Master of Health Economics and Policy (MHlthEcPol)
Master of Health Economics and Policy (MHlthEcPol)
Program Code
MHEP
Program Faculty
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Special Notes
This program is suspended and will not be offered until 2021.
Academic Year
2019
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 and health policy. The program provides the necessary core knowledge in the separate academic disciplines of Public Health, and Economics, which provides the foundations and insights required to developing an inter-disciplinary approach to improving health service efficiency. 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.
The flexible structure of the program allows students to tailor their studies according to their educational background or career aspirations, including options to focus on econometrics, health care delivery and planning in countries at different stages of development, and Health Technology Assessment (HTA). The University of Adelaide has particular expertise across the varying components of HTA, and students can complete the Master’s program with a specialisation in HTA.
An applicant for admission to the academic program for the Master of Health Economics and Policy shall have either qualified for:
- an undergraduate degree of the University or a degree of another institution accepted for the purpose as equivalent to a degree of the University, that contains a major in Economics, or
- a Graduate Certificate in Economics, or
- a Graduate Diploma in Health Economics
Conditions
Condition of Enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Head of School/Program Coordinator before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Condition of Continuing Enrolment
Research dissertation: A student must complete the core courses of the degree with a minimum GPA of 6.0, in order to proceed to the research dissertation.
Academic Program Rules for Master of Health Economics and Policy
There shall be a Master of Health Economics and Policy.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Master of Health Economics and Policy, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 36 units, comprising studies in either Health Economics and Policy, or Health Technology Assessment
:
- For Health Economics and Policy, students must complete Core courses to the value of 18 units plus Elective courses to the value of 18 units
- For Health Technology Assessment, students must complete Core courses to the value of 18 units, Economics Electives to the value of 6 units and Public Health Electives the value of 12 units, including PUB HLTH 7147HO Health Technology Assessment (3 units)
- Research equivalent courses to the value of 12 units in the form of a research paper for publication may be counted in lieu of PUB HLTH 7085 Applied Health Economic Evaluation Research Project (6 units) and Elective courses to the value of 6 units.
Core Courses
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Health Economics and Policy Specialisation
To satisfy the requirements for Health Economics and Policy Specialisation students must complete courses to the value of 36 units.
Core Courses
Courses to the value of up to 18 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 7001 Econometrics PG 3 ECON 7220 Challenges Facing Economic Policy Makers 3 PUB HLTH 7081 Health Economics 3 PUB HLTH 7082 Health Economic Evaluation and Decision Making 3 PUB HLTH 7085 Applied Health Economic Evaluation Research Project 6 Electives
Courses to the value of up to 18 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 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 3 ECON 7202 Advanced Econometrics 3 ECON 7204 Econometrics IV 3 ECON 7221 The Economics of Climate Change 3 ECON 7222 Applied Economic Principles 3 ECON 7223 Advanced Time Series Econometrics 3 ECON 7237 Industrial Organisation PG 3 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 7078 Qualitative Research Methods In Health 3 PUB HLTH 7104 Biostatistics 3 PUB HLTH 7105 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 -
Health Technology Assessment Specialisation
To satisfy the requirements for Health Technology Assessment Specialisation students must complete courses to the value of 36 units.
Core Courses
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 7001 Econometrics PG 3 ECON 7220 Challenges Facing Economic Policy Makers 3 PUB HLTH 7081 Health Economics 3 PUB HLTH 7082 Health Economic Evaluation and Decision Making 3 PUB HLTH 7085 Applied Health Economic Evaluation Research Project 6 Economic Electives
Courses to the value of at least 6 units 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 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 3 ECON 7202 Advanced Econometrics 3 ECON 7204 Econometrics IV 3 ECON 7221 The Economics of Climate Change 3 ECON 7222 Applied Economic Principles 3 ECON 7223 Advanced Time Series Econometrics 3 ECON 7237 Industrial Organisation PG 3 Public Health Electives
Courses to the value of at least 9 units 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 7078 Qualitative Research Methods In Health 3 PUB HLTH 7104 Biostatistics 3 PUB HLTH 7105 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 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 7147 Health Technology Assessment 3 -
Research Dissertation
To satisfy the requirements for Research Dissertation students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Students may complete a research paper for publication in a peer reviewed journal in lieu of PUB HLTH 7085 Applied Health Economic Evaluation Research Project and Elective courses to the value of 6 units.
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
In the case of full-time enrolment students must take the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 7119 MPH Dissertation (Full-Time) 12 or
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years.
Students are required to take both the Part A and the matching Part B course:Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 7122A MPH Dissertation Part 1 0 PUB HLTH 7122B MPH Dissertation Part 2 12