutes and medical software companies.

Students can complete a study or practical semester abroad between the 4th and 7th semester. Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences promotes stays abroad through partnerships with universities worldwide. Language courses can be chosen as early as the 2nd semester in order to prepare for a stay abroad.

The compulsory elective area, which comprises 25 ECTS in this degree programme, is particularly suitable for the crediting of work done abroad.

The language of instruction in the study programme is predominantly German, with English in some courses.

Fees and contributions of the cooperation degree programme are charged as follows at the Ulm University of Applied Sciences:

• A semester fee (administrative fees and solidarity fee) is charged per semester. For the cooperation degree programme, the semester fee is paid at the Ulm University of Applied Sciences.
• There are no tuition fees for first-time students from the EU. The state of Baden-Württemberg charges tuition fees for second-degree students and international students from outside the EU.

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