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Why study Health Economics Innovative and Practical (GIP)?
Start your future in healthcare with us!
GIP connects:
- G: Health & business for diverse career prospects.
- I: Most innovativegrowth industry, 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 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 innovative, high-quality and cost-effective?
- ...prepare yourself for tasks in the management of companies or other institutions in the healthcare sector?
- ...to broaden your professional skills so that you have many career opportunities later on?
Then health economics is the right place 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 work at 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: You can choose between several elective modules and develop your personal professional profile. Elective modules in the fourth semester include Entrepreneurship, Human Resources Management, Marketing, Corporate Finance, Promoting Creativity - Social Innovation, ....
- International focus: in-depth English modules (in semesters 2 and 3) strengthen your language skills and prepare you well 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 health economics the right choice for me?
Have you just finished school and want to combine theory and practice in the healthcare sector?
With your qualification for university entrance, you can start your 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 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 with the Bachelor's degree in Health Economics!
Your opportunities:
- Combine your professional experience with business and organizational skills.
- Qualify for tasks at the interface of medical practice, management and health economics.
Open up new career prospects in the healthcare sector.
The course offers you:
- A 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 with health insurance companies, international organizations, consultancies or pharmaceutical companies - there are many paths open to you, including abroad.
Would you like some advice?
Please contact us at gesundheitsoekonomie@hwg-lu.de or by phone at +496215203-268
How does the dual study program differ from the non-dual study program?
Here you can see the core differences at a glance!
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
This is how you can apply and how you will be admitted:
The application period for the winter semester runs from mid-May through August 15 of the current year.
Click the red “Apply” button in the upper right corner of the homepage to access a brief guide that will walk you through the application process step by step!
| You must upload the following documents: | Required Documents |
| The following qualifications are accepted: | qualification for university entrance |
| You’ll need these general application forms: | Supporting application forms |
Here you can get expert advice before you start your studies:
Before you take up the Bachelor's degree course 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 e-mail 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 open questions.
We look forward to seeing you!
The Student Service Center (SSC) team is here to help you with any questions you may have about applications and admission.
Whether you need help with the application process or are unsure which documents are required, you’ll find expert support here.
By phone and email (all day)
Email: ssc-bewerbung@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de
Phone: +49 621 5203-0
In-Person Appointments
Mon and Tue: 9 :30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Thu: 9 :30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Wed and Fri: closed
If you have questions about the content or focus areas of a specific degree program, the respective program managers for your desired program will be happy to assist you. You can find their contact information below.
