Health Economics University of York

Overview

In the Health Economics course at University of York you'll study core components, supplemented by a choice of option modules, to gain a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of health economics.

Every course at York is built on a distinctive set of learning outcomes. These will give you a clear understanding of what you will be able to accomplish at the end of the course and help you explain what you can offer employers. Our academics identify the knowledge, skills, and experiences you'll need upon graduation and then design the course to get you there.

Learning outcomes for this course

• Critically apply core and advanced concepts in the areas of health economics and evaluation of health care
• Understand and make use of specialised knowledge on theory and methods used by professional health economists and active researchers, including: the role of observation, abstraction and model construction; the nature and sources of socioeconomic data; the major current research methods; and, the key analytical arguments used in health economics
• Formulate and solve analytical and decision problems by identifying the appropriate methodology and adapting it for context; in so doing, displaying general analytical skills in relation to identifying key objectives and assumptions, and avoiding logical inconsistencies
• Demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach to interpreting empirical evidence by drawing on range of methodologies across health and economics
• Model phenomena relevant to health economics by accessing and handling complex economic data sets, analysing these data using best-practice econometrics, and utilising econometric software for parameter estimation and hypothesis testing
• Advise key stakeholders by evaluating and interpreting phenomena and events, evaluating policy developments across different countries, and appraising them through core concepts and related empirical evidence
• Work independently to research and develop ideas within a formal framework and to communicate findings effectively.