Health Economics and Health Policy MSc/Diploma

Master

In Birmingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Birmingham

Aimed at health care professionals and managers, as well as new graduates, this programme provides an introduction to the central issues in health economics and health policy involved in the management of primary health care.  

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Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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Birmingham B15 2TT

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Subjects

  • Economics
  • Statistics
  • Evaluation

Course programme

The programme consists of taught modules (120 credits), plus a dissertation (10,000 words) on an agreed topic in an area of health economics or health policy (60 credits). Students must select either Core 1 or Core 2, as follows:

Core 1

There are six core modules totalling 100 credits:

  • Introduction to Health Economics* (20 credits)
  • Statistics for Health Economics 1 (10 credits)
  • Statistics for Health Economics 2 (10 credits)
  • Economic Evaluation in Health Care* (20 credits)
  • Modelling for Health Economics* (20 credits)
  • Policy and Economics of Healthcare Delivery* (20 credits)
Core 2

There are five core modules totalling 110 credits:

  • Introduction to Health Economics* (20 credits)
  • Econometrics (30 credits)
  • Economic Evaluation in Health Care* (20 credits)
  • Modelling for Health Economics* (20 credits)
  • Policy and Economics of Healthcare Delivery* (20 credits)

Students taking Core 2 also attend Statistics for Health Economics II as a non-assessed pre-requisite for Modelling for Health Economics.

Students then have the freedom to select the modules for the remaining 10 or 20 credits from the range offered within the department or, with departmental agreement, by other departments within the University.

Optional Modules - please select 20 credits (Core 1) or 10 credits (Core 2)

  • Advanced Statistical Methods* (10 credits)
  • Clinical Trials* (20 credits)
  • Health Care Evaluation and Commissioning* (10 credits)
  • Health Information and Health Informatics* (10 credits)
  • Health Promotion* (10 Credits)
  • Health Protection 1* (10 credits)
  • Health Protection 2* (10 credits)
  • Principles of Health Technology Assessment* (10 credits)
  • Global Health* (10 credits)
  • Sociology and Social Policy* (10 credits)
  • Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis* (20 credits)
  • Qualitative Research Methods* (20 credits)

Health Economics and Health Policy MSc/Diploma

Price on request