SPUM09009U Health Economics
Health economics is a branch of economics concerned with issues related to effectiveness, efficiency, value and actors’ behavior in the production and consumption of health and health care. A key topic for health economists is the study of the functioning of health care systems including analysis of costs and benefits of individual interventions in use or under consideration for introduction in a health care system.
The course puts emphasis on providing a basic background in key topics in health economics followed by an overview of analytical techniques in health economics with special emphasis on cost effectiveness analysis, challenges associated with performing a cost effectiveness analysis, and tools aimed at overcoming such challenges.
The course includes a mix of presentations of topics in health economics and analytical techniques, work (under supervision) on a cost-effectiveness analysis of a medical intervention selected by the student, and e-learning.
After having followed the course the student has acquired:
A basic knowledge about key topics in health care including financing of health care systems, how health care differs from the standard model for perfect competition contributing to market failure, and how government failure may reduce efficiency in public health care.
Sufficient knowledge and experience to perform independently a cost-effectiveness analysis of a medical intervention
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 40
- Exam Preparation
- 20
- Preparation
- 150
- Total
- 210
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentHome assignment
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
One internal examiner
Criteria for exam assesment
During the course the student performs a cost-effectiveness analysis of a medical intervention selected by the student. The analysis is presented at the end of the course.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SPUM09009U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
- Ten weeks (week 15 to 24)
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Mondays
- Course capacity
- No limit
- Continuing and further education
- Price
11.000 DKK
- Study board
- Curriculum Comittee of the Master of Public Health Programme
Contracting department
- Department of Public Health
Course responsibles
- Hans Okkels Birk (7-6e7571716b7279466e757a73676f7234697573)