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Graduate Diploma in Health Economics and Policy

Course code: 3807 + Course abbreviation: GradDipHlthEcon + Total credit points required: 48 + 2 semesters full-time, 4 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

Off-campus (Clayton)

Course description

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

Course structure

(a) Students must complete five core units (30 points):

• ECG9102 Introductory macroeconomic theory and policy
• ECX9700 Introduction to health economics
• ECX9120 Introductory microeconomic theory and policy
• ECX9741 Applied health economics and health policy
• ECX9710 Pharmaceutical economics or
• ECX9730 Economic evaluation in health care

(b) Three elective units (18 points) as follows:

(i) One of the following streams:

Economic evaluation stream

• ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics

plus any two electives from the group below:

• 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

• ECG9103 Ethics, economy and society
• ECG9121 Economics of international trade
• ECG9170 Issues in labour economics

Health policy stream

Any three of the following:

• ECG9170 Issues in labour economics
• BTX9300 Health services law*
• MGX9230 Public policy
• MGX9330 Privatisation
• MGX9370 Policy analysis
• MGX9670 International public policy and management

International health stream

Any three of the following:

• ECG9121 Economics of international trade
• ECX9750 Principles of health economics for developing countries
• MGX9670 International public policy and management
• MGX5461 Contemporary issues in globalisation
• MPH2049 Field methods for international health planning and evaluation

Or

(ii) Any graduate-level units, subject to course director approval.

* Subject to availability.

Contact details

Course director

Ms Jennifer Watts

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