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MSc Health Economics and Decision Science

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 5 years

Masters Degree Description

Health economics and decision science play a vital role globally by informing the efficient allocation of resources to improve health outcomes across populations. This MSc is an advanced applied economics degree exploring the economics of health and healthcare, and how these economic principles guide real-world decisions about health policy, health systems, and technological innovation, with a focus on optimising resource allocation to improve population health.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related quantitative field such as epidemiology, engineering, or physics. Candidates with a background in medicine or allied health and social sciences may be considered if they can demonstrate quantitative proficiency in mathematics and/or statistics at the degree level, or through research and/or working experience.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

Student Destinations

This MSc has been designed to fill a gap in training and skills that brings together expertise in economics, public health, epidemiology, and statistics.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Economic Evaluation in Health Care
  • Health Systems in a Global Context
  • Microeconomics for Health
  • Dissertation in Health Economics and Decision Science
  • Econometrics for Health
  • Statistics for Health Economics
  • Health Management: Planning and Programme Design
  • Concepts and Controversies in Global Health
  • Climate Change and Health
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Global Health Policy
  • Urban Health
  • Evaluating Interventions
  • Modelling for Decision Science
  • Digital Health for Infectious Diseases - Diagnostics, Management, Prevention and Surveillance
  • Gender and Global Health
  • Introduction to Disease Modelling
  • Advanced Economic Evaluation
  • Health Economics
  • Medical Statistics 2
  • Bayesian Methods in Health Economics

Optional modules

  • Health Management: Planning and Programme Design
  • Concepts and Controversies in Global Health
  • Climate Change and Health
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Global Health Policy
  • Urban Health
  • Evaluating Interventions
  • Modelling for Decision Science
  • Digital Health for Infectious Diseases - Diagnostics, Management, Prevention and Surveillance
  • Gender and Global Health
  • Introduction to Disease Modelling
  • Advanced Economic Evaluation
  • Health Economics
  • Medical Statistics 2
  • Bayesian Methods in Health Economics

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