Master

Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management

Become the healthcare entrepreneur of the future.

Do you have an interest in issues surrounding healthcare innovation? Are you interested in how we can meet healthcare demand with limited resources? Do you want to know how we can manage organisations in constantly changing healthcare systems? Then Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management could just be the programme for you. The programme focuses on the analysis of health systems and the translation of the results into innovative solutions; you’ll learn how to come up with, implement, manage, evaluate and improve innovative solutions. After you have completed your studies, you'll be an innovative professional who is able to influence the future direction of healthcare. Your broad skillset will open up many different career paths, including careers as a manager, care purchaser, a senior policy advisor, consultant or researcher.

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Fast facts

insight into innovations in healthcare at the organisational, governmental, individual and (inter)national level
focus on multiple disciplines, including management, economics and policy
1-year full-time or 2-year part-time, taught in English.
study load - full-time: 12-14 hrs classes, 4 hrs group work, 18-20 hrs independent study; part-time: 6-7 hrs classes, 2 hrs group work, 9-10 hrs independent study
starts in September

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Master's Open Day on 15 November 2025

Experience Maastricht University: learn more about the most international university in Europe, find out everything about the study programme of your choice and discover our beautiful city. The next Master's Open Day will take place on Saturday, 15 November 2025.

Get a taste of student life at our faculty

Are you interested in studying health? Visit our study information events for prospective students and fully experience life at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. Can't attend us on campus? Reach out to our student ambassadors on Instagram, they are happy to provide their insights into student life.

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Ellen Bastiaansen - the new HPIM student

Ellen is part of the first cohort to experience the new hands-on curriculum of Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management

The new curriculum of Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management

During the master’s programme, you will develop five major competency roles: as an Expert, Researcher, Innovator, Collaborator, and Professional. Would you like to develop further in a particular role? If so, you can take advantage of the extensive range of interesting elective modules offered by the programme.