Major Healthcare Management

2025/26, second-cycle program, full-time

Basic information

Faculty name:	Faculty of Health Sciences
Major name:	Healthcare Management
Level:	second-cycle program
Profile:	general academic
Form:	full-time
Language of study:	polish

Leading discipline: Health science

Programme

ISCED classification: 0988

Number of semesters: 4

Professional title awarded to graduates: magister

2nd cycle programme in Health Management aims at educating professionals with extensive knowledge and skills necessary in healthcare management, both in public and private sector, addressing the current systemic challenges, including economic, regulatory, political, ethical, organisational and social ones. Delivered by the UJ CM Faculty of Health Sciences - Department of Public Health in collaboration with the Faculty of Management and Social Communication and its Department of Public Affairs, Department of Economics, Finance and Management, and Department of Journalism, Media, and Social Communication the programme offers a unique interdisciplinary approach to governance and management in healthcare sector. It addresses considerable demand on the job market, reinforced by Covid 19 pandemics, for professionals demonstrating specialist knowledge and skills in solving healthcare management problems. Competences developed in the course of the programme will be desirable in various healthcare institutions operating on the systemic level (e.g. central administration / local governments), in entities providing healthcare services (hospitals, out-patient clinics), and also in auxiliary sector (commercial companies providing medicinal products or software). Graduates of Healthcare Management will be also prepared to work in research and teaching positions and universities in the field of healthcare.

Graduate is awarded a professional title of magister [Polish equivalent of Master’s degree].

Course Head: UJ Professor Iwona Kowalska-Bobko, PhD | iw.kowalska@uj.edu.pl

Deputy Dean for students’ matters: UJ Professor Christoph Sowada, PhD. | christoph.sowada@uj.edu.pl

Faculty Office - person(s) in charge: Kamila Adamus | kamila.adamus@uj.edu.pl | 12 634 33 97 ext. 22
Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu UJ CM

List of courses - Winter semester, 2025/26
Subject	Number of hours	ECTS points	Form of verification	Mandatory	Block
Course details lecture: 15 h ECTS points: 1 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 15	1	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details lecture: 20 h ECTS points: 1 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 20	1	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details lecture: 6 h e-learning lecture: 14 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 14 h ECTS points: 1 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 6 e-learning lecture: 14	1	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details lecture: 2 h classes: 15 h e-learning lecture: 28 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 28 h e-learning classes: 15 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 15 h ECTS points: 4 Form of verification: examination Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 2 classes: 15 e-learning lecture: 28 e-learning classes: 15	4	examination	obligatory	Os
Course details lecture: 4 h classes: 12 h computer classes: 6 h e-learning lecture: 40 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 40 h ECTS points: 5 Form of verification: examination Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 4 classes: 12 computer classes: 6 e-learning lecture: 40	5	examination	obligatory	Os
Course details lecture: 2 h classes: 10 h e-learning lecture: 33 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 33 h e-learning classes: 15 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 15 h ECTS points: 5 Form of verification: examination Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 2 classes: 10 e-learning lecture: 33 e-learning classes: 15	5	examination	obligatory	Os
Course details lecture: 55 h classes: 30 h ECTS points: 6 Form of verification: examination Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 55 classes: 30	6	examination	obligatory	Os
Course details foreign language course: 30 h ECTS points: 0 Form of verification: - Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	foreign language course: 30	-	-	obligatory	Os
Course details Health and Safety training: 4 h ECTS points: 0 Form of verification: credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing a year	Health and Safety training: 4	-	credit	obligatory	Or
Course details classes: 20 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 20	2	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details classes: 30 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 30	2	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details classes: 10 h ECTS points: 1 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 10	1	graded credit	obligatory	Os

List of courses - Summer semester, 2025/26
Subject	Number of hours	ECTS points	Form of verification	Mandatory	Block
Course details classes: 20 h e-learning lecture: 32 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 32 h ECTS points: 4 Form of verification: examination Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 20 e-learning lecture: 32	4	examination	obligatory	Os
Course details lecture: 2 h classes: 15 h e-learning lecture: 28 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 28 h e-learning classes: 15 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 15 h ECTS points: 4 Form of verification: examination Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 2 classes: 15 e-learning lecture: 28 e-learning classes: 15	4	examination	obligatory	Os
Course details classes: 15 h e-learning lecture: 25 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 25 h e-learning classes: 15 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 15 h ECTS points: 4 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 15 e-learning lecture: 25 e-learning classes: 15	4	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details lecture: 15 h classes: 30 h ECTS points: 4 Form of verification: examination Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 15 classes: 30	4	examination	obligatory	Os
Course details lecture: 15 h classes: 30 h ECTS points: 4 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 15 classes: 30	4	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details computer classes: 24 h e-learning lecture: 12 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 12 h ECTS points: 4 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	computer classes: 24 e-learning lecture: 12	4	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details foreign language course: 30 h ECTS points: 4 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	foreign language course: 30	4	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details classes: 15 h e-learning lecture: 15 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 15 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 15 e-learning lecture: 15	2	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details classes: 25 h e-learning lecture: 20 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 20 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 25 e-learning lecture: 20	2	graded credit	obligatory	Os

