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Profile
Why study Health Economics Innovative and Practical (GIP)?
Start your future in healthcare with us!
GIP connects:
- G: Health economics combines health and business for a wide range of career prospects.
- I: Most innovativegrowth sector, both nationally and internationally.
- P: Practical & Purpose: Through guest lectures, excursions, practical projects and our cooperation partners, you will see how theoretical knowledge is applied directly in practice.
Prepare yourself for a career between management tasks, innovation, digitalization and social responsibility!
Shape the future of the healthcare industry!
Are you interested in questions like:
- How does our healthcare system really work?
- Who decides which services are paid for - and why?
- How do hospitals, doctors and health insurance companies work together?
- What role do digitalization, data and AI play?
- What can we learn from other countries?
Would you like to...
- ...make a contribution to ensuring that healthcare is of high quality and economically sustainable?
- ...prepare yourself for tasks in the management of companies or other institutions in the healthcare sector?
- ...gain a broad professional background so that many career opportunities are open to you later?
Then health economics is the right course for you!
Get to know our students & graduates!
One degree course - four options!
Dual training
- Training: Parallel to your studies, you will complete your training as a social insurance assistant
- Strong partners: We work together with various health insurance companies, in particular with SBK and Salus BKK.
- Double degree: After your studies, you will not only have a Bachelor's degree but also a successfully completed apprenticeship.
- Application: You apply directly to the cooperation partner for the apprenticeship, the application for the degree course is made via the application portal.
Dual Classic
- Temporary employment: During your studies, you will be employed by your cooperation partner and receive the remuneration agreed in the contract.
- Practical phases: You complete the 3 practical phases with your cooperation partner and get to know different areas there.
- Clear regulation of study and work: You workat least 1 working day/week during the semester; during the lecture-free period you work full-time.
- Application: Use our student advisory service in advance so that you can make a targeted application to our cooperation partners. You can apply for the course via the university's application portal.
Dual Flex
- Internships: During your 3 practical phases, you will complete various internships with our cooperation partners.
- Maximum flexibility: You only gain professional experience during the 3 practical phases, you are completely free to choose your cooperation partners.
- Your advantages: You have the opportunity to get to know different companies in the healthcare sector and gain insights into several sectors. Choose the combination that best suits your interests and career goals!
- Application: Use our student advisory service in advance so that you can apply specifically to our cooperation partners. You can apply for the course via the university's application portal.
Non-dual
- Individual profile development: In the 4th semester, you choose between one of our elective modules at the university (Entrepreneurship, Human Resources Management, Marketing, Corporate Finance, Promoting Creativity - Creating Social Innovation...) and can expand your personal knowledge.
- International orientation: Through in-depth English modules in semesters 2, 3 and 7, you will strengthen your language skills and be well prepared for studying abroad.
Semester abroad or internship at home or abroad: You will spend the 6th semester either at a university abroad or in an internship at home or abroad.
You can find an overview of our cooperation partners here:
Is a dual study program in health economics the right choice for me?
Have you just finished school and want to combine theory and practice in the healthcare sector?
- With the qualification for university entrance, you can start directly with the Bachelor's degree in Health Economics!
You can expect:
- A sound grounding in economics, management and medicine.
- Specialization in the healthcare sector.
- Interesting practical phases with our cooperation partners.
Have you already completed an apprenticeship and would now like to develop your technical and professional skills?
- As a professionally qualified person (with a final grade of at least 2.5), you can start studying health economics directly with us.
- Combine your professional experience with business and organizational skills.
- Qualify for tasks at the interface between medical practice, management and health economics.
- Open up new career prospects in the healthcare sector.
Would you like advice on the dual study options?
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Is a non-dual degree program in Health Economics the right choice for me?
- Would you like a traditional full-time course in health economics with the opportunity to study abroad?
- Do you want to be flexible and set your own specializations?
- Do you want to improve and deepen your English language skills?
- Would you like to have the choice of living and studying abroad for a semester?
- Would you like to have the choice of a semester abroad or an internship semester at home or abroad?
With a qualification for university entrance or access as a professionally qualified person (with a final grade of at least 2.5), you can study Health Economics non-dual!
- Future-proof industry: The healthcare sector is growing worldwide and faces major challenges - from demographic change to digitalization. Well-trained specialists are urgently needed.
- International perspectives: Healthcare systems differ around the world. You will learn to compare them and develop global solutions - a clear advantage on the job market.
- Meaningful work: You will work on issues that directly affect people - from care to the financing of healthcare systems.
Diverse career opportunities: Whether at health insurance companies, international organizations, consultancies or pharmaceutical companies - many paths are open to you, including abroad.
Would you like advice on the non-dual option?
Please contact us at gesundheitsoekonomie@hwg-lu.de or by phone at +496215203-268
Degree programs FAQ
How long does the Health Economics degree course take?
- 7 semesters
When does the program start?
- Every year in the winter semester
Where do the courses take place?
- Most courses take place on our modern campus in Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
What content is taught in the degree programs?
