If you are already pursuing a B.Sc. in Health Economics and would like to find out about the specific details of your bachelor's degree programme, you will find what you are looking for on the structure and organisation of the bachelor's degree programme.

This programme offers you:

• Skills for a career in healthcare that requires interdisciplinary skills in medicine, management, and politics.
• Basic knowledge to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the field, based on the stakeholder groups relevant to healthcare (f.i. Managers, political decision makers, and doctors).
• Methods for the application of health economic instruments to support, design or implement decision making processes.

By taking the online math test in ILIAS, prospective students can compare their knowledge and skills against the requirements of most of the degree programmes at the WiSo-Faculty (only German introduction).

Combining Health Perspectives

By incorporating the medical, management and system perspectives into the study programme structure, as a student you will be prepared for a successful career in healthcare with a comprehensive understanding. The study contents are conveyed by researchers and experts from practice and thus create a well-founded portfolio of theories, methods, and interdisciplinary application.

Specialised Career Paths

With the innovative development of a Health Care Manager and a Health Care Analyst Track, you have the possibility to focus on one of these tracks from the fourth semester onwards. The tracks recommend courses from the study programme and help you select courses according to your desired job profile.

Unique cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine

The Bachelor of Science in Health Economics at the University of Cologne is the only degree programme that enables such a close teaching and research cooperation between a faculty of economics and social sciences and a medical faculty in Germany. For instance, courses on medical vocabulary will create a basic knowledge for your specific medical perspective

Discussion of selected international topics

In selected courses, international topics from research and health economic practice are discussed. Furthermore, it is possible to pursue an international focus within the framework of the Bachelor’s thesis.

Optional semester abroad

Our cooperation with a large number of excellent partner universities worldwide offers you attractive opportunities for your semester abroad. The study programme structure offers many interdisciplinary opportunities for a semester abroad.

In terms of career prospects, Cologne is a very attractive location for students of health economics. Many hospitals, well-known pharmaceutical companies, insurance and consulting institutions are located in Cologne and the surrounding area. We help you to get in touch with our partners, even before completing your studies.

With the completion of the interdisciplinary Bachelor’s degree in Health Economics, you will be prepared or a job in public or private healthcare institutions. Your work will include tasks in the field of management, administration, or associations as well as health policy institutions. Further career prospects for graduates of this interdisciplinary degree programme are workings in academic teaching as well as in health policy research.

For students the WiSo Student Service Point offers not only advice on studying but also support on all aspects of career choice, career planning and the application process:

• WiSo Student Service Point Phone: +49 (0) 221/470-8818
• www.wiso-studentservice.uni-koeln.de