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Study Details: MSc 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time, 5 years flexible
The UCL MSc in Health Economics and Decision Science spans the disciplines of Economics, Epidemiology, and Statistics, providing students with outstanding theoretical foundations and the ability to solve applied real-world problems. This degree offers a unique multidisciplinary environment for people aiming to tackle global health challenges using advanced quantitative techniques.
The MSc in Health Economics and Decision Science integrates economics and statistics as applied to health and health care. Students are provided with rigorous, and world-leading foundation skills in health economics and decision science via the completion of core modules, and can gain an advanced level of specialisation by choosing optional modules that further their own special interest areas in the economics of health and health care.
In addition to developing their subject knowledge and skills, students are also provided with opportunities to work collaboratively with others, as well as to lead their own research. All students will graduate with an advanced understanding of how the political, economic, and physical context of health systems frames the application of health economics and decision science to strengthen health systems and achieve equity in health outcomes.
Who this course is for
This programme is intended for applicants with a suitable qualification (see entry requirements) in economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related quantitative field such as epidemiology, engineering, or physics. Candidates with a background in medicine or allied health sciences may be considered if they can demonstrate quantitative proficiency in mathematics and/or statistics at the degree level.
A minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor’s degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in economics, statistics, mathematics or a related quantitative field such as epidemiology, engineering or physics.
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UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.
As the global population grows and ages, so too does the challenge of providing equitable access to cost-effective healthcare. This MSc has been developed to fill a gap in training and skills in higher education, to embrace the multidisciplinary nature of health economics and decision science and provide you with a solid theoretical foundation – while allowing you to choose specific pathways within which you can focus on either more advanced modelling or advanced applied economics.
Employability
Thanks to longstanding strong links to industry and demand for skills in this area, graduates of this programme have the relevant skills and knowledge for a career within the pharmaceutical industry, local or national government departments, international organisations, think tanks, consultancies, or in academia, among other opportunities such as: the Ministry of Health, Office of Health Economics, UCL, Oxford University, King’s College London, Frontier Economics, FIECON, IQVIA, and Evidera.
Compulsory modules
Optional modules
Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change.
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