During your studies, you will acquire a broad knowledge base in the following areas
- medical basics
- Business administration and management
- Information technology and digitalization
- Healthcare system and healthcare policy
- Health economic evaluation
- Law in the healthcare sector
How are the practical phases organized in the dual variant?
The practical phases are structured as follows:
- Practical phase 1: 10 weeks in the first year of study (after the 2nd semester)
- Practical phase 2: 10 weeks in the second year of study (after the 4th semester)
- Practical semester: 24 weeks in the sixth semester
Who are the cooperation partners in the dual study option?
- The practical phases are carried out with cooperation partners from the healthcare sector, for example hospitals, health insurance companies, consulting firms or care facilities. You can find an overview of our cooperation partners here.
Why Ludwigshafen as a study location?
- The city of Ludwigshafen is located in the middle of the metropolitan area Rhine-Neckar with around 160,000 companies, many of which are important players in the healthcare sector: Roche, SAP, Abbvie, BG Klinik Ludwigshafen, Diakonissen Speyer and numerous other medium-sized companies, hidden champions and innovative start-ups.
- Many of them are cooperation partners of the Bachelor's degree course in Health Economics at our university.
- Numerous research and scientific institutions: 23 universities and colleges and more than 30 renowned research institutions (European Molecular Biology Laboratory, four Max Planck Institutes, German Cancer Research Center, Center for European Economic Research).
- excellent infrastructure with approx. 240 long-distance departures daily, good public transportation, 8 freeways in the immediate vicinity and only 30 minutes to Frankfurt International Airport
- wide range of cultural and leisure activities with more than 230 museums, 110 theaters and many concerts and festivals, four UNESCO World Heritage Sites, over 120 castles and palaces and three nature parks.
- Combination of economic strength, scientific excellence and high quality of life makes Ludwigshafen an ideal place to study
What are my career prospects after graduation?
After graduating, you will have a wide range of opportunities to start your career and excellent prospects for further career steps. You will also have built up your own network and may have already found an interesting national or international employer.
- At hospitals/health insurance companies in the areas of quality and process management, controlling or human resources.
- In the "budget/price negotiation" team at health insurance companies or hospitals. This involves negotiating budgets/prices based on the services provided by a hospital (or: care facility, rehabilitation facility) and concluding corresponding agreements.
- In the management of healthcare networks or as an assistant to the management.
- In company health management (BGM) at companies in all sectors.
- As an eHealth Consultant, you will work on the development, introduction and sale of digital health products. These include, for example, health apps or digitally supported care processes. Jobs can be found at health insurance companies, pharmaceutical/medical technology companies, consulting firms, hospitals or start-ups in the field of digital health.
- In the field of data analysis and healthcare analytics.
- In project and innovation management.
- Master's program: If you would like to continue your academic career directly, we offer you a suitable Master's degree program program.
Where do our graduates work?
Graduates of the Health Economics degree programs work in the following areas, among others:
- Hospitals and health insurance companies: Activities in quality and process management, controlling or human resources.
- Budget and price negotiations in the healthcare sector: Working in teams that negotiate budgets and prices between hospitals, care facilities, rehabilitation facilities and health insurance companies and prepare and conclude corresponding agreements.
- Management of healthcare networks: Tasks in operational management or as an assistant to the management.
- Occupational health management (OHM): Planning, implementation and further development of health promotion measures in companies in various sectors.
- eHealth and digital health: work as an eHealth consultant, for example in the development, introduction or marketing of digital health solutions such as health apps or digitally supported care processes. Employers include health insurance companies, pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, consulting firms, hospitals and start-ups in the field of digital health.
- Data analysis and healthcare analytics: Analysis of care data to evaluate quality, efficiency and cost-effectiveness in the healthcare sector.
- Project and innovation management: working on projects to further develop organizations, processes and care structures in the healthcare sector.
The Bachelor's degree in Health Economics opens up a wide range of career prospects in a dynamic and future-oriented industry.
What do our graduates and cooperation partners say about the degree programs?
Content & procedure
Your course of study at a glance:
Application & Admission
How can I apply and how am I admitted?
The application for the start of the winter semester runs from mid-May to August 15 of the current year.
The red "Apply" button at the top right of the homepage will take you to a short guide that will take you through the application process step by step!
| Which documents do I need to upload to the portal? | Documents to be submitted |
| Which qualifications are possible? | Qualification for university entrance |
| Which general application forms do I need? | Supporting application forms |
Where can I get specialist advice before starting my studies?
Before you take up a Bachelor's degree in Health Economics, we recommend a study consultation. This will allow you to clarify which study model best suits your personal situation and goals.
Individual study advice is available in various ways:
- by telephone
- in person on site
- online via Zoom
To make an appointment, you can reach us by email at gesundheitsoekonomie@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de
Alternatively, you can also use the live talk format to get advice on the degree programs and clarify any questions you may have.
We look forward to seeing you!
The team at the Student Service Center (SSC) will support you with all questions relating to application and admission.
Whether you need help with the application process or are unsure which documents are required - you will receive competent support here.
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If you have any questions about the content or focus of a particular degree program, the respective program manager of your desired degree program will be happy to help you. You can find them in the contacts below.
