Are you a health professional or economist interested in furthering your knowledge of health economics in Australia and internationally? At Deakin, you will join the largest health economics team in Australia.
Get specialist training in the application of health economics to health policy, health technology assessment and the health care system.
Deakin’s Master of Health Economics gives graduates from a range of areas – from nursing and pharmacy to business administration and health management and beyond – a strong theoretical foundation plus analytical and quantitative skills to understand the complexities of health care financing.
You will learn skills in health technology assessment, economic evaluation of health interventions, resource allocation and priority setting, healthcare financing, health systems research and the health economics/health policy interface.
You will also receive high-level training in modelling and health technology assessment. As a graduate, you will be able to critically evaluate current research in economic policy and economic evaluation of health services as well as participate effectively in health policy development and debate.
In addition to numerous career opportunities, you will have the opportunity to join Deakin’s leading health economics academics and progress to a PhD at Deakin University.
Career opportunities
The MHE will prepare students for careers in: the government sector including the Productivity Commission; pharmaceutical and health technology industries; the non-government sector; the health insurance industry; and international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). In addition, it will provide students with the opportunity to progress to a PhD at Deakin University and pathways to a career in academia.
Course rules
To complete the Master of Health Economics students must attain16 credit points. Most units are equal to 1 credit point - check each unit in the course structure.
In order to gain 16 credit points you will need to study:
7 core units (equal to 7 credit points) (these are compulsory)
3 selective units (equal to 3 credit points) (you can choose which ones to study from the list in the course structure)
6 credit points of elective units (you can choose which ones to study)
Students would normally complete the Master of Health Economics over 4 trimesters of full- time study or the part-time equivalent. As some students will be in full time work, part-time enrolment will mean that these students are expected to complete the course in three to four years.
Students may enrol in the course in either Trimester 1 or 2. It is recommended that students take the minor or major project in their last one or two trimesters.
Course structure
Selective units
All students must complete a minimum of three selective units from the five options listed below:
Students must choose up to six additional credit points of elective study (can include selective units above not already taken) completed as either Option A or Option B. It is also possible to undertake elective units from any other faculty subject to approval of the Course Director. Students interested in pursuing this option should seek the advice of the Course Director before proceeding.
