Off-Campus Learning Guide 2005
Business and Economics

Graduate Diploma in Health Economics and Policy

Course code: 3807+ Course abbreviation: GradDipHlthEcon + Off-campus (Clayton - Centre for Health Economics) + Normally two years part-time + Course director: Ms Jennifer Watts + Total credit points required: 48

The course has been developed to meet the needs of health professionals, clinicians and policymakers for postgraduate qualification in health economics. It has been structured in such a way that prospective students are able to specialise in health economics, economic evaluation, international health or health policy.

Course structure

(a) Students must complete four core units (24 credit points):

• ECX9700 Introduction to health economics
• ECX9120 Introductory microeconomic theory and practice
• ECG9102 Introductory macroeconomic theory and policy
• ECX9741 Applied health economics and health policy

(b) Students must also complete one unit
(6 credit points) from the following list:

• ECX9730 Economic evaluation in health care
• ECX9710 Pharmaceutical economics

(c) Students must complete three units
(18 credit points) from, or in conjunction with, the following streams:

Economics evaluation stream:

• ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics

plus any two electives from the following:

• ECG9103 Ethics, economy and society
• ECG9170 Issues in labour economics
• ECX9750 Principles of health economics for developing countries
• MPH2049 Field methods for international health planning and evaluation

Economics stream

Any three from the following:

• ECG9103 Ethics, economy and society
• ECG9170 Issues in labour economics
• MBA9003 Economics for managers
• ECG9121 Economics of international trade (not offered in 2004)

Health policy stream

Any three from the following:

• MGX9230 Public policy (semester 1)
• MGX9330 Privatisation (semester 1)
• MGX9370 Policy analysis (prerequisite MGX9230)
• MGX9670 International public policy (not offered in 2004)
• ECG9170 Issues in labour economics
• MBA9003 Economics for managers
• BTC9300 Health services law

International health stream

Any three from the following:

• ECX9750 Principles of health economics for developing countries
• MGX9670 International public policy (not offered in 2004)
• MGX5461 Contemporary issues in globalisation
• MPH2049 Field methods for international health planning and evaluation
• ECG9121 Economics of international trade (not offered in 2004)

These recommended electives are by no means the only units that students enrolled in this course can undertake. Other options may well be appropriate to suit the needs of individuals.

Further information

For more detailed information, contact the course administrator, Department of Management, telephone + 61 3 9903 1915, fax +61 3 9903 2718, or email enquiries.mgt.monash.edu.au.

Application procedures

Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Course Administrator, Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, PO Box 197, Caulfield East, Victoria 3145, Australia, by 19 November 2004 for semester one and 21 May 2004 for semester two.

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