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Master in Healthcare Management in Singapore
Lead Healthcare. Transform Systems.
Healthcare today demands leaders who can see beyond individual functions and understand how organisations, policy, people, technology and care delivery connect across the wider healthcare system.
MHEAL brings management education and healthcare systems together in one integrated, healthcare-centric programme - helping participants see the system as a whole and translate healthcare priorities into organisational action.
Why Study Healthcare Management?
Healthcare is changing. Its leaders must see the bigger picture.
Healthcare organisations increasingly operate within complex environments shaped by ageing populations, changing care models, workforce pressures, technology, policy and sustainability.
Managing successfully therefore requires more than functional expertise.
Healthcare professionals need to understand how policy, systems, organisations and service delivery connect — and how decisions in one part of healthcare can shape another.
POLICY → SYSTEM DESIGN → INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY → SERVICE DELIVERY
with Healthcare Ecosystem visually connecting all four.
Why Choose NTU's Master in Healthcare Management?
See beyond the function. Understand the system.
01 — Integrated Dual-Core Curriculum
Connect management with healthcare systems.
MHEAL combines core business disciplines — including strategy, finance, operations and leadership — with structured study of healthcare systems.
Rather than treating healthcare as a contextual application of management knowledge, both are integrated within the curriculum.
02 —System-Wide Perspective
See the whole system, not just your function.
Build a holistic understanding of the healthcare ecosystem by connecting policy, system design, institutional strategy and service delivery.
Learn to look beyond individual functions and organisations to see how different parts of healthcare interact.
03 — Policy-to-Practice Linkage
Turn healthcare priorities into organisational action.
Learn to interpret national healthcare agendas and examine how they translate into organisational strategies, processes and outcomes.
Connect where healthcare is heading with what organisations need to do in response.
What Is the Master in Healthcare Management?
Management education built around healthcare.
MHEAL is a healthcare-centric management programme that integrates core business disciplines with healthcare systems, rather than treating healthcare simply as an application of generic management knowledge.
Management & Leadership
- Finance
- Strategy
- Operations
- Talent
- Leadership
- Change
Healthcare Systems
- Policy
- Economics
- Public Health
- Healthcare Delivery
- Global Health
Technology & Transformation
- AI
- Medical Informatics
- Innovation
- Quality
- Sustainability
Management + Healthcare Systems = A broader view of healthcare leadership.
Who Should Study the Master in Healthcare Management?
Find your path into healthcare leadership.
ADVANCE
Already in Healthcare
For healthcare administrators and professionals looking to broaden their management expertise, strengthen their system-wide understanding and move beyond their current function.
TRANSITION
From Clinical Expertise to Management
For nurses, allied health professionals and medical personnel looking to complement their domain expertise with management, leadership and healthcare systems knowledge.
SWITCH
Build a Career in Healthcare
For experienced professionals from other industries looking to understand healthcare systems and bring their existing expertise into the healthcare sector.
What Skills Will You Develop in Healthcare Management?
Build capabilities that connect across healthcare.
MHEAL helps you connect management knowledge with healthcare systems and apply a broader perspective to healthcare challenges.
Understand the System
- Understand healthcare systems and policy
- Evaluate healthcare programmes and systems
- Connect healthcare priorities with organisational implications
Manage and Lead
- Manage healthcare finances and resources
- Lead people and organisational change
- Improve healthcare operations
Navigate Transformation
- Navigate AI and health technology
- Drive healthcare innovation
- Strengthen quality, safety and governance
- Communicate around patient experience
- Balance performance with sustainability
What Can You Do with a Master in Healthcare Management?
Build your role in healthcare's future.
MHEAL builds management and system-wide knowledge relevant across different parts of the healthcare ecosystem.
Explore opportunities across settings such as:
- Hospitals
- Public Health Agencies
- Community Care
- Healthcare Services
- Insurance
- MedTech
Master in Healthcare Management Curriculum
Management and healthcare systems. Integrated by design.
MHEAL brings together management, healthcare systems, technology and patient-centred perspectives in an interdisciplinary curriculum designed around the realities of healthcare.
