EMBA Program 'Healthcare Management'
Program objective is the training of highly qualified professionals with healthcare management skills and knowledge for strategic decision-making.
Study Structure
Academic workload of EMBA program participants
№ | Name | Total Academic Credits | In academic hours |
1 | Block of Courses for Developing Professional Competencies | 20 | 600 |
University component: | 6 | 180 | |
1. Strategic Management | 3 | 90 | |
2. Business Research | 3 | 90 | |
Elective component | 14 | 420 | |
Including an off-site module / Internship abroad* | |||
2 | Block of Courses for Personal Development and Building Leadership Skills | 10 | 300 |
University component | 5 | 150 | |
Elective component | 5 | 150 | |
3 | Experimental research work of the master’s student, including completing the master’s project | 18 | 540 |
4 | Final assessment (writing and defense of the master's thesis) | 12 | 360 |
6 | Total | 60 | 1800 |
SEMESTER 1
1. Professional competency disciplines block
University component:
- Business Research — 3 credits
Elective courses*:
- Operations Management in Healthcare — 3 credits
- Financial Management in Healthcare — 3 credits
- Innovations in medicine — 3 credits
- Quality standards in healthcare — 3 credits
- Specifics of Human Resource Management in Healthcare — 3 credits
- Risk Management in Healthcare — 3 credits
2. Master's experimental research work, including completion of a master's project (MERW) — 9 credits
*From the block of professional competency disciplines, master's students choose 9 credits.
SEMESTER 2
1. Professional competency disciplines block
University component:
- Strategic Management — 3 credits
Elective courses**:
- Pharmaceutical Policy in the Republic of Kazakhstan — 5 credits
- Healthcare legislation (public procurement) — 5 credits
- Internship at partner universities — 5 credits
2. Personal development and leadership disciplines block
University component:
- Leadership and Personal Growth — 5 credits
Elective courses***:
- Negotiation Techniques — 5 credits
- Development and Adoption of Management Decisions — 5 credits
3. Experimental research work of the master's student, including completion of the master's project (ERWM) — 9 credits
**From the block of professional competency disciplines, master's students choose 5 credits.
***From the block of personal development and leadership disciplines, master's students choose 5 credits.
Final assessment (writing and defense of the master's thesis) — 12 credits.