MSc Health Economics and Health Policy

The MSc in Health Economics & Health Policy programme at the University of Birmingham offers a unique approach to examining health and health services issues. This course provides students with the principles and methods used in health economics including evaluation methods and statistical techniques. With these skills and knowledge, students will have the opportunity to develop, assess, and critique health policies in national and international health systems.Course Content: The programme encompasses a range of skills used in health and health services policy making, like outcomes measured and available databases. It covers topics like the measurement and distribution of health, public vs private roles in healthcare markets, health financing and economic evaluation. It will also introduce health economics and econometrics, and health policy and systems.Key Modules: Some of the key modules covered in this course include: Introduction to Health Economics; Economic Evaluation in Healthcare; Health Financing and System Reforms; Health Policy, Politics and Organisational Change; International Health Systems, Policies and Perspectives; and Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics.Future Careers: Graduates of this course are highly sought after and are likely to pursue careers in academia, consulting, health care sectors, national and multinational agencies, government, and the pharmaceutical industry. The course will also cater to those individuals who are currently employed in health related activities, including government departments of health, universities, hospitals, and non-governmental organisations as well as those wishing to undertake PhD research.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.