Master in Healthcare

Preparing managers and professionals to lead healthcare transformation

The Master in Healthcare is designed for professionals who want to develop advanced managerial, strategic, and organizational capabilities for the healthcare sector and the wider health industry.

Healthcare organizations today face major challenges: digital transformation, rising service expectations, regulatory complexity, cost pressure, patient engagement, data governance, and the need for sustainable innovation. This program helps participants understand these challenges and develop practical solutions for hospitals, healthcare companies, public institutions, and health-related organizations.

Delivered in a hybrid format, the program combines academic foundations, managerial tools, and applied learning to support professionals who want to strengthen their capacity to manage, transform, and innovate in healthcare environments.

This program is delivered in partnership with the European University Miguel de Cervantes: https://www.uemc.es/titulos_propios/master-of-permanent-education-in-healthcare

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the duration of the program?

The program represents 1500 hours of learning and corresponds to 60 ECTS.

What is the format?

The program is delivered in a hybrid format, combining face-to-face sessions with online academic support when appropriate.

Is this program only for medical doctors?

No. The program is designed for a broad range of professionals interested in healthcare management, including managers, executives, entrepreneurs, consultants, administrators, and professionals from related business or technical fields.

What is the final project?

The final project allows participants to apply the program’s knowledge to a real healthcare management issue, such as service improvement, patient experience, digital transformation, compliance, innovation, strategy, or organizational change.

Why choose this program?

The program offers an interdisciplinary approach to healthcare management, connecting strategy, economics, finance, operations, marketing, law, data governance, ethics, innovation, and leadership.

Participants will develop a global understanding of healthcare systems and learn how to make informed decisions in complex, regulated, and fast-changing environments. The program is especially relevant for professionals who want to move beyond technical expertise and develop a broader managerial perspective.

Who is this program for?

This program is designed for:

– healthcare professionals seeking managerial responsibilities;

– managers working in hospitals, clinics, health companies, pharmaceutical firms, medical technology firms, or health-related organizations;

– entrepreneurs and project leaders in the healthcare ecosystem;

– professionals from business, finance, law, marketing, operations, or data backgrounds who want to specialize in healthcare management;

– graduates with a university-level background who want to develop a career in healthcare organizations or the health industry.

Program goals

The Master aims to help participants:
1

Understand

the structure, economics, and governance of healthcare systems

2

Analyze

strategic, financial, operational, and regulatory challenges in healthcare organizations;

3

Design and implement

managerial solutions focused on efficiency, quality, compliance, and sustainability;

4

Strengthen

leadership, communication, and change management capabilities;

5

Comprehend

the role of data, digital health, and innovation in the transformation of the healthcare industry;

6

Complete

an applied final project connected to a real issue in the healthcare sector.

Courses

  1. Health Economics
  2. Healthcare Systems & Policy
  3. Strategic Management in Healthcare
  4. Healthcare Marketing & Patient Engagement
  5. Healthcare Finance & Reimbursement
  6. Healthcare Operations & Service Excellence
  7. Health Data Management and Governance
  8. Healthcare Law, Compliance & Ethics
  9. Organizational Behavior & Change in Health Organizations
  10. Leadership in Healthcare
  11. Global Health Industry & Innovation — Digital Health
  12. Dissertation / Final Applied Project

Learning approach

The program combines lectures, case studies, applied assignments, group discussion, professional reflection, and project-based learning. The hybrid format allows participants to benefit from face-to-face interaction while also accessing online academic support when required.

The final project enables participants to apply the knowledge acquired during the program to a real managerial, organizational, or strategic issue in healthcare.

Assessment

Assessment is based on continuous evaluation, including written assignments, oral presentations, case analyses, practical exercises, participation, and the final project. The objective is to evaluate not only knowledge acquisition, but also the participant’s ability to apply concepts to professional healthcare contexts.

Program Admission

In China

CEIBA Business School cooperates with Shanghai Zhengjian Biotechnology to deliver this program in China, please contact us at: [email protected]

  • Shanghai
  • Hangzhou
  • Suzhou