Berlin School of Business and Innovation in partnership with Universita Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO is offering an MSc in International Health Management programme. This has been designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and expertise to become managers and leaders within the health sector. With a core focus on health management in a global and national context, the programme draws on emerging bodies of knowledge and up-to-date evidence to allow comparisons across different countries.

Throughout the MSc International Health Management programme, you’ll cover the essential concepts of health management, including leadership and decision making, health strategy, operations management, health economics, information technology and research methods. Additionally, you’ll learn how to apply management and business concepts to the international health management sector. As such, you’ll study management theories and their real-world application in healthcare.

By the time you graduate, you’ll have developed problem-solving and decision-making skills, both of which are vital for successful management in the healthcare sector.

In your final term, you’ll showcase your newly learned skills by carrying out research and preparing a dissertation on a relevant topic of your choice.

The Masters in International Health Managemetn course is delivered on-campus with full access to state-of-the art facilities. Students will also have additional access to course and reading materials via the UNINETTUNO platform.

The MSc in International Health Management has been designed in order to provide the necessary knowledge and expertise to managers and leaders of the health sector. The emphasis is on health management in an international and local setting, and the programme draws on an emerging body of knowledge and evidence to allow comparisons across different countries.

You will also join an international community of students, scholars and health management professionals around the world, which will give you the opportunity to excel in the healthcare sector.

European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)

• 90 ECTS: 18 months duration – Location: Berlin

This helps student mobility in the EU when it comes to transferring credits from one higher education institution to another.

During its first three academic terms, the MSc in International Health Management will cover key topics such as Management of Health Organisations, Decision Making, Planning and Leadership, Socioeconomic Research in Health Services, Financial and Economic Management of Health Organisations and more. In the final term, you will research and prepare a dissertation on a topic of your choice.

On campus classes will run Monday to Friday for one week, followed by a three-week period during which students will need to submit assignments and revise.

The modules of the Masters in International Health Management programme are offered and delivered 100% on campus. Students will also have additional access to course and reading materials via the UNINETTUNO platform.

• National Health Systems and Health Policy (blended)
• Management of Health Organisations (blended)
• Human Resources Management and Health Organisations
• Information Technology in Health Systems
• Decision Making, Planning
• and Leadership
• Anthropology and Sociology of Health and Medical Care (blended)
• Ethical, Cultural and Behavioural Aspects of Health (blended)
• Management of Health Organisations
• Socioeconomic Research in Health Services (blended)
• Dissertation 

• Delivery: On campus 
• Duration: 18 months
• Campus: Berlin, Germany
• Degree awarded by Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO
• Official Italian name: Master di Primo Livello “MSc in International Health Management”

Upon successful completion of the MSc in International Health Management programme, graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the field of health management, planning and policy-making
• Identify, describe and critically analyse the major issues in management, planning and policy in the health and health related sectors
• Identify and explain the context, challenges and opportunities involved in the formulation and implementation of health policy within a national health system
• Review types of policies, situations and issues in the field of health management
• Apply knowledge and skills in selected areas of health management, planning and policy to local circumstances
• Describe the role and apply selected techniques of health economics for financial planning
• Conduct primary and secondary research in order to understand and develop evidence-based practice.

After completing the MSc in International Health Management, you will be able to apply for a range of managerial roles in international health care organisations. 

Minimum age: 21

Academic qualifications:

• A three-year bachelor’s degree from a recognised institution in a related discipline.
• High-school certificate.

If you do not have a bachelor’s degree, but you have another academic qualification such as HND or a Level 5 Diploma and/or professional experience, you are also welcome to apply.

Our experienced team of programme advisors will conduct a preliminary evaluation of your academic credentials and guide you further on the process.