Graduate Diploma in Health Economics (GDipHlthEc)
Graduate Diploma in Health Economics (GDipHlthEc)
Program Code
GDHE
Program Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences
Academic Year
2016
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
This program is designed to provide specialisation in the related fields of health economics, health policy and health care management with a particular focus on international health systems. Graduates will develop the capacity to design health reform programs, analyse policy effectiveness, perform economic evaluations of health care interventions, and identify challenges for policy implementation and governance issues by combining management skills with a sound knowledge of economics and public health policies. The flexible structure of the program allows students to tailor their studies according to their educational background or career aspirations, focusing on the economic, health policy or management aspects of health care delivery and planning in countries at different stages of development. A knowledge of Stage 2 Mathematical Studies or equivalent is assumed.
The Graduate Diploma in Health Economics is an AQF Level 8 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 1 year.
Academic Program Rules for Graduate Diploma in Health Economics
There shall be a Graduate Diploma in Health Economics.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Health Economics, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 24 units:
- Core courses to the value of 6 units
- Elective courses to the value of 18 units
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 6 units.
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 7081 Health Economics 3 PUB HLTH 7082 Health Economic Evaluation & Decision Making 3
Electives
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Elective Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Elective Courses students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 7001 Econometrics PG 3 ECON 7016 Resource & Environmental Economics PG 3 ECON 7032 Public Economics PG 3 ECON 7044 International Finance PG 3 ECON 7058 Development Economics PG 3 ECON 7062 Game Theory PG 3 ECON 7067 Economic Development IV 3 ECON 7072 International Trade PG 3 ECON 7086 Advanced Macroeconomics V 3 ECON 7087 Advanced Microeconomic Theory V 3 ECON 7100 International Finance IV 3 ECON 7102 International Trade IV 3 ECON 7114 Money, Banking and Financial Markets PG 3 ECON 7115 Public Economics IV 3 ECON 7121 Microeconomic Theory IV 3 ECON 7122 Macroeconomics IV 3 ECON 7202 Advanced Econometrics V 3 ECON 7204 Econometrics IV 3 ECON 7220 Challenges Facing Economic Policy Makers 3 ECON 7221 The Economics of Climate Change 3 ECON 7223 Advanced Time Series Econometrics IV 3 ECON 7237 Industrial Organisation PG 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 7031 Occupational Hygiene and Ergonomics 3 PUB HLTH 7073 Indigenous Health 3 PUB HLTH 7074 Introduction to Biostatistics 3 PUB HLTH 7075 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 PUB HLTH 7076 Health Policy and Public Health Interventions 3 PUB HLTH 7078 Qualitative Research Methods In Health 3 PUB HLTH 7104 Biostatistics 3 PUB HLTH 7105TB Diseases of Occupation 3 PUB HLTH 7106 Epidemiological Research Methods 3 PUB HLTH 7108 Public Health Ethics 3 PUB HLTH 7113 Environmental and Occupational Health 3 PUB HLTH 7147 Health Technology Assessment 3