The Masters in Healthcare Management programme can be completed full-time in 1 year or part-time in 2 years. Designed for working professionals, the programme combines in-person classes at NTU with online learning.
Full-Time Track
Complete the programme in 1 year across three trimesters.
Part-Time Track
Complete the programme in 2 years across six trimesters.
- 6 courses
AUG – OCT
Trimester 1
Management & Leadership
- Transforming Healthcare Finance
- Healthcare Economics
- Healthcare Talent Management
- Leading Change in Healthcare
- Healthcare Operations
- Entrepreneurship in Healthcare
Part-Time Track
Spread across Trimester 1 & 2
- 5 courses
NOV – FEB
Trimester 2
Healthcare Systems
- Evaluating Healthcare System Implementation
- Epidemiology & Communicable Disease Management
- Health Policy & Public Health
- Global Health Service Management
- Quality, Safety and Governance
Part-Time Track
Spread across Trimester 3 & 4
- 4 courses
MAR – MAY
Trimester 3
Technology & Innovation
- AI in Healthcare
- Medical Informatics
Patient-Centered & Sustainable Healthcare
- Patient Experience & Communications Risk Management
- Healthcare Sustainability
Part-Time Track
Spread across Trimester 5 & 6
Note: Schedule and courses are subject to change.
One curriculum. Connected perspectives.
MHEAL brings these areas together to help participants connect management decisions with the wider healthcare environment.
Module Information
This module introduces the principles, tools, and innovations shaping modern healthcare financing systems. It examines funding models, cost structures, value-based care, and financial sustainability in healthcare organisations. Students will explore emerging payment reforms and global financing trends influencing policy and operations.
This module explores the unique challenges of managing human capital in healthcare organisations. It covers workforce planning, motivation, retention, and development strategies tailored to clinical and non-clinical settings. Students will analyse case studies of talent management practices across healthcare sectors.
This module focuses on frameworks and strategies for leading change in complex healthcare systems. Students will study transformation models, stakeholder engagement, and barriers to organisational change. The course integrates real examples of innovation, redesign, and healthcare improvement initiatives.
This module introduces entrepreneurial thinking, opportunity identification, and innovation within the healthcare ecosystem. Students will explore business models, healthcare startup landscapes, and regulatory considerations. Emphasis is placed on developing creative and viable solutions to healthcare challenges.
This module introduces economic principles and their application in healthcare decision-making. It covers supply and demand, market failures, cost-effectiveness analysis, and health system evaluation. Students will gain an understanding of how economics influences policy and resource allocation.
This module provides foundational knowledge in epidemiological methods and communicable disease control. Students will learn disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, transmission dynamics, and public health intervention strategies. The course emphasises real-world application through case studies of major infectious diseases.
This module explores the role of artificial intelligence in modern healthcare delivery, diagnostics, and operations. Students will examine AI technologies, ethical considerations, implementation challenges, and opportunities for improvement. Case studies highlight practical applications across clinical and administrative domains.
This module covers frameworks and techniques for evaluating healthcare programmes, technologies, and system implementations. Students will explore evaluation design, performance indicators, outcome measurement, and continuous improvement. Emphasis is placed on real-world assessment and evidence-based decision-making.
This module studies the operational structures that support effective healthcare delivery. Topics include process optimisation, capacity planning, patient flow, quality improvement, and resource management.
This module examines environmental, economic, and social sustainability principles within healthcare systems. Students explore carbon footprint reduction, green healthcare practices, waste management, and sustainable policy development.
This module examines the principles and practices of quality management, patient safety, and governance within healthcare organisations. Students will explore quality improvement frameworks, risk management approaches, safety culture, regulatory requirements, and organisational accountability. The course emphasises the role of governance structures in ensuring high-quality, safe, and patient-centred healthcare delivery.
This module focuses on effective communication between healthcare professionals and patients. It covers communication frameworks, cultural competency, empathy, conflict management, and patient engagement strategies.
This module provides an overview of global health systems, international healthcare challenges, and service management approaches.
This module introduces health policy frameworks and core public health concepts.
This module covers the foundations of medical informatics, including data standards, health information systems, interoperability, and clinical decision support.
