Health Economics for Health Professionals (Online) (Taught)

Advance your career in health. Develop sought-after research skills and build your knowledge of health economics tools and principles. Join our flexible online degree in health economics. Health economics applies economic thinking to the analysis of health and health care. In this postgraduate degree, you’ll:

• get to know the core issues in health economics and their relevance to working health professionals

• master the tools you need to analyse and address the limited resources faced by the health sector, and

• learn to face the challenges of resource allocation as you build your health research skills.

Outstanding expertise
You’ll study with a team of practising health economists from our Health Economics Research Unit (HERU). Your tutors are actively involved in policy-shaping research, and HERU is one of the leading centres for health economics research in Europe. We’re a Queen’s Anniversary Prize winner for our sustained excellence in health economics research over the last 40 years.

Who can join our online MSc in health economics?
This distance-learning degree is aimed at health professionals. If you’re a professional in health care looking to improve their understanding of health economics and research methods, it’s designed for you.