- Degree
- Master of Science
- Course location
- Köln
- In cooperation with
- Maastricht University, Netherlands
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- English
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Mode of study
- Less than 50% online
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- 15 May for the next winter semester
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- Yes
- Additional information on tuition fees
- At Maastricht University, you will have to pay tuition fees for your second year of studies (approx. 2,530 EUR per year for EU/EEA students and 20,800 EUR per year for non-EU/EEA students). For more details, please see the information on tuition fees (https://curriculum.maastrichtuniversity.nl/education/master/master-healthcare-policy-innovation-and-management/tuition-fees). There are no tuition fees at the University of Cologne.
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- The double Master's programme in Health Economics and Management gives you the opportunity to benefit from the expertise of two top universities. You will be able to enjoy the advantages offered by the interdisciplinary approach and the participation of three faculties – the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Cologne as well as the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences at Maastricht University. You will study at each university for one year and will graduate with two Master's degrees: a Master of Science in Health Economics from the University of Cologne and a Master of Science in Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management from Maastricht University.
The international Master's programme focuses on how to approach current and future healthcare challenges through innovation. You will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of management, economics and innovation in the sector on a national or international scale. On completion of this programme, you will be able to apply economic concepts to medical questions and actively address the challenges of today's complex and rapidly changing healthcare sector with innovative approaches.
With a German Master's degree and a Dutch Master's degree, graduates will have excellent employment opportunities in the European and international job market.