Why Study Healthcare Management at Nanyang Business School in Singapore?
Business leadership. Healthcare systems. Singapore perspective.
Learn from Nanyang Business School
MHEAL brings Nanyang Business School's management and leadership perspectives into a healthcare-centric programme designed around the realities of healthcare systems.
Study Healthcare in the Singapore Context
Singapore provides a relevant setting for understanding healthcare transformation, including ageing, integrated care, workforce pressures, digitalisation, policy and system sustainability.
Look Beyond One Healthcare System
Build awareness of healthcare models, policies and practices across different contexts, broadening how you approach healthcare challenges in Singapore, Asia and beyond.
Asst Prof Jack Tong
Division of Information Technology & Operations Management jack.tong@ntu.edu.sgDr. Siliang (Jack) Tong is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Information Technology and Operations Management at Nanyang Business School, and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (by courtesy), Nanyang Technological University. He joined NTU in ...
Appointments:
Assistant Professor, Nanyang Business School-Division of Information Technology & Operations Management
Assistant Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Courtesy Appointment)
Keywords: Business and Management | Economics | Info-Communication Technology | Interactive Digital Media
Assoc Prof Akshar Saxena
School of Social Sciences aksharsaxena@ntu.edu.sgDr Akshar Saxena is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Nanyang Technological University. His research interests are in health economics, public economics, and development economics. His research covers economics of aging, health sector reform ...
Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences
Keywords: Ageing | Economics | Mental Health | Nutrition, Metabolism and Health | Population Health | Sustainable Health Financing
Assoc Prof Kang Yang Trevor Yu
Division of Leadership, Management & Organisation akyyu@ntu.edu.sg• Yu Kang Yang, Trevor is an Associate Professor in Organizational Behavior in the Division of Leadership, Management & Organisation at the Nanyang Business School. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), specia ...
Appointments:
Associate Professor, Nanyang Business School-Division of Leadership, Management & Organisation
Co-Director, Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE)
PMBA Academic Director, College of Business (NBS)
Keywords: Business and Management | Psychology | Science of Learning
Asst Prof Vivek Choudhary
Division of Information Technology & Operations Management vivek.choudhary@ntu.edu.sgVivek is interested in Data-driven Operations Management problems. In his reseach, he studies human behavior across digital platforms such as last-mile delivery, food delivery, and healthtech using Field Experiments, Econometrics, and Machine Lear ...
Appointments:
Assistant Professor, Nanyang Business School-Division of Information Technology & Operations Management
Keywords: Business and Management
Prof Goh Kim Huat
Division of Information Technology & Operations Management akhgoh@ntu.edu.sgKim Huat is the Associate Dean (Graduate Studies) and Senior Editor for the Journal of the Association for Information Systems. He received his Ph.D. in business administration with a specialization in economics and information systems from the Carls ...
Appointments:
Associate Dean (Graduate Studies), College of Business (Nanyang Business School)
Professor, Nanyang Business School-Division of Information Technology & Operations Management
Keywords: Business and Management | Economics | Info-Communication Technology | Internet & Communications | Science, Technology and Society
Prof May Oo Lwin
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information tmaylwin@ntu.edu.sgMay O. Lwin, President's Chair Professor of Communication Studies at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication (WKWSCI), College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences is the Chair of WKWSCI and also serves as the Director of NTU University Scholars P ...
Appointments:
Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs
President’s Chair in Communication Studies
Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Courtesy Appointment)
Director, Asian Centre for Health Behavioural Insights and Interventions (HABITS)
Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Communication | Nutrition, Metabolism and Health | Population Health
Master in Healthcare Management Admission Requirements
1. Bachelor's degree
2. GPA and relevant work experience considered
3. At least two years' work experience
4. TOEFL 100 / IELTS 6.5 where applicable
5. Admissions interview
6. Application essay
7. Personal statements
Application Deadlines
Applications for the July 2027 intake will open in September 2026. We review applications on a rolling basis, applying early increases your chances of being shortlisted sooner.
