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Health Economics – (M.Sc.)
City University London
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| Application Deadline: | We have no specific application deadline, and an early application is recommended | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 9,920 - ≈ € 13,612 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of City University London
The demand for specialists in health economics continues to increase as the demand for more advanced and expensive healthcare puts pressure on policy decision makers and healthcare industry managers.
This course is designed to meet demand by introducing you to the way in which microeconomics principles and concepts can be applied to the analysis of decisions by consumers, firms and governments regarding health and healthcare.
Teaching and Assessment
Teaching
This course is designed to be flexible in the range of teaching methods used. You will be taught through a mixture of lectures, seminars, student presentations, analysis of case studies and interactive computer-based exercises, particularly in relation to the quantitative elements of the course.
In your third term we organise for experts from outside City to come in and present current research on both methodological and applied topics.
The course has just over 220 formal contact hours. Each module has three hours of instruction for ten weeks, plus approximately ten hours will be spent with your supervisor at various stages of the dissertation.
Three hours teaching time is allocated for each session of each module. However, this will not necessarily involve three hours of lecturing, as time is also set aside for workshops and tutorials. You can use the rest of the day to use the library and computing facilities, and for doing other course-related work.
Assessment
We will assess you by coursework and examinations. At postgraduate level, you are required to obtain
(1) a minimum mark of 40 percent in all assessment components, and
(2) a weighted average of 50 percent in total.
Placements
We work with organisations to help you get internships during the period in which you are writing your final dissertation.
Career Prospects
92 percent of City's 2009 Economics graduates were in employment or further study within 6 months of graduating.
The City University MSc in Health Economics prepares you for career opportunities in areas such as:
* policy analysis for industry
* professional associations and governmental bodies
* teaching and research positions in academic institutions
* economic evaluation of products in the pharmaceutical industry
Job destinations
Example of where our 2009 Economics graduates (from all MSc courses) are now working:
* Data analyst, Abacus International
* Human rights specialist, Alpha Bank
* Barclays Bank
* Research economist, Brava
* Accountant, Confederation of British Industry
* Market researcher, Deutsche Bank
* Sales assistant, Ealing PCT
* Research executive, Eli-Lilly
* Senior health economist, Fidelity
* Senior health liaison manager, Gallaher Ltd
* Finance graduate trainee, I3 Innovus
* Project manager, IM Health
* Commercialist, Johnson and Johnson
* Health economy liaison manager, Kovis d.o.o
* Analyst, Network Rail
* Project leader, NHS Business Service Authority
* Marketing executive, Novo Nordisk
* Customer relations officer, Oxford Outcomes Ltd
* Health outcomes advisor, Research International
* Assistant Director of performance and planning, Suits You
* Collection agent, Synovate
* Economist , Tomtah
* Database office health economist, United Nations Development Programme
Contents
Course Content
This course aims to give you an understanding of the economic context within which economic evaluation takes place, familiarise you with key economic issues confronting health systems and provide you with the tools and methods to analyse the economic causes and implications of health care issues.
This course is aimed at students that have an economics background as it requires taking the Econometrics and Microeconomics modules.
Course Structure
Core modules:
* Economics of health care
* Microeconomics
* Econometrics
* Economic evaluation in health care
* Advanced economic evaluation in health care
* Dissertation
Elective modules: (You take TWO of the following):
* Economics of regulation
* Economics of competition
* Applied competition policy
* Economic evaluation workshops
* Welfare economics
* Epidemiology
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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Register Now!Requirements
In general, we ask you to have:
* A quantitative background and a good honours degree in a relevant discipline, or a good honours degree in any discipline supplemented by relevant work experience. Candidates without a degree will be considered provided they have appropriate professional qualifications or experience.
* An equivalent qualification from an overseas university.
If your first language is not English you must show evidence that your command of the English Language is suitable for entry to Postgraduate study. You would be expected to have one of the following English Language qualifications:
* A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by the University as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions in Australia, Canada or the USA.
* GCE O-level/GCSE English language or English literature, grade C minimum.
* Cambridge ESOL CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) at grade C or above.
* An overall score of 6.5 in the English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum of 6.0 for each subtest. A score of 600 minimum (computer score 250) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
* Satisfactory standard in the verbal section of the Princeton Test (GMAT).
* US SAT with 500 in verbal performance.
* Warwick English Language Test (WELT) with pass grades of BBC minimum.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
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