3807 - Graduate Diploma in Health Economics and Policy

This course is designed for health professionals and health policy makers wishing to further their knowledge and/or extend their formal qualifications in health economics.

The learning goals associated with this course are to:

• acquire a rigorous and theoretical grounding in the disciplines of economics, health economics, and health policy and apply these to the analysis of health care policy and institutions
• demonstrate analytical skills in economics and an appreciation of the role of incentives in the achievement of health care objectives
• demonstrate technical skills in economic evaluation to promote an efficient and equitable health care system
• analyse the role of consumers, funders and providers in the health care sector
• examine health care institutions and the role of government from an economic perspective
• analyse health policy with respect to distributional and equity objectives.

The course structure has two main components:

• a set of core units in health economics and policy
• three open electives

(a.) Students must complete five units (30 points) as follows:

(i.) the following four units (24 points):

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

(ii.) one of the following units (6 points):

• ECX9710 Pharmaceutical economics
• ECX9730 Economic evaluation in health care

(b.) students must complete three units (18 points) from the following list:

• ECG9170 Issues in labour economics
• ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
• ECX9750 Principles of health economics for developing countries
• MGX9230 Public policy
• MPH1040 Introductory epidemiology
• MPH1041 Introductory biostatistics
• MPH2042 Organisations and health
• MPH2065 Law for health systems
• MPH2067 Principles of health care quality improvement
• MPH2068 Financial issues in health care management
• MPH2069 Health systems policy
• MPH2072 Reform and development of health services
• MPH2074 Introduction to clinical research methods
• MPH2083 Ethics, good research practice and practical research methods

Note: This is not an exclusive list of possible electives. Students may contact the course coordinator to seek permission to include other elective units in their study program. It is also recommended that students consult with the course coordinator to ensure their elective units form a coherent study program.

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma in Health Economics and Policy may be eligible for admission to the Master of Business degree.

Students wishing to exit the Graduate Diploma in Health Economics and Policy early may apply to graduate with the Graduate Certificate in Business after successful completion of 24 points of study.

Graduate Diploma in Health Economics and Policy