Round 1: 31 January 2027
Round 2: 28 February 2027
Round 3: 30 April 2027
Scholarships & Grants
At Nanyang Business School, we are committed to supporting the next generation of healthcare leaders. A range of scholarships and tuition grants is available to eligible candidates of the Master in Healthcare Management (MHEAL) programme, recognising leadership potential, professional excellence, social impact and diverse perspectives.
Whether you are an experienced healthcare professional seeking to advance your career, an aspiring leader to strengthen your management capabilities, or a professional preparing to transition into healthcare management, these opportunities can help support your educational journey.
Scholarships
7 scholarshipsDriving meaningful change in healthcare requires leaders who are committed to social responsibility and sustainable development. The Social Impact & Sustainability Scholarship is awarded to exceptional candidates who have contributed to initiatives that benefit their organisations or communities and aspire to create a positive impact on the healthcare ecosystem.
Women play an important role in shaping the future of healthcare. The Women in Healthcare Leadership Scholarship recognises talented and motivated women with the potential to take on leadership responsibilities, influence healthcare organisations and contribute to the advancement of healthcare management and services.
At Nanyang Business School, we believe in empowering exceptional talent to create positive impact across the region. This scholarship supports high-potential individuals from Indonesia by providing greater access to world-class postgraduate education, nurturing the next generation of leaders, and strengthening bilateral ties between Singapore and Indonesia. Click here for more details.
At Nanyang Business School, we believe in empowering exceptional talent to create positive impact across the region. This scholarship supports high-potential individuals from Vietnam by providing greater access to world-class postgraduate education, nurturing the next generation of leaders, and strengthening bilateral ties between Singapore and Vietnam. Click here for more details.
The Diversity Scholarship seeks to enrich the MHEAL learning community by attracting outstanding individuals from diverse nationalities, cultures and professional backgrounds, particularly those bringing perspectives that are less represented within the cohort. We welcome applicants from both healthcare and non-healthcare sectors who can contribute unique experiences and insights to the programme.
This scholarship is aimed at outstanding candidates from ASEAN countries (excluding Singapore), fostering the region's talent by providing support to those who demonstrate professional excellence and a strong commitment to the healthcare industry and/or the wider ASEAN community. Singapore citizens and permanent residents, as well as recipients of other scholarships or bursaries, are not eligible to apply.
The future of healthcare depends on emerging professionals who are ready to take on greater responsibilities. The Healthcare Rising Talent Scholarship recognises promising candidates who demonstrate the potential to grow into healthcare leaders and are committed to strengthening their management capabilities and making meaningful contributions to healthcare organisations and services.
Additional Tuition Grants
2 grantsEligible Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents may receive a S$5000 subsidy to support their MHEAL studies.
Eligible NTU alumni may receive a 10% tuition grant towards their MHEAL tuition fees, recognising their continued learning journey with NTU.
FAQs
| MHEAL | MBA | MPH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Healthcare management & systems | General business management | Population/public health |
| Management | Strong | Strong | Varies |
| Healthcare systems | Core | Usually contextual/specialisation | Strong but different focus |
| Leadership | Core | Core | Varies |
| Public health | Supporting | Limited | Core |
| Healthcare administration | Core | Depends on programme | Not necessarily core |
MHEAL is built around three defining features: an Integrated Dual-Core Curriculum, System-Wide Perspective and Policy-to-Practice Linkage.
Together, they connect management education with structured study of healthcare systems, helping participants see how the healthcare ecosystem works and how wider healthcare priorities translate into organisational action.
MHEAL combines core business disciplines such as strategy, finance, operations and leadership with structured study of healthcare systems.
Rather than treating healthcare simply as a context for applying general management knowledge, both form integrated areas of study within the programme.
A system-wide perspective means looking beyond a single department, organisation or professional function to understand how policy, system design, institutional strategy and service delivery connect.
MHEAL helps participants interpret national healthcare agendas and examine how they translate into organisational strategies, processes and outcomes.
The Master in Healthcare Management (MHEAL) at Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore, is a healthcare-centric postgraduate programme that integrates management with healthcare systems. It combines business disciplines such as strategy, finance, operations and leadership with healthcare systems, helping participants understand the wider healthcare ecosystem and translate healthcare priorities into organisational action.
