Health Business Management | Insinööri | YAMK

Why Study Health Business Management with Us?

You will become a member of a genuinely international learning community.

The invigorating and versatile studies will facilitate the development of competences that boost your successful career in the field of health business.

The digital learning environment allows for maximum amount of flexibility to find the balance between studies, working, and family life.

Multidisciplinary programme

Health Business Management is a multidisciplinary degree programme aimed at engineering, business and social and health care professionals.

The degree is 90 ECTS for Business and Social and health care professionals and 60 ECTS for engineering professionals. The difference is based on the Act of Universities of Applied Sciences 1129/2014.

Normative duration of studies is 1 academic year for a degree of 60 ECTS and 1.5 academic years for a degree of 90 ECTS.

Study contents

During the first three semester the emphasis of your studies is in advanced professional studies.

You will gain a deep understanding of best practices for the health business concerning

• health technology assessment
• strategic planning
• project management
• people leadership
• customer relationship management
• business modeling
• business processes

The phases of the Master's Thesis, supported by studies in research skills, will be distributed across all semesters; the Thesis will give you a chance to influence on the wellbeing of populations as well as on the success of the potential business partner.

How do you study during the programme?

You may perform all your studies online using synchronous and asynchronous online learning. Metropolia organizes the Master´s degree studies and study guidance in such a way that the student can complete the studies in a period which is equivalent to their extend. Studies may also be completed over a period that is longer than the normative duration of studies.

Student must prepare an individual study plan. Student has the right to complete the studies in accordance with the curriculum for the degree in question and with the approved individual study plan. Note that participating online programmes does not entitle you receiving residence permit.