Study content and requirements
for the Healthcare Management Program
What should you bring with you for your studies?
For the Bachelor’s Program in Healthcare Management, you should have an interest in health, management, and business-related issues. The Program is designed for people who want to take on responsibility and actively shape the health and social services sector. A passion for teamwork, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration is just as important as an openness to current developments in the healthcare sector.
Under certain conditions, it is also possible to enroll without a high school diploma. Certified healthcare and nursing professionals (DGKP) with at least three years of relevant professional experience may be admitted to the program without taking an additional entrance exam.
What you will learn during your studies
Understanding and Shaping Health Care Systems
You will explore the structures of the health and social services sectors and learn how to further develop healthcare facilities from both an organizational and economic perspective. Health management, health economics, public health, and healthcare systems form the foundation for responsible management roles.
Health Promotion and Prevention
You will develop health promotion and prevention measures for various target groups and engage with current issues such as planetary health, climate change, and sustainable healthcare systems. In this way, you will learn to help shape healthcare in a responsible and long-term manner.
Digitalization and Innovation
Digital health, innovation management, and digital forms of care are central components of the program. You will learn to understand digital developments in healthcare, support change processes, and develop innovative solutions for practical application.
Management and Collaboration
Project management, human resources management, quality and risk management, and interprofessional collaboration prepare you for organizational and strategic roles in the healthcare sector. The Program is complemented by courses in communication, academic research, and practice-oriented projects.
Your educational journey doesn't end with a Bachelor's Degree
With your Bachelor’s Degree, you’ll have numerous opportunities to further deepen your knowledge and specialize in your field.
At CU Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, you can continue your studies directly with the Master’s Program in Healthcare Management. There, you’ll deepen your leadership and management skills and – depending on your interests – have the opportunity to focus on areas such as nursing management (§ 65a GuKG), advanced management, or business startup and entrepreneurship.
In addition, your Bachelor’s Degree – depending on the respective admission requirements – also qualifies you for advanced Master’s Programs at other Universities of Applied Sciences and Universities in Austria and abroad.
General information about the Program
For more information on admission requirements, the training contract, nostrification and recognition, the admissions process, examination regulations and grading, ECTS credits, and the academic calendar, please refer to the General Study Information.
Current Courses
Current course - Healthcare Management
Shape the future of Healthcare.
Whether it’s health management, quality improvement, or leadership roles – the Bachelor’s Program in Healthcare Management will give you the foundation you need to actively shape change in the healthcare sector.
Jobs & Careers
The Bachelor’s Program in Healthcare Management opens up a wide range of career opportunities in the health and social services sectors. You’ll take on organizational, strategic, and coordinating roles and play an active part in shaping the healthcare of tomorrow.
What to expect in your day-to-day work
In your day-to-day work, you’ll plan and coordinate projects, further develop organizational and care processes, and support health and social services organizations in making strategic decisions. In addition, you’ll be involved in quality and risk management, health promotion, prevention, as well as human resources and process management. Tasks related to academia and research may also be part of your daily work.
You can work in these industries
With your degree, you’ll be in high demand in many areas of the health and social services sector. These include hospitals and clinics, as well as nursing and care facilities, health centers, social service organizations, and health promotion organizations. Public institutions, social security agencies, and academic and research institutions also offer exciting opportunities for professional growth.
Potential Employers
Your skills are in demand wherever health, organization, and management intersect. Potential employers include hospitals, nursing and care facilities, rehabilitation centers, health and social service organizations, health insurance companies, public health care institutions, as well as universities and research institutions. Depending on your career goals, you may also find opportunities at consulting firms or other organizations in the health and social services sectors.
Projects & More
Blogs @ GPM
The focus is on key competencies that promote academic success, with particular emphasis on personal and social skills. Key
areas include: students’ sense of coherence, self-management, motivation to study, procrastination, and social integration.
Reflective engagement with personal resources and stressors, as well as the development of related skills, make an essential contribution to employability.
The internship days are a mix of informational presentations and online networking sessions. Students are provided with information about a wide variety of internship sites through a dedicated Moodle course. The online event day offers an opportunity for the university, internship sites, and students to network.
Attend internship days