PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
The Apollo University’s School of Management Studies offers an MBA (Hospital & Healthcare Management) program designed to produce graduates capable of creating compelling visions, developing winning strategies, managing successful ventures, and establishing sustainable, profitable healthcare organizations. The program is delivered by skilled and experienced faculty from academia and industry, using various pedagogical methods such as case studies, industry visits, seminars, workshops, and internships to ensure that students are the right fit for the healthcare industry.
The four-semester internship component focuses on different aspects of hospital management, public administration, problem-solving, and primary managerial skills in corporate hospitals, with international hospital internships available for wider exposure. The program also includes guest lectures, personality development programs, and conference seminars and workshops to prepare students for meaningful contributions to their communities and the industry. The school aims to produce competent and valuable resources for the community and industry, contributing to the development of a skilled workforce in the healthcare sector.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
- To prepare students for leadership and administrative roles within the healthcare industry.
- To equip students with a deep understanding of healthcare management principles and business strategy.
- To provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to manage health care organizations.
- To provide students with a comprehensive understanding of healthcare HR, Marketing, Operations, finance, technology and latest trends.
- To develop student ability to understand the hospital and health care policies, rules, regulations, standard operating procedures and ethics
- To develop experiential learning, critical thinking and enhance practice self-learning skills that are essential for life-long learning and development through practical academy-industry interface
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
Programme Curriculum
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1st Semester +
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FIRST YEAR
Semester I = 24 credits
Course Code
Course Title
Periods per week
Credits L T P MBAHHMT6401 Principles of Management 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT6402 Organisational Behaviour 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT6403 Financial Accounting 2 1 0 3 MBAHHMT6404 Hospital Planning and Organization 2 1 0 3 MBAHHMT6405 Healthcare Delivery Systems and Policy 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT6406 Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT6407 Gender, Ethics and Human Rights 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMI6501 Internship I (Per credit 30 hours and 3 credits = 90 hours) 0 0 6 3 Semester I Total 19 2 6 24
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2nd Semester +
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Semester II = 27 credits MBAHHMT6408 Human Resource Management 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT6409 Financial Management 2 1 0 3 MBAHHMT6410 Healthcare Marketing 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT6411 Hospital Support Services 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT6412 Healthcare Quality Management 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT6413 Healthcare Analytics 2 1 0 3 MBAHHMT6414 Research Methodology 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMI6502 Summar Internship (Per credit 30 hours and 6 credits =180 hours) 0 0 12 6 Semester II Total 19 2 12 27
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3rd Semester +
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Course Code
Course Title
Periods per week
Credits L T P MBAHHMT7501 Healthcare Operations Management 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT7502 Social Science Perspectives on Health 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT7503 Health Ethics and Laws 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT7504 Healthcare Supply Chain Management 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT7505 Digital Transformation for Healthcare 2 1 0 3 MBAHHMT7401 Faculty Elective -I 2 1 0 3 MBAHHMT7601 Program Elective – I 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMI7501 Internship II (Per credit 30 hours and 3 credits = 90 hours) 0 0 6 3 Semester III Total 19 2 6 24
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4th Semester +
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Semester IV = 27 Credits MBAHHMT7506 Health Economics 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT7507 Healthcare Strategic Management 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT7508 Healthcare Project Management 2 1 0 3 MBAHHMT7509 Health Insurance 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT7510 Hospital Information Systems 2 1 0 3 MBAHHMT7402 Faculty Elective -II 3 0 0 3 MBAHHMT7602 Program Elective II 2 1 0 3 MBAHHMI7502 Final Project (Per credit 30 hours and 6 credits = 180 hours) 0 0 12 6 Semester IV Total 18 3 12 27
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Faculty Elective (FE) and Program Electives (PE) +
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CBCS Course Name DE Course Name Remarks 1 Entrepreneurship 1 Patient Care Management -Students shall choose two out of five in each stream, such as FE and PE – FE shall be available for all postgraduate programmes of the school.
-PE shall be available only to MBA HHM students.
2 AI in healthcare 2 Global Health Management 3 Advanced Digital Health Ecosystems 3 Operations Research for Decision Making 4 Emerging Trends and Innovation in Healthcare 4 Healthcare Accreditation and Quality Improvement Tools 5 Leadership Development 5 National Health Programmes and Policies
PROGRAM FEE AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Admission Fee (One-Time Fee) | ₹ 13,000 |
1st Year | ₹ 2,30,000 |
2nd Year | ₹ 2,30,000 |
Total Course Fee | ₹ 4,73,000 |
Scholarship is available for eligible students
Eligibility
Bachelor degree from a recognized university with at least 50% aggregate marks.
EMPLOYABILITY AREAS
Students with an MBA in Hospital and Healthcare Management have the chance to pursue employment opportunities across a spectrum of public and private healthcare organizations including hospitals and allied healthcare entities. Here are various employment positions and career opportunities ranging from entry-level roles to top management positions:
- Management Trainee
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Patient Care Services
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Hospital Operations
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Hospital Marketing
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Hospital Human Recourse Management
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Hospital Quality
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Hospital Billing and Finance
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Front Office
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Insurance
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Facility Management
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Business Development
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Pharmacy Management
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Logistics
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Purchase and Materials
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Transport and Ambulance Services
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – IT
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Diagnostics
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – International patients Executive/Asst Manager/Manager - Medical devices companies
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Public Relations and Social Media
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Projects
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager – Projects –
- Executive/Asst Manager/Manager - Medical Tourism
- Financial/IVF Counselor
- Floor In charge
- IP/OP Coordinator
- Clinical Services Manager
- ER/OT Coordinator
- Business Analysist
- MRD Officer/Coordinator
- Healthcare Consultant
- Health Information Manager
- National Health Mission District Quality Assurance Coordinator
- Public health system
- National & International health organizations
- National/Internation NGOs working on Health
- Research Assistant/ Associate
- Healthcare Entrepreneur
- Academician/Higher education
- Hospital Administrator/Manager
- General Management (GM) – Hospital Management/Administration
- Hospital Centre Head
- Head of the Hospital Management Department
- COO/CEO