Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Business and Economics

Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics and Evaluation

Course code: 0967 + Course abbreviation: PostgradDipHlthEcEv + Credit points required: 48 + 2 semesters full-time or 4 semesters part-time + On-campus (Clayton)
Course directors: Associate Professor Anthony Harris

Course description

This course is designed to provide students who already possess a basic degree in economics with the skills necessary to pursue a future career as academic or policy-oriented economists, as administrators in the health sector or as health-care evaluators. It introduces economists to the basic concepts of epidemiology and bioethics and trains participants in research methods by having them undertake a project during their placement at an approved institution.

Fees

This course is offered on a fee-paying basis:

• 2005 domestic student fees: $14000 per annum ($1750 per unit)
• 2005 international student fees: $20,400 per annum ($2550 per unit)

The fees quoted are provided as a guide only and are subject to final approval by the university late in 2004.
For future years of the course, Monash University reserves the right to adjust annual tuition fees. However, Monash University undertakes that any adjustment factor will not exceed 10% per annum.
Financial support in the form of a fee-waiver may be available in some circumstances, in which case the student would be liable for the student contributions in a Commonwealth-supported place. Requests for a fee-waiver must be made in writing to the dean and should be submitted with the application.

Course structure

The postgraduate diploma consists of four compulsory and three elective units plus a three-month placement (normally during the summer semester). The placement must be conducted at an institution acceptable to the course coordinator at Monash University. During placement, a student is expected to complete an applied project under the direction of a supervisor. The project constitutes part of the formal assessment and must be completed by March of the year following enrolment.
(a) Students must complete four core units (27 credit points):

• ECC4650 Microeconomics
• ECC4870 Health economics
• ECC4990 Economic evaluation of health services
• MPH2040 Introduction to epidemiology (6 points)

(b) Students must complete three units (21 credit points) from the following list:

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

• ETC4410 Applied econometrics
• ETC4420 Microeconometrics
• ETC4430 Quantitative economic policy

Department of Economics

• ECC4000 Reading unit in applied health economics
• ECC4660 Macroeconomics
• ECC4700 Restrictive trade practices
• ECC4270 Law and economics
• ECC4790 Cost-benefit analysis
• ECC4810 Public finance
• ECC4830 Welfare economics
• ECC4840 Economics of industry, institution and organisation

Department of Business Law and Taxation

• BTC9300 Health services law

Centre for Human Bioethics

• CHB5102 Questions of life and death
• CHB5203 Ethical issues in patient care

Department of Business Systems

• BUS5950 Applied business systems in health care

(c) Students must complete one unweighted industry-based learning unit:

• ECC5710 Health industry-based learning

Students who successfully complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics and Evaluation with an average of 70% or above may consider applying for the Master of Philosophy.

Previous page | Next page | Section contents | Title and contents