List of courses - Winter semester, 2026/27
Subject	Number of hours	ECTS points	Form of verification	Mandatory	Block
Course details classes: 30 h ECTS points: 3 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 30	3	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details lecture: 30 h ECTS points: 3 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 30	3	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details classes: 30 h ECTS points: 4 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 30	4	graded credit	obligatory	Os
Course details ECTS points: 0 Form of verification: - Mandatory: obligatory (group) Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies				obligatory (group)	Os
Student is required to choose one from the offered diploma seminar courses
Course details seminar: 60 h ECTS points: 0 Form of verification: - Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	seminar: 60	-	-	elective	Os
Course details seminar: 60 h ECTS points: 0 Form of verification: - Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	seminar: 60	-	-	elective	Os
Course details ECTS points: 8 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory (group) Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies				obligatory (group)	Os
Student is required to choose courses earning her/him 8 ECTS
Course details classes: 18 h e-learning lecture: 12 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 12 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 18 e-learning lecture: 12	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details classes: 10 h e-learning lecture: 15 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 15 h e-learning classes: 5 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 5 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 10 e-learning lecture: 15 e-learning classes: 5	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details classes: 30 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 30	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details classes: 5 h e-learning lecture: 15 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 15 h e-learning classes: 10 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 10 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 5 e-learning lecture: 15 e-learning classes: 10	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details classes: 5 h e-learning lecture: 15 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 15 h e-learning classes: 10 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 10 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 5 e-learning lecture: 15 e-learning classes: 10	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details computer classes: 18 h e-learning lecture: 12 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 12 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	computer classes: 18 e-learning lecture: 12	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details ECTS points: 8 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory (group) Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies				obligatory (group)	Os
Student is required to choose courses earning her/him 8 ECTS
Course details computer classes: 30 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	computer classes: 30	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details e-learning lecture: 10 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 10 h e-learning classes: 20 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 20 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	e-learning lecture: 10 e-learning classes: 20	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details classes: 20 h e-learning lecture: 10 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 10 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 20 e-learning lecture: 10	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details computer classes: 30 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	computer classes: 30	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details classes: 6 h e-learning lecture: 6 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 6 h e-learning classes: 18 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 18 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 6 e-learning lecture: 6 e-learning classes: 18	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details lecture: 15 h classes: 15 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 15 classes: 15	2	graded credit	elective	Os

List of courses - Summer semester, 2026/27
Subject	Number of hours	ECTS points	Form of verification	Mandatory	Block
Course details ECTS points: 18 Form of verification: credit Mandatory: obligatory (group) Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies				obligatory (group)	Os
Student is required to continue the selected diploma seminar course
Course details seminar: 60 h ECTS points: 18 Form of verification: credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	seminar: 60	18	credit	elective	Os
Course details seminar: 60 h ECTS points: 18 Form of verification: credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	seminar: 60	18	credit	elective	Os
Course details ECTS points: 8 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory (group) Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies				obligatory (group)	Os
Student is required to choose courses earning her/him 8 ECTS
Course details computer classes: 30 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	computer classes: 30	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details lecture: 16 h classes: 4 h computer classes: 10 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 16 classes: 4 computer classes: 10	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details e-learning lecture: 10 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 10 h e-learning classes: 20 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 20 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	e-learning lecture: 10 e-learning classes: 20	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details lecture: 12 h classes: 18 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 12 classes: 18	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details computer classes: 18 h e-learning lecture: 12 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 12 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	computer classes: 18 e-learning lecture: 12	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details lecture: 6 h classes: 20 h e-learning lecture: 4 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 4 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	lecture: 6 classes: 20 e-learning lecture: 4	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details ECTS points: 8 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: obligatory (group) Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies				obligatory (group)	Os
Student is required to choose courses earning her/him 8 ECTS
Course details e-learning lecture: 10 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 10 h e-learning classes: 20 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 20 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	e-learning lecture: 10 e-learning classes: 20	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details classes: 10 h e-learning lecture: 10 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 10 h e-learning classes: 10 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 10 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 10 e-learning lecture: 10 e-learning classes: 10	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details classes: 15 h e-learning lecture: 15 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 15 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 15 e-learning lecture: 15	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details classes: 30 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 30	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details computer classes: 24 h e-learning lecture: 6 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 6 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	computer classes: 24 e-learning lecture: 6	2	graded credit	elective	Os
Course details classes: 5 h e-learning lecture: 15 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning lecture: 15 h e-learning classes: 10 h , including sub-activities: synchronous e-learning classes: 10 h ECTS points: 2 Form of verification: graded credit Mandatory: elective Block: obligatory for passing in the course of studies	classes: 5 e-learning lecture: 15 e-learning classes: 10	2	graded credit	elective	Os