Course code: 0967
The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics and Evaluation 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.
On completion of the course students should:
Applicants require a pass degree with a major in the discipline of economics or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.
This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the Faculty Office at Clayton as to the 1997 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change. 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 Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS). Requests for a fee-waiver must be made in writing to the dean and should be submitted with the application.
A number of scholarships and traineeships will be offered in 1997.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics and Evaluation is normally completed in two semesters of full-time study or four semesters of part-time study.
This course is offered on-campus at the Clayton campus.
No credit for work done previously is available in this postgraduate diploma.
The diploma consists of four compulsory and three elective subjects 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 (for example the CHPE, CHERE or the participant's place of work). 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.
First semester
Individual combinations of electives are subject to approval by the course coordinator.
Department of Econometrics
Students are required to pass all seven subjects plus the health industry-based learning placement to qualify for award of the diploma. A final average grade equivalent to honours IIB (70 marks) or better is required in order for candidates to be eligible for entry to the Master of Economics. Students wishing to proceed to the Master of Economics in economics should note that ECM2410/ECM3440 Practical econometrics, or an equivalent subject, is a prerequisite for entry.
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