University of Birmingham: Health Economics and Health Policy

Summary

Across the world, healthcare systems face the challenge of meeting vast patient needs with limited resources. Enter health economics—a vital and rapidly growing field that drives intelligent decision-making and shapes impactful policies.

This course is your gateway to mastering the most crucial aspects of health economics and health policy.

Whether you're an experienced healthcare professional, a manager looking to make a bigger impact, or a recent graduate eager to jumpstart your career, this course will immerse you in the vital issues shaping the future of healthcare.

What makes this course different? Dive into Health Economics and Policy, a cutting-edge programme for healthcare leaders.

You'll learn how to examine health issues from an economic perspective and develop the skills to conduct impactful analyses that help healthcare decision-makers maximise the efficiency of limited resources. Additionally, you'll gain a deep understanding of the economic and policy frameworks that shape primary healthcare management.

• Learn how resource allocation is currently managed and how it might be improved.

• Dive into theoretical and practical solutions for overcoming rationing and shortages of important resources.

• Discover how economic analysis can revolutionise health policy and drive impactful change.

Level	RQF Level 7
Entry requirements	You should have a 2:1 Honours degree, or an equivalent professional qualification and profession experience. This course doesn't require a first degree in economics.
Location	Edgbaston Campus Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TU

Summary

Across the world, healthcare systems face the challenge of meeting vast patient needs with limited resources. Enter health economics—a vital and rapidly growing field that drives intelligent decision-making and shapes impactful policies.

This course is your gateway to mastering the most crucial aspects of health economics and health policy.

Whether you're an experienced healthcare professional, a manager looking to make a bigger impact, or a recent graduate eager to jumpstart your career, this course will immerse you in the vital issues shaping the future of healthcare.

What makes this course different? Dive into Health Economics and Policy, a cutting-edge programme for healthcare leaders.

You'll learn how to examine health issues from an economic perspective and develop the skills to conduct impactful analyses that help healthcare decision-makers maximise the efficiency of limited resources. Additionally, you'll gain a deep understanding of the economic and policy frameworks that shape primary healthcare management.

• Learn how resource allocation is currently managed and how it might be improved.

• Dive into theoretical and practical solutions for overcoming rationing and shortages of important resources.

• Discover how economic analysis can revolutionise health policy and drive impactful change.

Level	RQF Level 7
Entry requirements	You should have a 2:1 Honours degree, or an equivalent professional qualification and profession experience. This course doesn't require a first degree in economics.
Location	Edgbaston Campus Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TU

Summary

Aimed at health care professionals and managers, as well as new graduates, this programme provides an introduction to the central issues in health economics and health policy involved in the management of primary health care. This programme is suitable for people currently working in the health care sector (in both the public and private sectors, including the pharmaceutical industry) who wish to improve their understanding of and skills in health economics. It may also be of interest to new graduates who wish to pursue a career in health economics and/or health services research. The course does not require a 1st degree in economics.

Level	RQF Level 7
Entry requirements	The normal entrance requirement for our Masters programmes is a good Honours degree (upper second-class or above), or an equivalent professional qualification and professional experience. Appropriate career experience may also be taken into account. It is hard to give general rules on these matters, since each case is considered on individual merit. However, the factors which tend to count in your favour are suitable health services managerial experience, favourable reports from academic referees, or proven ability in research or publication. You should give as much evidence as possible of your capabilities in these areas. .
Location	Edgbaston Campus Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TU