Level:  master academic studies

Upon end of the studies student will receive a title: Master - menager of the halth care system

Master Academic Studies in Management of the Health Care System comprise compulsory and elective courses with a total of 60 credits of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). A set of compulsory subjects is the same for all students, and consists of seven subjects with a total of 35 ECTS credits. After completion of compulsory subjects, students are opting for four electives (total 20 points) of the proposed 13 subjects. Final written paper carries 5 ECTS credits, which all together makes 60 credits ECTS. A student completes Master Academic Studies in Management of the Health Care System by public defense of final original paper. In addition to theoretical training, following teaching methods will be represented during these studies : • Interactive presentations with the lectures with questions asked during lectures, active students’ participation, visual aids and printed materials, discussion in small groups as an active process in which students share ideas, thoughts, questions and answers in the presence of teachers who promotes discussion. • Verbal and electronic consultations. • Case studies which use realistic scenarios in the field of management of the health care system and focusing on specific topics and issues; students read these case studies, and make reports after the individual work or work in small groups. Testing by an essay - paper submitted in written form and then orally presented -the goal of this part of tuition is to challenge students' abilities to organize and express their own ideas about the perceived problems of management in health institutions and health care system in general.

The main objective of the master academic studies is to educate capable managers who will be able to lead and manage change and reorganization of a complex system of health care, to think strategically, work efficiently, maximize existing resources and thus contribute to the improvement of health services and the entire health care system.

Students will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for change management, development of health facilities, financing the health system, teamwork and continuous quality improvement skills. Students will obtain skills of strategic management of complex health systems and institutions in a surrounding of changing, limited resources and high expectations, and master the basic principles of management - leadership, assessment, communication, evaluation, planning, analytical approach and their application in practice. By the end of master academic studies in management of the health care system, students will adopt a systemic approach to research, analysis and evaluation of performance of the national health system and be able to conduct a comparative analysis of health systems with regard to funding and service delivery. Students will also gain knowledge and skills of comparing international and national health policies, their scope and limitations as well as policy development with the skills of negotiation and advocacy. They will learn to manage changes in the health care system, manage the conflicts in health care institutions, to implement quality control services provided. They will acquire the necessary knowledge in order to make financial plans and budgets, how to manage projects and learn the importance of using data to improve performance and service quality in the health care system

Condition to enter master academic studies of management of the health care system is previously acquired at least 240 ECTS credits at undergraduate studies or B.A. degree in the field of health professions, law, economics, organizational, political and philosophical sciences and more

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