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Health Economics and Health Policy MSc Online

Progress your healthcare career as you learn how to apply economic tools to implement healthcare policies.

Start Dates: January, May, September

Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Study Mode: Online

Fees: £11,135

About the programme

Revolutionise healthcare with the Health Economics and Health Policy MSc online, a degree that equips you with advanced skills in economic evaluation, policy analysis, and evidence-based decision-making.

Develop the expertise to address global health challenges, improve outcomes, and promote healthcare equity. Gain practical industry experience and advanced skills to drive meaningful change in health systems.

Our flexible online format allows you to balance your studies with professional and personal commitments. You’ll have access to a range of digital resources, including economic modelling tools and policy simulation platforms, and connect with a global network of peers and healthcare professionals to gain diverse perspectives on health economics and policy.

Modules

Our continuously refined modules ensure an optimal learning experience, equipping you with practical skills for success in healthcare through eight core modules and a final research project.

Gain an in-depth understanding of the application of economic theories to health, healthcare delivery, and organisation, explaining economic theories of the influences on healthcare demand.

Understand what involves good practice with respect to decision modelling of health care technologies, recognise the key issues in populating decision models, and also understand the appropriate methods for analysing the results of decision models.

Explore the essential principles and concepts of health economics to understand the economic factors influencing healthcare systems and policies.

Explore health policy, ethics, social and market justice, policy-making processes, and the impacts of globalisation on health policy. Learn to examine key principles of health policy formulation as agenda setting, adoption, implementation, and evaluation.

Examine the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events, including disease. You'll cover the main concepts and principles of epidemiology, such as key epidemiological study designs, health measures, odds, and risk ratios.

Delve into economic evaluation and how to use diverse sources of evidence to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of healthcare interventions, including methods of systematic review, to inform healthcare decision-making.

Gain an overview of different approaches to research including qualitative research, quantitative research, and systematic reviews.

Analyse observational data sets and within trial data to determine the cost-effectiveness of programmes, interpret results from the econometric analysis, and also apply quasi-experimental techniques to economic evaluation. 

Upon completion of all the modules in your selected degree programme, you will undertake a self-directed research project with one-to-one supervision by an advisor. Following a different timeline than the modules, this project will allow you to examine a key issue in public health. 

Entry requirements

To join this programme, you’ll need:

  • A 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree or; an equivalent internationally recognised qualification such as economics or related studies, public health, health-related studies, pharmacy, or medicine.

Non-native speakers of English need either of the following: 

  • IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
  • Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
  • TOEFL: 90 (min 20 in all) 
  • BrunELT: 63% (min 58% in all areas)
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Shape the future of health economics

Change-making focus: Gain the skills to transform healthcare, driving positive change in population health, equity, and sustainability.

Industry-relevant curriculum: Tackle critical health challenges through real-world case studies and projects led by experts in health economics and policy.

Interactive global classroom: Work alongside peers from around the world in a dynamic virtual environment, preparing for leadership in global healthcare decision-making.

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In-demand skills to lead in healthcare

Economic evaluation

Gain expertise in evaluating healthcare interventions and policies.

Healthcare policy analysis

Learn to analyse and assess health policies, understanding their implications.

Data analysis and statistics

Acquire skills in data analysis techniques specific to health economics.

Research methods

Master various research methodologies to contribute to evidence-based practice.

Communication and advocacy

Effectively communicate findings and policy recommendations to diverse stakeholders.

Health financing and markets

Understand the principles of health financing to navigate sector challenges.

Hear what our students have to say about this programme

  • I've always heard about Brunel and all the achievements that students have made and continue to make not only here but all over the world. It is something that I felt that I wanted to be a part of and I wanted to associate myself with Brunel. They were very supportive. They were always at the end of the phone if I called and asked questions or if I emailed, there was always feedback coming from themverall great experience.
    Rebekah Farinu,
    Public Health and Health Promotion MSc online

Supporting you towards success

Throughout your academic journey, we offer personalised guidance, skill workshops, alumni network access, and continuous support.

Many of our graduates take on key roles in public health, such as:

  • Health policy adviser
  • Health economics consultant
  • Data analyst
  • Healthcare programme director

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  • The programme will equip students with the necessary advanced knowledge in addition to the technical and critical skills required to pursue careers in a wide application of economics and policy roles in the public and private sector. Graduates will emerge ready to help meet the global challenges of universal and efficient healthcare provision, by understanding not only the relevant theory, but how this translates to policy decisions.
    Matthew Glover,
    Director of Health Economics and Health Policy MSc (online) and Lecturer in Health Economics at Brunel University of London

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