Short course

Health Economics

This course provides the fundamentals of health economics and its importance in decision making. You will develop your knowledge and skills in economic analysis and understand the ethical issues surrounding health economics.

Start date
November 2024
Duration
1 week
Mode
Face-to-face
Cost
Home microcredential fee: £585 International microcredential fee: £1630 Non-credit fee: £485
Level
Postgraduate Microcredential
Credit
10 credits

Health Economics

This short course introduces the basic principles of health economics and the role of health economics in decision making. It will also equip you with the knowledge and skills to critique health economics studies. It covers the different methods of economic evaluation and decision modelling, knowledge of health and health care systems, the roles and limitations of markets and incentives in health systems and setting priorities using health economics in health care.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this short course you should be able to:

1. understand the principles of economic analysis and health economics

2. develop knowledge and skills in undertaking economic analysis

3. develop an understanding in the place of economic analysis in health care decision making

4. develop skills in critical appraisal of economic analysis

5. understand the ethical issues surrounding health economics.

Credits

10 credits

Attendance

Required 1 block week of teaching.

Dates

18-22 November 2024

Assessment Examination

Examination (100%)

Course Coordinators

Further information

Please contact the Programme Coordinator on 0121 414 7577 or at mph@contacts.bham.ac.uk

You can choose to study this course as either a microcredential or a non-credit CPD shortcourse.

Why choose a Postgraduate Microcredential short course?

  • Usually taken from exisiting modules within a Masters, they can be used as standalone credentials with some also counting as academic credits at postgraduate level
  • Add a postgraduate level qualification to your CV
  • Develop the specialist skills you need for your career goals
  • Alumni status with the University of Birmingham
  • Learners will have the same access to our student support and campus facilities as our students on full degree programmes.

Please note that once registered for the microcredential you cannot swap for the non-credit shortcourse version.

Apply for the Microcredential

Non-credit short course

The microcredential and the non-credit short course follow the same course structure, the difference between them both is with the non-credit short course you do not take the assessment at the end therefore you will not receive credits but will recieve a certificate of completion, this certificate cannot be converted to credits. 

Please note if you apply for the non-credit short course, you cannot swap to the microcredential version once registered. 

Apply for the non-credit CPD shortcourse

Please note if you are applying for the non-assessed please do enquire beforehand as places are limited.