Healthcare management is suited to professionals who want to build management, leadership and healthcare systems knowledge. MHEAL is designed for healthcare professionals seeking to advance, clinicians moving towards management, and experienced professionals looking to transition from other industries into healthcare.
No. You do not need to be currently working in healthcare to apply to MHEAL. The programme welcomes both healthcare professionals and experienced professionals from other industries who want to move into healthcare, subject to meeting the programme's admission requirements, including at least two years of work experience.
Yes. Nurses can study MHEAL when they meet the admission requirements. The programme is relevant to nurses looking to complement their clinical expertise with management, leadership and healthcare systems knowledge as they move towards broader managerial or healthcare administration responsibilities.
Yes. Doctors and other medical professionals can move into healthcare management. MHEAL is designed to complement medical expertise with management, leadership and healthcare systems knowledge, supporting professionals looking to take on broader management or healthcare administration responsibilities.
Yes. Allied health professionals can apply to MHEAL, subject to meeting the programme's admission requirements. MHEAL can help them complement their professional expertise with management, leadership and healthcare systems knowledge as they prepare for broader responsibilities in healthcare.
Yes. MHEAL is designed for experienced professionals who want to transition from other industries into healthcare. The programme helps participants build healthcare systems knowledge while applying the professional capabilities and experience they have developed in other sectors.
Healthcare management focuses on managing healthcare organisations and systems, while public health focuses primarily on population and community health. MHEAL combines management and healthcare systems, while also covering relevant public health areas such as epidemiology, health policy and communicable disease management.
MHEAL focuses on management within healthcare, while an MBA provides broader general management education across industries. MHEAL integrates business disciplines such as finance, operations and leadership with structured study of healthcare systems, policy and delivery.
MHEAL integrates management and leadership with healthcare systems, policy, technology and patient-centred care. The curriculum covers healthcare systems and policy, management and leadership, technology and innovation, and sustainable and patient-centred healthcare.
Yes. AI in Healthcare is part of the MHEAL curriculum. Participants also study Medical Informatics and Entrepreneurship in Healthcare as part of the programme's Technology & Innovation learning area.
Yes. Healthcare policy is an integral part of MHEAL. Participants study areas including Health Policy & Public Health, Healthcare Economics and Healthcare System Implementation, helping them understand how healthcare priorities connect with organisational strategies, processes and outcomes.
MHEAL can be completed in a minimum of one year for both full-time and part-time pathways. The maximum candidature is two years for full-time participants and four years for part-time participants.
Healthcare management graduates can pursue opportunities across different parts of the healthcare ecosystem. Relevant settings include hospitals, public health agencies, community care, healthcare services, insurance and MedTech, depending on an individual's professional background, experience and career goals.
Singapore provides a relevant setting for studying healthcare management and transformation. MHEAL uses this context to explore areas such as ageing, integrated care, workforce pressures, digitalisation, policy and system sustainability, while also developing perspectives relevant to healthcare systems in Asia and beyond.
Apply to MHEAL through NTU's online application process and submit the required application materials. Applicants are assessed based on requirements including academic qualifications, work experience, application essays and personal statements, with an admissions interview forming part of the selection process. Apply now.
- A good Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university
- GMAT or GRE score is optional
- At least 2 years of relevant work experience
- TOEFL score ≥ 100 iBT; IELTS score ≥ 6.5, if English was not the medium of instruction at the undergraduate level
Yes. MHEAL offers a two-year part-time pathway designed for working professionals. The programme is completed over six trimesters using a blended learning format that combines physical classes at NTU with online learning.
Part-time students can expect approximately:
- 1 day of physical classes at NTU every alternate week
- 1 evening of online learning per week
*The actual learning schedule may vary by trimester.
Yes. MHEAL can be completed full-time in one year over three trimesters. The programme uses a blended learning format that combines physical classes at NTU with online learning.
Full-time students can expect approximately:
- 1-2 days of physical classes at NTU every alternate week
- 1-2 evenings of online learning per week
*The actual learning schedule may vary by trimester.
Contact Us
For enquiries on Master in Healthcare Management (MHEAL), please contact:
 | Tel: +65 6790 6621 |
 | Email: nbs-mheal@ntu.edu.sg |
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