PGCert Health Economics for Health Care Professionals
Postgraduate
Distance
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
2 Years
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
Mounting pressure on health care budgets worldwide has focused attention on how best to organise health care systems and the spending within them.
The University of York distance learning courses in health economics allow you to gain a qualification without interrupting your career, and offer the flexibility to spread study over a period of years to suit your professional and personal circumstances.
About this course
The learning objectives aim to equip you with the necessary skills in health economics to progress your career within your current organisation and/or to change career direction, targeting jobs which combine health economics with the disciplines in which you are already qualified.
Integration of new knowledge with existing professional background.
Application of appropriate mathematical, graphical and data analysis techniques to apply to a wide range of work-based problems.
Undergraduate degree
2:1 or equivalent
Reviews
Subjects
- Economics
- Health Economics
- Economic
- Basic economic
- Concepts
- Health Care
- Professional
- Methods
- Development
- Research
Course programme
This course will provide you with the basic principles and tools of health economics so that you can understand the work place situations you encounter from an economic perspective and apply basic economic concepts in your work.
Modules
You'll study three 20 credit modules.
- Basic Economic Concepts (20 credits)
- Health Economics: Concepts and Analysis (20 credits)
- Introduction to Health Care Evaluation (20 credits)
Additional information
Part-time, distance learning (2 years) - £7,380
Part-time, distance learning (2 years)- £6,750
PGCert Health Economics for Health Care Professionals