MBA

Medical Devices & Healthcare Management MBA

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Enter Health Management part-time

Already in the middle of your career in the medical technology or biomedical technology sector, but lacking specific specialist knowledge? Our part-time MBA course develops skills in international management and marketing and opens up excellent career opportunities! Regulatory affairs is a global topic. Those who know their way around it have a real competitive advantage.

  • ECTS: 90 ECTS
  • Programme duration: 4 semesters
  • Campus: Tuttlingen
  • Faculty: Faculty IV: Business, Design & Media
  • Programme begins: winter semester (October)
  • Application deadline: 15 July (winter semester)
  • Entry requirements: completed first degree in engineering, natural sciences, medicine or business administration; language proficiency (CEFR B2 level or TOEFL (iBT Total Score 72-94/120)); minimum two years professional experience; application interview
  • Teaching language: English
  • Accreditation: yes
  • Formats: Continuing education programmes
  • Ready for the international arena Our degree programme is taught in English and prepares students for management responsibilities in internationally operating companies in Germany - and abroad.
  • Focus on business Become an expert in business administration and international management - thanks to fundamentals such as accounting to strategy and management tools.
  • Medical technology expertise Experts who know what makes healthcare systems tick and are familiar with regulatory affairs, including approval procedures, are urgently needed. We create new opportunities for you.
  • Study part-time Our degree programme is taught part-time so that you can continue to work. The master's thesis is due in the fourth semester - and then you graduate with an MBA.

Details of the programme

Programme content and structure

Studying in Tuttlingen means studying in the world centre of medical technology! Here you benefit from our close cooperation with well-known, internationally active companies and their expertise. Lectures are held by experts from industry and business – studying couldn't be more practical!

Broad range of subjects

With MDM, we provide you with key qualifications for an international career. The range of subjects extends from business fundamentals and marketing for national and international markets to economics, business law, medical device law and patent law.

Intercultural orientation

We also train you in intercultural communication and leadership skills. We train your soft skills in international finance, project management and business management, negotiation skills and international management – you will learn to solve problems according to the situation!

Your MBA thesis

After three semesters, you'lll complete your MDM degree with your master's thesis. You'll write your thesis on a topic of your choice, often in collaboration with a company in Germany or abroad. You can also rely on close supervision during this challenging phase!

Entry requirements

To be able to study our MBA master's programme, you must have completed a first degree, for example in engineering, natural sciences, medicine or business administration. You need proof of your language skills (CEFR B2 level or TOEFL (iBT Total Score 72-94/120)) and at least two years of professional experience. You will also have an entrance interview.

What's covered

Special features

Tuition fees

Tuition fees for the Medical Devices & Healthcare Management MBA amount to €18,000. This sum is payable in four semi-annual installments. Study materials are included. Additional costs are incurred for travel, accommodation and living expenses.

Practical relevance through co-operation with industry

An important task of the university and anchored in the HFU mission statement is the link with companies in the region. The content of the degree programme directly addresses the needs of medical technology companies in the region. The location of the degree programme in Tuttlingen ensures close links with local medical technology companies. Company visits and practical presentations further underpin this co-operation with industry.

Internationality

The entire degree programme is offered in English and is therefore also open to international students without sufficient knowledge of German. In view of the shortage of skilled labour, this is also highly relevant in the medical technology sector.

Continuing education and lifelong learning

Thanks to its design as a part-time Master's programme, the course enables students to gain an additional qualification without having to interrupt their own career.

Social responsibility

Products and services for medical care are becoming increasingly important in an ageing society. The degree programme trains students who work in these areas and want to develop their skills. Therefore it directly addresses the social dimension of the idea of Sustainable Development.

Collaborations

The "Medical Devices and Healthcare Management" MBA programme is offered as an external programme as part of a cooperation between Furtwangen University (HFU) and the International Business School Tuttlingen (IBST).

This collaboration is based on a written partnership agreement from 2011. While IBST organises and conducts the programme, HFU awards the academic degree as part of the external programme. The specific conditions of the programme are governed by the currently valid version of HFU’s external examination regulations for master’s programmes in the Faculty of Business.

Your career prospects

MDM offers you the opportunity to acquire the concentrated know-how from two subject areas: medical technology and business, and at the same time to establish close contact with cooperating medical technology companies! Our degree programme was developed together with industry – which is why graduates have excellent career prospects.

Possible fields of work: 

  • Project Management
  • Marketing and Product Management
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Human Resource Management
  • Management

Faculty IV: Business, Design & Media

The HFU Business School prepares you for your future in international business with bachelor's and master's programmes providing space for your personal interests and potential with a variety of specialisations: International Business with specialisations in China, the Spanish or French-speaking world, Business Psychology, Business Law, or in combination with Engineering.

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