4 Healthcare MBA Degree Programs in Austria

The healthcare and life science ecosystem is undergoing rapid transformation, creating a dynamic landscape filled with both challenges and unprecedented opportunities. In an era of groundbreaking medical advancements, digital transformation, and shifting regulatory frameworks, strategic leadership is essential. Our new Vienna Executive MBA Life Science & Health Care Management is designed to empower leaders to thrive in this complex, future-shaping ecosystem.

In the MBA – Health Management distance learning course, the term health is dealt with in its entirety. It not only addresses topics such as physical, psychological, public and mental health, but also various health systems, organizations and influencing factors. The financing of health systems and political discussions in the health sector are also part of the course. In addition to a basic education in economics, organization and human resources management, the most important tools and instruments of management in the health care system are also used in the part-time master’s degree in health management. Successful completion of the degree enables graduates of the MBA – Health Management to evaluate and further develop health concepts. You will assume managerial positions in healthcare organizations and support them in decision-making in a wide variety of areas.

The Postgraduate School of the Medical University of Graz has been offering this master’s course since 2013 and is aimed at existing managers from the entire healthcare system and cooperating stakeholders who want to deepen their know-how or are preparing for such a career. It was redesigned in 2017 on the basis of national and international developments and is still based on the four proven pillars - general management, hospital management, public health, and leadership - supplemented by especially application-oriented aspects and a science module based on the master's thesis and other publications prepared.

In addition to the training in business administration and management, the students in the part-time master’s degree MBA – Business Psychology are given a sound basis of knowledge from general and differential psychology. During your studies you deal with various theories, models and methods, you can describe their core statements and meaning and transfer them to case studies. They are also able to analyze and assess interactions between environmental influences and personality factors. In the subject-specific business psychological application area of work and organizational psychology, the focus is on teaching methods and concepts and the ability to view them critically. The students learn to understand psychological components in personnel management and employee development and to take them into account when planning measures.