Introduction
Further Information
Health economics applies economic thinking to the analysis of health and health care. It is a relatively young sub-discipline but has grown rapidly. This MSc programme is aimed at students who wish to pursue a career as a professional health economist or who wish to undertake a PhD. Health economics is typically applied in multidisciplinary settings. This is reflected within the course providing you with health economics skills alongside generic economic and health service research skills.
The course is taught by experts in the field of Health Economics and Economics, and other internationally recognised specialist staff from Health Services Research and International Health. This is augmented by distinguished UK and international guest speakers providing seminars etc. You will also have the opportunity to interact with economists working in the Scottish Government and NHS and with policy makers who will demonstrate how economics can contribute to health policy, part of which involves a visit to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh in the first semester.
Career Prospects
There is a shortage of health economists in Scotland, UK and internationally. With the increased problem of aging we are forecasting the demand for health economists to increase further. There are numerous graduate job and career opportunities in health economics nationally and internationally, in both private and public sectors. Examples include academia, government and NHS, health economics consultancies, pharmaceutical companies and international organisations such as WHO and the world bank.
Why Choose Aberdeen?
The Health Economics Research Unit (HERU) at the University of Aberdeen has been at the cutting edge of economic research into health for over thirty years. HERU is one of the leading centres of health economics in Europe. The Department of Economics at Aberdeen University Business School has a well-established tradition of research in applied economics, particularly in the areas of experimental, health, labour and resource economics. There are strong links between HERU and Economics. Our areas of strength include economics of healthcare workforce and the elicitation of preferences for health and health care.
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