M.Sc in Health Economics
Key Facts
Overview
Economics is a part of everyday life and gateway to future. The study of economics will help you in understanding world around you. It will enable you to understand people, businesses, markets and governments work and prepare you to respond to the threats and opportunities that emerge in dynamic markets. Economics graduates are well-placed in an ever-changing world because they have problem solving and analytical skills that allow them to succeed in variety of career path including and not limited to law, actuary, finance, foreign affairs, public administration, politics, policy analysis, health administration, entrepreneurship, market analysis, journalism etc.
Economics is at the centre of many social problems that the world is facing today both at micro and macro level including unemployment, inflation, poverty, pollution, health care, human rights, gender and inequality. Economics provides the framework for public policy. It will equip you to understand the fundamental policy issues that shape market and social outcomes.
This M.Sc in Health Economics is designed for the students who want to pursue a career in health and economics. It has been conceptualized to fulfill the increasing demand for healthcare professionals across the globe. It develops both quantitative and qualitative competencies required for healthcare decision making. This degree will prepare you to be an effective decision-maker in the area of health economics and its allied functional areas. You will learn various analytical techniques and research methods used by professional health economists and policy makers.
The program is comprised of 90 ECTS credits and can be completed in about 18 months. For a detailed list of courses taught in this program, please refer to the curriculum.
Towards the end of the course you will undertake a dissertation under the guidance of a mentor.
Curriculum
Core Courses
Introduction to Economics
Economic and Business Decision Techniques
Micro Economics
Marketing Management
Accounting for Financial Reporting
Macroeconomics
Research methods for Health I
Research methods for Health II
International Economics
Development Economics
Monetary Economics
Contemporary Economic Challenges
Economic Growth theory
Big data and Applications in Industry
Business Communication
Sustainability Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Econometrics
Specialization Courses
Introduction to Health Economics
Economics and Health Policy Analysis
Economic Evaluation in Healthcare
Financial Management and Decision Making in Healthcare
Healthcare Analytics Digitization In Healthcare
Economics of Health Systems
Globalization and Healthcare
Health Promotion and Protection
Public Health Policy
Dissertation
This program is conducted fully online in an asyncronous format.
Once you are enrolled you will be provided a username and password to login to our e-Campus. All the courses that you are supposed to study will be available in your account. You can log in and complete your courses at any time of your convenience. Study materials are provided in the form of lectures, reading materials, additional videos, research papers, and so on. The faculty can be contacted for any assistance when required. All tests and assignment submissions also take place via the e-Campus. For more information please refer to the online learning section of the website.
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this program, you will learn to analyze and inform global health policy using the applied practical techniques of evaluation.
You will be able to:
- Learn a highly valued set of quantitative and qualitative methods for decisions making.
- Understand and analyze global health policy.
- Identify, assess and critically evaluate relevant evidence from health economic studies.
Career Prospects
Economics is a widely respected field of study and provides an alternative to an Accounting and Finance degree as it offers similar career opportunities for graduates. You could work in job roles within a range of industries, such as:
Banking Finance Accountancy Business Government Consultancy
