Master in Business Administration: Health

Study healthcare management and health economics in Groningen and make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector.

Can a manager make a significant influence in the healthcare sector? High-quality healthcare is of major importance, as it directly influences individual well-being and the overall functioning of our society. As a healthcare manager, policymaker, or consultant, you will be vital in improving and innovating healthcare at all levels.

In the MSc Business Administration - Health (MSc BA Health), you will study how to analyze and deal with strategic tensions in healthcare such as meeting the increasing demand for care, while facing workforce shortages and the need to control costs. The programme integrates a multidisciplinary approach with special attention to relevant topics in the health sector and our society. For example, the role of technology and innovation: how can you balance the utilization of technological advancements with human attention for clients and satisfactory work for health professionals? We teach you the tools how to balance the provision of evidence-based care with catering for diverse patient needs.

You can specialize in managerial or economic issues, depending on where you want to add value. We make sure to bring the outside practice to the classroom. You will meet lecturers from diverse disciplines sharing their research insights and guest lecturers who bring in practitioners’ knowledge and real-world challenges. This enables you to explore different perspectives on healthcare, including those from clients, clinicians, managers, insurers, and policymakers.

The MSc BA Health is the perfect study if you are looking for a multidisciplinary and societally relevant programme. It combines analytic and managerial skills and offers a crisp understanding of the social-economic environment in the healthcare industry. What is more, you are joining our diverse community of students with backgrounds in business, medicine, economics and facility management.

Why study this programme in Groningen?

• The programme tailored for the health sector is unique for the North of the Netherlands. Variations in trajectory are being offered in the programme to fit your needs and career aspirations, and to equip you with the relevant competencies to become an in-demand professional who can combine the analysis of hard evidence with softer insights and skills.
• Joining the Health profile means you will be part of our unique and diverse learning community. Our students have backgrounds ranging from business and economics to medicine and facility management. This diversity prepares you for the reality of the healthcare workplace.
• It is important to put into practice what you study. You will engage in a stakeholder roleplay or in teamwork on a practitioner's real-time challenge.
• Healthcare needs professionals who can build bridges between disciplines. That is why you have the chance to take a course taught by the UMCG, or by the faculty of spatial sciences.
• You can benefit from our lively health research community that is well-connected with health organizations in the Northern Netherlands such as the UMCG Groningen and Wilhelmina Hospital, but also insurers such as Menzis and De Friesland, technology suppliers, or pharmaceutical companies.
• Our master community organizes activities with practitioners and also manages a LinkedIn group in which you can connect to our graduates.
• To broaden your scope, you may integrate a Focus Area in Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence or Future Prosperity and Sustainability to expand your knowledge on topics such as digital transformation and learn about how you can contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• The programme has been internationally accredited by the AACSB and EQUIS, ensuring a high-quality education, which only 1% of universities reach worldwide.