Master's degree Health Track Healthcare Management
This programme is taught in French.
Our programme is ranked among the best Masters, MS & MBA in Law, Economics and Management of Health, Social and Medical Structures and Establishments in France:
field(s) of training :
Science, Technology, Health
diploma level :
Master's degree (five-year degree)
duration of the program :
2 years
Course overview
You wish to or already work for health institutions, with healthcare professionals or in elder care? You work in financial management and management control? You’re attending a programme in medical or paramedical studies?
The master’s programme in Healthcare Management aims at developing management skills required to achieve high-responsibility positions in health and social fields. To do so, Year 1 will teach you general knowledge and skills in healthcare management, thanks to partnerships with EHESP and URML Normandy. Then, in Year 2, you will have to choose between one of the specialisations offers by the University of Caen Normandy:
- Geriatric care management
- Entrepreneurship, innovation and digital transformation for health
- Health training management
- Prevention and control of infections related to treatment
- Quality, crisis management and extraordinary circumstances
- Territorial response to medical needs
Highlights
The master’s programme in Healthcare Management benefits from partnerships with:
- EHESP (French School of Public Health)
- URML Normandy (Regional Union of Liberal Medical Practitioners)
As such, the programme is:
- Organised by research professors in various disciplines (management sciences, education sciences, sociology, healthcare economy, university doctors, university pharmacists, nursing sciences…)
- Animated by professionals and constantly adapted to the needs of healthcare professions
Welcoming international students
Since 2019, the University of Caen Normandy has been awarded the "Bienvenue en France" label by Campus France, highlighting the quality of the university's welcome for international students.
Application requirements
Entry requirements
To enter this master’s, you should
- Be able to
- Understand the structure and functioning of the healthcare and health & social system
- Have writing, organisation, analytical and deductive skills
- Graduate from a degree in
- Health Sciences
- Sanitary and Social Sciences
- Healthcare Careers
Applicants must provide:
- Academic records
- Cover letter
- CV
Specific conditions
Entry requirements for Year 2
If you completed Year 1 of this master's, you will automatically enter Year 2.
If you completed Year 1 of another master's, you can apply to Year 2 of this master's.
For more information about the inscriptions and procedures, reach out to the registrar’s office of the master’s: sante.mastermas@unicaen.fr.
Apply and register
The registration process takes place in 3 steps:
Application process
Admission and registration requirements may vary depending on your nationality, country of residence, foreign secondary school leaving certificate, and the nature of your programme of study. Discover how to apply to the University of Caen Normandy.
Course structure
Courses
- Take place
- Online on the eCampus e-learning platform
- In Year 2, on-site days are organised in Campus 5 of the University of Caen Normandy. If you cannot attend the meeting, you can still join online.
- Amount to 544 hours in Year 1 (509 contact hours + 35 hours for the internship) and 630 hours in Year 2 (350 contact hours + 280 hours for the internship)
- Are completed by two compulsory internships
Course units
The master’s programme in Healthcare Management is divided in 2 years. Year 1 focuses on fundamentals in healthcare management and is supported by EHESP and URML Normandy:
- Management in Health and Territory
- Technical and jurisdictional organisational of the healthcare system
- Sociology and psychology of communication related to healthcare
- Economy and public healthcare
- Health law and human resources management
- Ethical deontology
Other courses will provide transferrable skills useful for professional integration:
- English
- Tools and research methodology
Year 2 offers a core curriculum in management, treatment quality, health public policies, research in management. You will also attend specialised courses depending on the specialisation you chose:
- Geriatric care management
- Elder age and autonomy, another insight on dependence and aging
- Geriatric prevention and intervention
- Fundamentals in law and tools of boundary actors
- Entrepreneurship, innovation and digital transformation for health
- Innovation and transformation
- Entrepreneurship and business model in health
- Transformation and digitalisation in health: challenges and perspectives
- Health training management
- Training programmes in healthcare
- Training management
- Training project management
- Prevention and control of infections related to treatment
- Fundamentals in microbiology for infection control
- Epidemiology and organisation of infection control
- Prevention of infections
- Quality, crisis management and extraordinary circumstances
- Introduction to sanitary crisis and extraordinary circumstances
- Management in sanitary crisis
- Management in extraordinary circumstances
- Territorial response to medical needs
- Management fundamentals for territorial healthcare actions
- Territorial management approaches
- Territorial foresight for healthcare: communication and social marketing
Internships and placements
The master’s programme includes two compulsory internships:
- In Year 1:
- 35 hours between November and December
- The internship must be done in one location with missions related to the Healthcare management and territory
- In Year 2:
- 280 hours between November and May
- The internship can be done in one or several locations (up to 3)
Coursework and assessment
The course lasts 2 years and is divided in 4 semesters, each comprising several courses units. Examinations are held at the end of each semester and are graded on a scale from 0 to 20, 20 being the best grade. Grade compensation is organized without eliminatory marks and on the basis of the general average obtained in every course unit:
- Over each semester
- Over the 2 semesters of year 1.
The 2 semesters do not compensate each other in year 2.
To successfully complete a semester, you must have an average mark of at least 10 points out of 20. If you have not completed your semester, you can retake the courses units you failed; you do not have to retake the courses in which you have obtained at least 10 points out of 20.
Language
French
Learning outcome
By the end of this course, you will be able to
- Implement advanced and specialised uses of digital tools
- Use and produce highly specialised knowledge
- Implement specialised communication for knowledge transfer
- Contribute to the improvement of your professional environment
Besides, you will acquire skills specialised in healthcare institutions management:
- Strategic insights of healthcare institutions
- Design of management solutions adapted to healthcare institutions
- Measure and control the efficiency of management tools and methods applying to healthcare institutions
- Control the application of regulations and quality standards in healthcare
- Promote management and organisational culture within healthcare institutions
- Adapt behaviours and work postures to healthcare institutions
Further study
Once you’ve obtained your master’s, you can pursue doctoral studies depending on your research project.
Careers
With an expertise in healthcare management, you will have many opportunities in healthcare and medical & social, such as:
- Head of Healthcare service or health & social service
- Health executive for the private sector
- Project manager
- Service manager, paramedical executive, manager of healthcare services or manager of medical and technical support centres
- Health trainer
- Treatment manager
Address
Université de Caen Normandie
UFR Santé
PFRS · Pôle des formations et de recherche en santé
2 rue des Rochambelles · CS 14032 · 14032 Caen Cedex 5
France
Course leader
formation : Guillaume Saint-Lorant · guillaume.saint-lorant@unicaen.fr
formation : Pauline Lenesley · pauline.lenesley@unicaen.fr
formation : Simon Le Hello · simon.lehello@unicaen.fr