Description

This stream provides a foundation for the understanding of health economics as applied in the wider context of health services research. It therefore brings together core teaching on economics as applied to health and health care, but also exposes the student to the wider related academic disciplines of importance in understanding the interaction of economics and global health, such as epidemiology, public health and policy analysis. The stream is aimed at anyone - with or without any previous training in economics - who is interested in working as a health economist in an academic or professional capacity across high-, middle- and low-income countries.
Objectives

By the end of this stream students should be able to demonstrate ability to apply knowledge of the core disciplines of public health, consisting of statistics; epidemiology; health economics; and social research, to real health problems. In addition, students will be able to:

* Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the principles and methods of economic evaluation
* Demonstrate advanced knowledge of health economic methods applied to health policy or decision analysis
* Identify, assess and critically synthesise relevant evidence from health economic research literature
* Select and apply appropriate, ethical and feasible study designs to answer questions in health care and health economic research
* Show competence, both written and verbal, in communicating research evidence.

Minimum Education

Bachelor of Science

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

6-8 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine's Mission Statement

To contribute to the improvement of health worldwide through the pursuit of excellence in research, postgraduate teaching and advanced training in national and international public health and tropical medicine, and through informing policy and practice in these areas.

Year Founded

1899