Gain experience and skills you need for a career in research and health service decision-making.
Health Economics informs how we make difficult decisions about prioritising resources, and help people to live longer and healthier lives.
As a graduate of this degree, you’ll be ready to make a tangible impact in this developing field.
2:2 or equivalent in Economics or a relevant discipline. You may also be considered if your degree is in related to Medicine, Pharmacy, or Nursing.
If you have been out of study for a while, or do not have a strong background in economics or mathematics and statistics but have other relevant qualifications or experience, you may be required to take the Summer Session in Economics and Quantitative Methods as a condition of your offer. Alternatively, the Session can also be taken as a stand-alone course.
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This course is ideal for people who want to work in research and health service decision-making. Potential employers will value the experience you’ll gain on your summer placement. The MSc is also an ideal basis for progression to a PhD.
This course is delivered in three main stages over two years: Taught Component (Year 1), Taught Component (Year 2), and MSc (Year 2 with the completion of the dissertation).
Taught component - Year 1
You will take core modules, which may include:
Examining Humanitarianism
Protection and Assistance in International Humanitarian Law
Humanitarian Response: Food and Nutrition, Shelter, Health and WASH
Taught component - Year 2
Core modules
You will take core modules, which may include:
Research Methods in Humanitarian Affairs
Option modules
You will take a selection of option modules, examples of which may include:
Education in Emergencies
Evaluating Humanitarian Programmes
Communities in Humanitarian Affairs
Disasters in Complex Political Emergencies
The Climate Crisis
The third component is your dissertation.
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
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