Economics and Management in Health Care

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To gain our EMBA in economics and management in healthcare you need to complete four CAS and a master’s thesis. Preparation for the master’s thesis also involves a workshop in scientific writing and research methods. 

Depending on your previous education and experience you can choose between two study models. Study model 1 is tailored for health care professionals and study model 2 for people with a background in economics. 

Study model 1 

Model one is recommended for health care professionals without previous economical education or background. 

1st semester: CAS Business Administration for Health Professionals (12 ECTS credits) 
Content - the basics of business economics of companies in the health care industry 

2nd semester: CAS Management in Health Care Organisations (12 ECTS credits) 
Content - the strategic management and corporate governance of companies in healthcare industry 

3rd semester: CAS Health Economics and Public Health (12 ECTS credits) ¹⁾
Content - health systems and their further development, economic appraisals in health care, medical law and ethics in health care 

4th semester: CAS free choice (12 ECTS credits) ²⁾

5th semester: master’s thesis (12 ECTS credits).  
Independent preparation and writing of the final thesis, attendance of accompanying teaching and learning events in the Master thesis module 

^{1) Alternatively, you can take the CAS Leadership or the CAS Leadership for Advanced Professionals.
2) You can choose any CAS from the Business School. Courses offered by other BFH departments following a review with the EMBA head of programme and providing that they meet the content criteria of an EMBA in healthcare.} 

Study Model 2 

For healthcare professionals or professionals switching career with a background in economics.  

1st semester: CAS Management in Health Care Organizations (12 ECTS credits) 
Content - strategic management and corporate governance in companies in healthcare industry 

2ndsemester: CAS Health Economics and Public Health (12 ECTS credits) ¹⁾ 
Content - health systems and their further development, health economic evaluations, medical law and ethics in health care 

3rd semester: CAS Digital Organization (12 ECTS credits) 
Content basic concepts of digitization and effects of the digital transformation. 
Alternative: CAS Controlling & Consulting with specialization in medical controlling ²⁾ 

4th semester: CAS free choice (12 ECTS credits each) ³⁾ 

5th semester: Master’s thesis (12 ECTS credits)
Independent preparation and writing of the final thesis, attendance of accompanying teaching and learning events in the thesis module 

^{1) Alternatively, you can take the CAS Leadership or the CAS Leadership for Advanced Professionals. 
2) A specialization in medical controlling is subject to a minimum number of participants. 
3) You can choose any CAS from the Business School. Courses offered by other BFH departments following a review with the EMBA head of programme and providing that they meet the content criteria of an EMBA in healthcare.} 

You decide on the order of the modules. However, we recommend the listed order above, as many previous students have given us positive feedback out it. You can start most CASs in spring or autumn. 

If you have already taken courses at other BFH departments, we accept certain CASs up to 12 ECTS credits. This decision is made by the head of this EMBA programme. It is also possible to credit CASs from other universities.   

Master thesis 

The EMBA concludes with a master's thesis. 

In the EMBA Economics and Management in Health Care you will develop your skills according to today's workplace requirements. With our teaching and didactic concepts, we strive to increase your industry-specific technical and methodological knowledge. Simultaneously you will strengthen your ability to deal with complex problems. Each module uses didactic methods which are tailored to the content of that module. This includes self-organized learning processes, business games, excursions or the project-related processing of transfer tasks. You will benefit from learning based on experience in a stimulating atmosphere. 

To ensure high standards of achievement and learning in this EMBA, face-to-face teaching and supported self-study is mixed in each CAS. Forms of assessment (written exams, preparation and follow-up tasks, transfer  reports) will vary between each CAS. 

Important notes 

There are specific admission requirements for the individual CAS. 

The course Introduction to Scientific Study is compulsory for all students without a university degree. It provides the students with methodological skills for the successful CAS degree.

CHF 34,000 

All tuition fees for the individual CAS courses total CHF 34,000. Additional costs for the master’s thesis module (CHF 2,500) are not applicable if all ECTS credits have been earned at the BFH or within the framework of our cooperative study programs.  

All compulsory literature, course materials and examinations are included in the costs.