MBA in Health & Allied Management
Key courses, career pathways and hiring industries for the Health & Allied Management specialization in the two-year GSBM MBA, Chennai.
The Health & Allied Management specialization prepares students to manage the business side of one of the world's fastest-growing sectors. Students learn to run hospital operations, manage health insurance and TPA services, understand the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry, and lead quality and patient safety programmes aligned with accreditation standards such as NABH and JCI. Graduates leave ready to improve patient care while keeping healthcare organisations efficient and compliant.
Where this leads
Career pathways
Popular roles
- 01Hospital Operations Manager
- 02Healthcare Quality & Accreditation Manager
- 03Health Insurance / TPA Manager
- 04Pharma Product or Business Development Manager
- 05Healthcare Consultant
Industry sectors that hire
- Hospitals & Healthcare Chains
- Health Insurance & TPAs
- Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
- Diagnostics & HealthTech
- Healthcare Consulting
- Public Health & NGOs
Your two-year journey
- Semester I
Core courses
- Common core courses across all key functional areas of management
- Semester II
Core courses
- Common core courses across all key functional areas of management
- Semester III
Specialization
- Four electives to specialize in Health & Allied Management
- Semester IV
Capstone & internship
- Integrative capstone courses
- Corporate internship
- Master’s thesis
Builds on the common core courses taken by all students in Semesters I and II.
Key courses
- 01Hospital & Healthcare Operations Management
- 02Health Insurance, Managed Care & TPA Management
- 03Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices Management
- 04Healthcare Quality, Accreditation & Patient Safety Management
Or shape your own path
Design Your Own Specialization
In line with the flexibility encouraged by NEP 2020, GSBM students may build a specialization of their own. They can combine electives from any of the seven streams or shape a new specialization around a sector they are passionate about or an emerging business opportunity. Examples are listed below.
- Aviation & Aerospace Management
- Aviation Health & Aerospace Medicine Management
- Film, Media & Entertainment Production Management
- AI Product & Strategy Management
- AI Governance, Ethics & Compliance
- Data Centre & Digital Infrastructure Management
Mentored & self-study, if student strength is less than 15 in selected specialization
See all examplesFrequently asked questions
A candidate with a bachelor's degree, of at least three years, from a recognised university, with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks (45% for reserved categories), is eligible.
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