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PhD/MPhil Health Economics

Different course options

Full time | Main Campus | 3 years | APR-26

Study mode

Full time

Duration

3 years

Start date

APR-26

Key information
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Qualification type

PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

Subject areas

Health Economics Health Studies

Course Summary

Our PhD/MPhil Health Economics programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Health Economics. Our main research themes within health economics apply or develop economic methods to understand incentives and provider performance equity in healthcare and geographical resource allocation workforce planning and determinants of labour supply measurement and valuation of preferences for benefits of healthcare determinants of variation in healthcare costs and benefits economic evaluation of complex cross-therapeutic interventions utilisation of routinely collected data across health and social care to value costs and benefits in economic evaluation causal analysis of complex interventions, complex needs and less-regulated (mainly diagnostic) services innovative study design to take account of complexity in intervention design and increase in emphasis on integration of health and social care. The research covers a number of clinical areas, including for example, ageing, mental health, precision medicine and patient safety.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£13,000

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£27,000

Entry requirements

We require applicants to hold, or be about to obtain, an Upper Second class Honours degree (or overseas equivalent) in a related subject area for entry to a PhD programme. A Lower Second class Honours degree may be considered if applicants also hold a Master's degree with a Merit classification.