MBA in Health Economics and Healthcare Management is increasingly relevant as the healthcare industry faces mounting challenges such as rising costs, regulatory changes, and the need for improved patient outcomes.
The global healthcare market is projected to reach $11.9 trillion by 2027, creating a demand for professionals skilled in managing financial, operational, and strategic aspects of healthcare organizations.
According to the World Health Organization, efficient healthcare management can lead to cost reductions of up to 30%, highlighting the importance of trained leaders in this field. Furthermore, 65% of healthcare executives identify the need for data-driven decision-making as critical for success, underscoring the role of health economics in optimizing resource allocation.
This MBA program equips graduates with the tools to analyze healthcare policies, assess economic impacts, and implement innovative management strategies, preparing them to improve health services delivery and drive sustainable growth in an evolving healthcare landscape.
Learning Outcomes Competences After the end of the programme, the learners will be able to: PA1: Critically evaluate complex and ambiguous business scenarios integrating interdisciplinary approaches to formulate strategic decisions with limited information. PA2: Tackle dynamic business environments, in particular related to health economics & healthcare management by establishing criteria, formulating innovative courses of action, implementing adaptive strategies, and evaluating results in uncertain conditions with limited information. PA3: Demonstrate leadership and team-building skills within complex multicultural settings, effectively managing conflict resolution and stakeholder engagement, in particular related to health economics & healthcare management. PA4: Direct self-driven learning and professional development through reflective insights, applying research-based innovations to solve emerging challenges in the health economics & healthcare management field. PA5: Benchmark strategic objectives, mentor teams, monitor performance, and lead continuous improvement in diverse business contexts, ensuring best practices relevant to health economics & healthcare management. PA6: Navigate ethical dilemmas involving conflicting stakeholder demands and cross-border business complexities, ensuring compliance with ethical and corporate governance standards relevant to health economics & healthcare management. PA7: Conduct rigorous business and management research, critically reviewing literature, applying advanced research methods, and contributing findings to professional practice within the health economics & healthcare management field. Note: PA1-4 will be required to achieve the diploma exit, PA1-7 will be required for a complete Masters degree (please refer exit awards for details) Knowledge Outcomes After the end of the programme, the learners will be able to: PB1: critically evaluate the impact of contextual forces on organisations including legal systems; ethical, economic, environmental, social and technological change issues; international developments; corporate governance and the contemporary business and management functions. PB2: Integrate multidisciplinary approaches to finance and accounting, including technology, ethical implications, and data analytics, for comprehensive financial decision-making to ensure the success of every project in health economics & healthcare management and the overall organisation. PB3: critically examine and evaluate the importance of effective health economics & healthcare management, incorporating multidisciplinary approaches such as technology, ethical considerations, and data analytics, to optimize workforce management and enhance organizational performance. PB4: Develop and implement business policies and strategies in the health economics & healthcare management field or general management and leading perspective that adapt to changing market conditions, stakeholder interests, and emerging trends, employing specialized and multidisciplinary theoretical and practical knowledge, some of which is at the forefront of the health economics & healthcare management field. PB5: Critically analyse and innovate production and marketing processes, employing advanced problem-solving techniques to optimize business operations and critically appraising decision making relevant to health economics & healthcare management. PB6: Formulate and adapt business frameworks that anticipate market trends, organizational shifts, and emerging industry challenges, particularly in the health economics & healthcare management field. PB7: Critically review literature, apply research methods, and leverage derived specialized or multidisciplinary theoretical and practical knowledge to create and adapt innovative frameworks that are at the forefront of the business studies within the health economics & healthcare management field. PB8: Evaluate and apply ethical leadership principles, corporate governance frameworks, and sustainability strategies to ensure responsible business practices and positive