Study location	Latvia, Riga
Academic field	Health and Welfare (ISCED 7) Complementary medicines, therapies & well-being (JACS B300)
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	1.5 or 2 years (90 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	M.Sc. (Master in Health Management)
Course code	MVV2_17SRPDA

Tuition fee	€4,500 per year
Application fee	€200 one-time
Registration fee	To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You can also familiarize yourself with packages baltic.study/en/packages You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Professional & specialized higher education (finances, economics or management) – 1.5 years Academic and specialized higher education (+2nd level prof. in the field of medicine) – 2 years Please provide the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. It is necessary to have notarized certified documents translated, legalized and apostilled.

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements	English English One of next variants, if you have no any of this certificates you can pass University or Baltic Center Exams: IELTS score 6.0+, TOEFL 78 + or equivalent. Applicants who do not have internationally recognised test score will be requested to pass RISEBA English language test and/or a Skype interview.

Other requirements	Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Overview

Health Management is the only programme of the kind in the Baltic states. It gives an opportunity to obtain theoretical and practical knowledge in Health Management field based on a European and international approach to health system management and applicable in real work. This study program is module-based, and part of the teaching staff is invited from foreign Universities. The programme is jointly implemented by Riga Stradins University (RSU) and Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration.

This programme is designed to develop economic and management knowledge, which are necessary for effective management of organisations and enterprises in the healthcare sector. To prepare high-level specialists for professional work of a manager in the health sector. To support the implementation of practical development and change projects in organisations and enterprises in the health sector.

Programme structure

Module 1: Fundamentals of Public Health and Health Economics (RSU)
Public Health and epidemiology
Health Systems Design
Health Economics I

Module 2: Fundamentals of Management in HCO (RISEBA)
Business Management and Strategy in the Organisation of Health Care
Strategic Management of Human Resources

Module 3: Health Economics and International Health Law (RSU)
International Health Law
Health Economics II
Efficiency and Quality of the Organisation I

Module 4: Leadership and Finance in HC (RISEBA)
Financial Management of HC institutions
Leadership and Managing Change

Module 5: Health System Management (RSU)
Health Technology Assessment
Information Management in Health Care
Efficiency and Quality of the Organisation II

Module 6: HCO Marketing and Project Management (RISEBA)
Marketing Management in Health Care
Project Management in Health Care

Module 7: Multidisciplinary (RSU/RISEBA)
Ethics in Business and Health Management
Pharmaceutical Policy and Management
Civil protection (optional)
Development of Effective Management Skills

Module 8: Internships and Master Thesis
Professional Internships
Master Theis

Career opportunities

You will gain profound knowledge in economics and business administration and be able to find the use of this knowledge in the health industry. You will gain knowledge and master skills needed for successful organisation/business operational and human resources management. You will be able to understand the challenges and possibilities of health policies leaving a positive impact on health consumers and provided services. You will work with local and international development, academic and transformation projects in health enterprises and organisations.