Economist of Health and Social Care (Certificate)
Professional Management in the Health and Social Services Sector
Professional management is essential everywhere. In the health and social services sector, staff are not only the decisive cost factor but also the key competitive factor.
In times of scarce resources and increasingly demanding professional and administrative requirements, economic thinking and action have become a matter of survival for the healthcare sector and social organizations. Business management expertise and management knowledge are therefore essential for successful operations.
In addition to their specialized expertise, professionals and managers increasingly need know-how regarding business strategies, concepts, methods, and tools. Only in this way can they design work processes more effectively and efficiently, successfully implement and improve them, and ensure the quality and performance of their organization. Furthermore, the foreseeable changes brought about by increasing digitalization require management competence and a willingness to embrace change.
In this certificate program, you will acquire management expertise and a solid foundation in business administration. You can immediately apply this knowledge in your professional work, thereby gaining further skills and ensuring the transfer of knowledge.
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"Business Class" Podcast
How can leaders in the health and social services sector successfully meet the growing demands for cost-effectiveness and personnel management? And what role does academic continuing education play in this? In this episode, Prof. Dr. Erika Regnet discusses the part-time certificate program “Economist of Health and Social Care.” The program focuses on combining scientifically grounded management knowledge with direct applicability in everyday professional life. The takeaway from this episode: learning together, exchanging ideas within a dedicated group, working in a practical manner, and acquiring sound management knowledge. A combination that has a lasting impact.
Course Content and Schedule
In this course, participants learn entrepreneurial thinking and business management methods for cost and price calculations, profitability analyses, designing efficient work processes, and employee leadership. They will be able to use management control tools to manage their areas of responsibility in a targeted manner, understand the legal foundations of the workplace, and recognize the great importance of public relations. This will enable them to make future decisions based on sound technical and business expertise and to implement them consistently.
Each module consists of several seminars that build upon one another. Modules 1, 2, and 3 can also be booked individually—provided space is still available. It is not possible to attend only selected, individual seminars.
Seminar Times
The course is planned as an in-person course. Individual sessions may be held online upon agreement with the participants.
Friday: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (5 class hours)
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (9 class hours)
One-day sessions: Saturday only
Methods
Active exploration of topics, exercises, and case studies; time for sharing experiences and discussions; feedback
Location
Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg
ECTS
You will receive 30 ECTS credits for your coursework, which can be applied toward further university studies.
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Study Plan
| BGS Courses for 2026/27 | Module 1: Human Resources Management, Labor Law, Marketing (4.5 days) | Instructors |
|---|---|---|
Seminar 1 April 18, 2026 | Attracting the Right Employees: HR Marketing, Methods and Tools for Employee Selection, Onboarding New Employees | Prof. Dr. Erika Regnet, THA |
Seminar 2 May 9, 2026 | Communication and Marketing | Tobias Salein, Sana Purchasing & Logistics GmbH |
Seminar 3 June 13, 2026 | Individual Labor Law: Employment Contracts, Pay Grading, Performance Evaluations, Termination Collective Labor Law: Works Council, Employee Representation | Attorney J. Goldschmidt, Scheidle & Partner, Augsburg |
Seminar 4 July 31–August 1, 2026 | Onboarding New Employees, Leadership in Times of Change: Personnel Management, Communication and Performance Reviews, Employee Evaluation, Motivating Employees for Change Processes, Workplace Health Management, and Healthy Leadership | Prof. Dr. Erika Regnet, THA |
| BGS Courses 2026/27 | Module 2: Accounting, Cost Management, Controlling 4.5 days | Instructors |
|---|---|---|
Seminar 1 Oct. 9–10, 2026 | Management Control with Exercises on the Balanced Scorecard | Prof. Dr. Nicolas Warkotsch, THA |
Seminar 2 November 13–14, 2026 | Cost Management, Cost Calculation, with Exercises on Negotiating with Cost Bearers | Ulrich Jakob, KFJ Augsburg |
Seminar 3 December 4–5, 2026 | Business acumen, accounting, financial statements, income statements with examples | Prof. Dr. Hans Zangl, Munich University of Applied Sciences |
| BGS Courses 2026/27 | Module 3: Management Methods (6 days) | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
Seminar 1 Jan. 16 / Feb. 6, 2027 | Project and Quality Management | Holger Jegust/Ruth Hintersberger, Augsburg University Hospital |
Seminar 2 March 5–6, 2027 | The Challenge of Digitalization—Work Structures and Work Processes, Collaboration with Colleagues and Clients/Patients, Legal Foundations | Dr. Stephanie Schmitt-Rüth, Fraunhofer IIS Prof. Dr. Frank Danzinger, THA |
Seminar 3 April 16–17, 2027 | Process and Time Management | Prof. Dr. Hanz Zangl, Munich University of Applied Sciences |
Seminar 4 May 8, 2027 | Feasibility Studies, Make-or-Buy Decisions, 80/20 Management | Prof. Dr. Nicolas Warkotsch, THA |
| BGS Courses 2026/27 | Module 4: Exam Performance and Individual Subject Coaching (1-day colloquium + time for term paper/discussions) Participation is only possible if you register for the entire program | Instructors |
|---|---|---|
| Independent work with academic supervision | Written research paper Independent work on an application-oriented topic (approx. 10 weeks) | |
| July 17, 2027 | Seminar, Supervision Presentation and discussion of the research paper’s findings in a plenary session, exchange of experiences, peer learning | Prof. Dr. Erika Regnet, THA Prof. Dr. Hans Zangl, Munich University of Applied Sciences |
Career Prospects
This continuing education course in health and social services is intended for:
- Specialists and managers in the health and social services sector who wish to acquire or deepen their business management expertise.
- Professionals who wish to qualify for positions of responsibility and leadership roles and require management expertise.
- Specialists and managers who, in addition to their professional duties, also take on business management tasks and responsibilities.
The course is particularly aimed at participants from:
- Hospitals/clinics, health resorts, and rehabilitation clinics
- Medical practices and group practices
- Long-term care facilities
- Facilities for children, adolescents, and people with disabilities
- Counseling centers
- Social service organizations (e.g., support associations, group homes, etc.)
- Central departments of large social service organizations
Admission Requirements and Fees
To enroll in the Economist of Health and Social Care program, you must:
- A college degree
or
- qualified vocational training in a social, nursing, therapeutic, educational, or medical field, along with at least 3 years of professional experience.
For applicants with vocational training, eligibility will be assessed during a personal interview. We would be happy to advise you on your individual admission requirements during a personal interview.
The course is limited to a maximum of 20 participants.
The total cost of the program is €4,300, payable in three installments of €1,400, €1,400, and €1,500, each due before the start of the respective module.
The university is not subject to value-added tax for continuing education courses (pursuant to Section 4 No. 21b) aa) of the German Value-Added Tax Act (UStG)).
If you enroll in individual modules only, the costs are broken down as follows:
Module 1: €1,650
Module 2: €1,650
Module 3: €1,950
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What Our Alumni Say
The certificate program provided me with an ideal overview of all areas of business management and professional development.
We learned about the certificate program through a recommendation. We chose it because we hoped that the knowledge taught by a university would be of a high standard and up-to-date. That hope was fully realized.
In my role as a specialist consultant, I was able to further develop our company’s onboarding process and create a concrete training plan, which allowed us to pass on our existing knowledge to new hires in a structured way and make the onboarding process more efficient.