social impact, especially in the health economics & healthcare management field. PB9: Synthesize and integrate specialized domain knowledge within the health economics & healthcare management field to address field-specific challenges and opportunities. Note: PB1-7 will be required to achieve the diploma exit, PB1-9 will be required for a complete Masters degree (please refer exit awards for details) Skills Outcomes The learner will be able to: PC1: Critically evaluate and synthesize complex, multidisciplinary data, transforming raw information into actionable insights while demonstrating awareness of social, cultural and environmental impact of their decision-making related to the health economics & healthcare management field. PC2: Apply advanced quantitative and qualitative research methods to critically analyze and evaluate business challenges, producing original research and deriving data-driven conclusions in dynamic and evolving environments related to the health economics & healthcare management field. PC3: Effectively communicate, comprehend, and conclude based on research-driven insights, demonstrating leadership in stakeholder engagement, negotiations, and decision-making across diverse professional settings. PC4: Exercise innovation, adaptability, and strategic foresight in professional and personal development, fostering continuous learning, leadership excellence, and the ability to respond to emerging knowledge and techniques to strategize actions for competitive advantage. PC5: Lead high-performance teams by fostering collaboration, critical evaluations, and transformative decision-making, demonstrate leadership skills and innovation in complex and unpredictable work environments relevant to the health economics & healthcare management field. Note: PC1-2 will be required to achieve the diploma exit, PB1-5 will be required for a complete Masters degree (please refer exit awards for details)
1st working day of every month
Day 20th of every month
90 ECTS Credits
Masters Degree, Level 7
12 - 36 Months
15-40 Hours per week
English
Asynchronous, Live Master Camps
We follows a few unique concepts for teaching its MBA students. These are:
- Evidence-based Management
- Reflective writing
- Research and Academic Coaching
- Professional Coaching
MBA in Health Economics & Healthcare Management begins with Period 0 where the basics are taught that helps to make of the entire tenure of studies. Post the foundation, the learners study in modular manner to study and research on one module at one time.
We follows continuous and end of the module assessment. Continuous assessment counts towards the final grades.
The nature of final assessment is the report submission. The report can be a project, analysis, case study, research paper, etc.
Grading system can be accessed via Quality Policies in Download section
Post Graduate Diploma in Health Economics & Healthcare Management is available as an exit award for those who complete 60 ECTS and Post Graduate Certificate in Health Economics & Healthcare Management is available as an exit award for those who complete 30 ECTS.
Ages 19 – 30
Age 31 – 65
Programme Structure |
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Core Courses: Holistic Management Perspective (Total 30 ECTS) | ||
Module 0: Induction & Study Skills Residency | ||
Module 1: Management and Organisational Dynamics (3 ECTS, 75 Hours) | ||
Module 2: Managing Financial Resources and Performance (3 ECTS, 75 Hours) | ||
Module 3: Strategic and Digital Marketing (3 ECTS, 75 Hours) | ||
Module 4: Project and Operations management (3 ECTS, 75 Hours) | ||
Module 5: Financial Markets & Valuation (3 ECTS, 75 Hours) | ||
Module 6: Strategic Decision Making: Dealing with Business Complexity (3 ECTS, 75 Hours) | ||
Module 7: Economics for decision-making (3 ECTS, 75 Hours) | ||
Module 8: Ethical Leadership and Governance (3 ECTS, 75 Hours) | ||
Module 9: Corporate Sustainability and Leadership (3 ECTS, 75 Hours) | ||
Module 10: Business Communication for Competitive Advantage (3 ECTS, 75 Hours) | ||
Pathway Modules (Total 30 ECTS) | ||
Module 11: Health Economic and Business Decision Techniques (6 ECTS, 150 Hours) | ||
Module 12: Strategic Healthcare Management and Policies (6 ECTS, 150 Hours) | ||
Module 13: Leading Change and Quality Improvement in Healthcare (6 ECTS, 150 Hours) | ||
Module 14: Big Data, AI & ML in Healthcare (6 ECTS, 150 Hours) | ||
Module 15: Digitalisation in Healthcare (6 ECTS, 150 Hours) | ||
Research & Innovation Modules (Total 30 ECTS) | ||
Module 16: Innovation Management and Design Thinking for Entrepreneurs (6ECTS, 150 Hours) | ||
Module 17: Data-Driven Research and Analytical Insights (6 ECTS, 150 Hours) | ||
Module 18: Capstone Consulting Project (18 ECTS, 450 Hours) |
Programmes are subject to periodic review. Changes may be implemented to align with academic advancements, student feedback, or industry needs. The institution reserves the right to make modifications in the best interest of academic integrity and learner success.
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Andrew Barrow
Head of Admission Department