German, English
15 June for the next winter semester
Applicants with a (Bachelor's) degree acquired abroad must apply online and via post at uni-assist before 15 June.
By incorporating the medical, management and system perspective into the programme structure, as a student, you will be prepared for a successful career in healthcare with an all-embracing understanding. The course contents are taught by researchers and experts from the field, and thus, they create a well-founded portfolio of theories, methods and interdisciplinary applications.
Having studied in the innovative Health Care Manager Track or the Health Care Analyst Track, you will have the opportunity to set a focus from the second semester onwards. The tracks recommend courses from the study programme and help you to select courses according to the desired career profile.
This Master's of Science in Health Economics at the University of Cologne is the only study programme that can provide such close teaching and research cooperation between a Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences and a Faculty of Medicine in Germany. As a student of health economics, you will have the opportunity to participate in courses from the medical studies in order to deepen your knowledge from a medical perspective.
The Health Economics programme gives you an interdisciplinary understanding of the field by concentrating on stakeholder groups that are relevant in health care. Therefore, it covers the management perspective (i.e. business administration), system perspective (economics and social policy) and medical perspective (i.e. professionals and patients).
For specialisation within the study programme, you can choose to study in the Health Care Manager Track or the Health Care Analyst Track. A combination is also possible. The Health Care Analyst Track supports your professional profile for a career in scientific and academic health care institutions. The Health Care Manager Track enables you to specialise for careers in hospital management, quality management or consulting. Analytical-oriented and management-oriented contents are available in each section of the study programme.
Most of our courses are offered in English. We cooperate with more than 130 partner universities throughout the world, so it is easy for you to take a semester abroad, to take part in one of our study tours or to participate in our other short programmes such as "WiSo@NYC". More information and offers can be found at the International Relations Center (ZIB WiSo).
The semester contribution amounts to approx. 320 EUR per semester. The fee includes a semester ticket that covers public transport in the entire federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Please find more information and full list of requirements here.
German language skills (C1) and English language skills (B2)
15 June for the next winter semester
Applicants with a (Bachelor's) degree acquired abroad must apply online and via post at uni-assist before 15 June.
Accommodation is available through the student union ("Kölner Studierendenwerk") or on the private housing market. Rent for a single room in a student hall of residence is approx. 200-300 EUR. Rent for a single room on the private housing market is approx. 400 EUR.
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