You have a degree with state recognition:

• from a certified school of health and nursing
• from a vocational upper secondary school (BHS) in Austria, a commercial academy, or
• a higher educational institution for business or tourism professions in Austria
• as a business administrator in Germany

The degree may be recognized with up to 60 ECTS credits.

Graduates of health and nursing programs may also be admitted to the program without a Matura. This will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The Admissions Office at the University of Zittau/Görlitz makes the final decision on a case-by-case basis. Qualifications from third countries are excluded from this!

Bachelor’s Upgrade Program specifically for certified healthcare and nursing professionals as well as individuals in senior medical-technical roles

Healthcare Management

Focus Areas of the Bachelor’s in Health Care Management
The program qualifies you, among other things, for the following roles:

• Development of modern care and support concepts
• Planning and monitoring staffing levels
• Establishing efficient organizational structures
• Development of financing concepts
• Planning, implementing, and monitoring quality assurance measures
• Planning and implementation of Health Management programs in companies

Upgrade Bachelor’s program specifically for graduates of HAKs, HLWs, and business colleges

Health Economics

The health care management – health economics degree programme has been specifically tailored for graduates of HAKs, HLWs, and business colleges. Thanks to your business education, recognition is possible for business administration modules (60 ECTS), which can shorten the duration of your studies by up to 3 semesters. The program focuses on content in the social and health sciences. This opens the door to a career in the healthcare sector.

The Healthcare Management degree programme was developed for individuals with a professional occupation as registered nurses or individuals employed in senior medical-technical roles. If you want to advance your career or aim for a higher-level position in the health and social services sector, this program offers an ideal solution.

Graduates of business academies or higher education institutions for business or tourism professions in Austria are also eligible to enroll in the program.

The bachelor’s degree programme in “health care management” is a response to the ever-increasing demand for interdisciplinary professionals. The degree programme’s goal is to train specialists and managers for a variety of roles in the healthcare sector.

Students acquire broad specialized knowledge in the fields of management, medicine, and health sciences, as well as methodological expertise, particularly in the area of empirical social research. Over the course of the program, students gain in-depth knowledge in health economics through modules on health economics, inpatient and outpatient care, and innovations in healthcare.

Renowned experts from various institutions facilitate the exchange of knowledge between academia and practice.

Course Content: Healthcare Management

The curriculum for the health care management program

• Business Economics (ABWL)
• Business English
• Empirical Social Research / Statistics
• Research Project
• Health Economics
• Healthcare Marketing
• HR Management
• Investment / Financing
• IT & Digitalization
• Hospital Management
• Leadership and Self-Management
• Medical Technology and Products
• Pharmaceutical Market
• Project, Process, and Knowledge Management
• Public Health
• Quality management in Healthcare
• Accounting / Cost Accounting
• Law / Healthcare Law
• Risk and Crisis Management
• Systematic Literature Review and Scientific Research
• Economics
• Final Module (Bachelor’s Thesis and Defense)

Course Content: Health Economics

Curriculum for the Health Care Management Program –

• Diagnostics and Therapy
• Empirical Social Research / Statistics
• Medical Terminology
• Research Project
• Health Economics
• Healthcare Marketing
• HR Management
• Investment / Financing
• IT & Digitalization
• Hospital Management
• Pathology
• Leadership and Self-Management
• Medical Technology and Products
• Pharmaceutical Market
• Public Health
• Quality management in Healthcare
• Law / Healthcare Law
• Risk and Crisis Management
• Systematic Literature Review and Academic Writing
• Final Module (Bachelor’s Thesis and Defense)

1st–4th semesters: Curriculum based on prior education: Healthcare Management or Health Economics

5th semester: Final module (Bachelor’s thesis and defense)

The degree programme is designed to train professionals for careers in the healthcare sector. It is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach to skill development and instruction.

This gives students the opportunity to:

• gain qualifications at an academic level while working,
• acquire generalist knowledge for managing healthcare organizations, and
• further develop their methodological, communicative, and interpersonal skills alongside their expertise in Business Administration

Fast-track, part-time Bachelor degree program with a good work-life-study balance

The IBS Academy brings high-quality European degree programmes to Austria with the best work-life-study balance. With us, you don’t have to choose between your career and your studies. You can easily graduate from the degree programmes even while working full-time. For graduates with a Diploma in Health and Nursing (field of study: Health Care Management) or a degree from HLW, HLT, HAK, or a college (field of study: Health Economics), recognition is particularly attractive. This can save you up to three semesters. Personal support throughout your studies, as well as top-tier managers serving as instructors, are additional advantages.

In the lectures, students benefit from an intensive, direct exchange with instructors and fellow students. Our personal academic advising service is available to assist you with advice and support throughout the entire academic year.

The entire program spans approximately 11 weekends: typically, this includes late Friday afternoon, and all day Saturday and Sunday. In addition, there is one intensive week in the winter semester and one in the summer semester (for a total of 2 weeks for the entire program)—alternating between in-person and online sessions. Students who cannot attend the in-person lecture have two options: They can attend the lecture live online (from anywhere) or watch the recorded lecture later. This is because almost all lectures are also recorded. Right at the start of the program, a detailed course schedule listing all modules and dates allows you to plan your study sessions in advance alongside

The IBS Academy is a private educational institution that collaborates with state-run European universities. The IBS Academy funds its student spots by collecting tuition fees.

You can cover your tuition costs starting at just 274 euros per month! Here is a list of all payment plans

(for a maximum of 60 ECTS credits):

• 30 monthly installments of 274 euros each
• 18 monthly installments of 452 euros each
• 3 installments of 2,660 euros each

In addition, there is a one-time enrollment fee of 465 euros and an exam fee of 500 euros.

Career Prospects as a Healthcare Manager

The highly sought-after combination of academic education and practical experience will give your career a boost—whether you’re looking for a job or later climbing the career ladder toward good-paying positions. Many of our approximately 1,000 graduates have built impressive careers thanks to their studies at the IBS Academy. With the Bachelor’s Upgrade in health care management, you can attain leadership positions in the following areas:

• Hospitals
• Long-term care facilities
• Health insurance companies
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Medical technology providers

The degree programs underwent a registration process conducted by AQ Austria in accordance with Section 4(2) of the § 27 Registration Regulation 2019. You can download the positive registration decision for all degree programs here or view it on the AQ Austria website .
In the event that the AQ Austria Board revokes the accreditation decision, the degree programs may no longer be offered in Austria. The accreditation of the degree programs is valid until November 24, 2027.

The decision to accredit the degree programs does not imply a determination of equivalence with Austrian degree programs or corresponding Austrian (academic) degrees. The degree programs and (academic) degrees are considered to be those of the country of origin or the country where the institution is based (Germany).
Equivalence in higher education between Germany and Austria was already established in 2003 through a bilateral agreement.

The international standing of our degrees is also evident in the fact that our graduates are welcomed with open arms at many renowned universities abroad. Even at the elite University of Oxford, we have an IBS graduate who is pursuing a Ph.D. program at Oxford Brookes University and is already working there as a lecturer. Former IBS students can also be found at the Institut d’études politiques de Paris, which ranks among the world’s best universities in the field of politics and international studies according to the World University Rankings, or at the University of St. Gallen, one of Europe’s leading business schools.