Healthcare and Social Management, B.A.
Are you dreaming of a job in the health or social sector, but would you rather help shape it from an economic point of view? Then a combined bachelor's degree in health and social management is the right choice. After all, running a social organization or a healthcare company is no longer possible without modern management methods. On these pages you will find all information about business studies with a focus on health and social affairs and an outlook on the occupational fields in the health and social economy.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Dual Study |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 31.07, summer semester until 31.01 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Practical semester | Yes, mandatory |
| Campus | RheinAhrCampus |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The “Health and Social Management” course has a modular structure. General business knowledge is learned in the basic modules.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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We will train you as business economists who, thanks to their competence, are able to work independently on and solve business tasks in an interdisciplinary manner.
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As a trained generalist, you learn to look at the problems holistically. In addition, you are able to implement the requirements of health and social management with specialist knowledge.
In addition to technical knowledge, special attention is also paid to teaching methodological knowledge and social skills. The bachelor's program should enable you to analyze processes and problems in business practice, to develop practical solutions to problems and to take international and non-specialist references into account.
After completing your studies, you will be able to use your knowledge and skills in all companies in the health and social sector, from the hospital and the various social institutions to health insurance or leisure time and educational institutions.
You can work in the following areas after graduation
INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT INSTITUTIONS
- Hospitals
- Rehab facilities
- Elderly, care and disabled facilities
- Child and youth welfare facilities
- Outpatient services
- Practice clinics, medical care centers
- Integrated Utilities
OTHER INDUSTRY-RELATED COMPANIES
- Pharmaceutical company
- Health Care Industry
- Life Science Medical Device/Medical Device Manufacturer
- Companies in the leisure and tourism industry
- Management Consultancies
- Accounting Firms
ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS
- Public administrations
- Health and pension insurance providers
- Welfare organizations and aid organizations
- other non-profit organizations
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Rhineland-Palatinate), international students | €0 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 31.07, summer semester until 31.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application via uni-assist until 31.01uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 31.01.2027 (109 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.