Master's Programme in Public Health with a Specialization in Health Economics

About this programme

In today's globalized 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. Public Health and Health Economics are multidisciplinary fields in the intersection of medicine and social sciences. Public health uses quantitative and qualitative methods to identify and assess specific health risks before designing and implementing effective population-based strategies. In health economics, costs and health outcomes of health interventions are analyzed to ensure efficient resource use. How to finance and organize health systems that allocate resources efficiently while at the same time promoting equity. Remember , citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are exempt from tuition fees. This programme comprises of 120 credits (two years). The first year includes courses on global health conditions, health systems analysis, health promotion theory and management, and on the quantitative and qualitative methods that you need to work in public health. The second year includes courses on health economic theory, advanced health economic modelling methods, sustainability, leading change and development, and evaluation in public health.