Overview

The Health Economics and Policy (Online) course from Lancaster University enables you to extend your knowledge across the interrelated disciplines of health, economics and policy.

You will gain the insight, knowledge and skills that will allow you to make a real impact in a senior health economics or health policy role.

You will learn the principal theories and practices behind health economics and how these can be applied to current global challenges. You will also build skills in key areas such as qualitative and quantitative data analysis, research via literature review and evidence synthesis.

The final part of the programme is an opportunity for you to showcase your knowledge and skills in a dissertation, where you will investigate and report on a topic that is of particular interest to you. You will be supported throughout your dissertation by a member of our academic team who has expertise in the chosen field.

Career opportunities:

This master’s degree in health economics and policy has been carefully designed to be accessible to professionals from a wide range of backgrounds.

We welcome applications from students including:

Mid-career professionals in fields including pharmacy, healthcare, policy, and economics.
Recent graduates from undergraduate courses

If you’re unsure whether the course is right for you, we welcome informal enquiries – please contact us to discuss your background and career goals.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Health Economics: principles and practice

Systematic approaches to literature reviews and evidence synthesis

Data Analysis
Applied Health Economics

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Lancaster, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Economics Social Policy View 34 other Masters in Economics in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

2:2 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in economics, or other relevant discipline with a significant quantitative content such as statistics, pharmacy, medicine and management.
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Tuition Fees

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14480 GBP / year

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6030 GBP / year

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Funding

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