Second year of Master's Programme in Public Health with a Specialization in Health Economics

About this programme

In today's globalised world we are increasingly facing new public health challenges and the need for health economic competence within public health practice and policy has become apparent. This programme reflects this need. We have an exciting study environment where people with different educational and cultural background meet. Our teachers are from all over the world and we have a shared vision of equitable health for all, and a shared mission of transformative education. By nature, Public Health is multidisciplinary, drawing on social sciences and medicine, using quantitative and qualitative methods to identify and assess specific health risks before designing and implementing effective population-based strategies. This programme consists of the second year of our two-year programme in public health with a specialization in health economics. The programme requires that you have completed studies consisting of 60 credits in the field of public health, of which at least 5 credits must include basic health economics expertise and 30 credits at advanced level. Remember , citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are exempt from tuition fees. The programme consists of courses in advanced research methods and health economics, equity, sustainability and evaluation in public health. The programme provides public health practitioners and researchers with the skills required to improve public health through health economic analysis and promote public health in the population. This is an international programme with students comi