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Healthcare Management

The objective of the Bachelor's Program in Healthcare Management is to prepare highly qualified healthcare management specialists who are competitive in both local and international labor markets. Graduates will possess comprehensive knowledge and values, a deep understanding of healthcare management theory and practice, and the ability to work in both public and private healthcare sectors, specializing in organizational management. They will understand the roles of state and private healthcare organizations within society, develop effective communication skills, and critically appreciate the importance of healthcare organizations in a democratic context. Additionally, graduates will be equipped with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to contribute to the development of a progressive, development-oriented healthcare sector in accordance with democratic principles.

 

The program is designed with input from the medical and healthcare labor markets, addressing the needs of Georgia’s public and private health sectors. It also incorporates insights from leading international universities in healthcare management and aligns with established professional standards in the field.

 

Goals of the Healthcare Management Bachelor’s Program at Caucasus School of Business:

 

  • Train highly qualified healthcare management specialists to support ongoing reforms in the healthcare sector.
  • Develop students’ sector-specific competencies, focusing on a broad and foundational knowledge of healthcare administration, including core principles, theories, and concepts of healthcare management.

The bachelor’s degree education program in healthcare management includes 240 ECTS credits. The estimated duration of the program is 4 years. The academic year is structured according to the semester principle: Autumn and spring semesters include 20 calendar weeks; therefore, the academic year is planned for 40 weeks. 1 ECTS credit is equal to 25 hours, which includes both the student's contact workload and their independent work (time for midterm and final exams, as well as homework preparation).

 

After the program's duration has concluded, a student with academic debts retains the right to continue their studies for additional semesters, (not more than 4) in order to complete the educational program, while maintaining the status of a student.

 

The program is structurally divided into general university, business, healthcare, free credits and research modules.

 

In turn, each module is divided into the following components:

 

  • General university module 50 ECTS credits Business module includes 55 ECTS credits, of which 5 subjects (30 credits - 6 credits each) are compulsory, and 5 subjects (25 credits) are optional;
  • 95 credits of the healthcare module are divided into 8 compulsory (40 credits) and 11 optional subjects (55 credits);
  • 20 free credits, 4 subjects (5 credits each);
  • Research components, 20 credits in total - teaching practice and bachelor's thesis (10-10 credits).

A person with a complete general education has the right to study at the bachelor’s degree educational program of healthcare management. Unified national exams are a prerequisite for admission to the bachelor’s degree educational program. Exceptions to the general rule of enrollment in a higher educational institution will be allowed only in cases established by law.

 

Subjects to be taken at the unified national exams:

 

  • Georgian language and literature;
  • A foreign language (English, German, French, Russian);
  • One of the following compulsory subjects (mathematics, history).

 

Davit Shovnadze

Graduate and Undergraduate programs administrative director Caucasus School of Business

Tel: (+995 32) 237 77 77 (231)

No: 577 33 98 28

e-mail: dshovnadze@cu.edu.ge

Room: B26

 

Anna Marghania

Academic Manager of Bachelor Program (Academic Manager of III-IV Years)

Tel: (+995 32) 237 77 77 (155)

No: 577 113330

e-mail: amarghania@cu.edu.ge