Health Systems & Public Policy – (M.Sc.)

This programme analyses public health systems around the world and compares how they respond to the challenge of reducing health inequalities. It examines the role of the state in funding and providing healthcare services and the impact on it of recent reform, evaluates the impact of public private partnerships (PPPs) on public service goals, and addresses the ways in which health systems can be strengthened to advance global health objectives.

The programme provides a detailed examination of the concepts of partnerships, offers methods for evaluating them and examines the basic principles of health system funding and provision. It evaluates PPPs from a public health perspective and accounts for the organisational changes in healthcare provision accompanying PPPs.

Learning Outcomes You will be able to understand, critically appraise and apply key concepts and theories within policy studies, international political economy and public health science.

Specifically, you will develop the skills to:

* apply statistical and epidemiological methods to public policy evaluation;
* apply social science perspectives to public health questions;
* assess the changing context of public health policy formulation;
* analyse diverse source materials and apply them to public health and health systems questions;
* articulate your own conception of core challenges confronting public health;
* engage in public health advocacy;
* work across disciplinary boundaries.