Health Economics for Health Professionals

Entry requirements

A 2:1 (upper-second) UK honours degree (or equivalent).

You can also apply if you have:

alternative/lower qualifications and an appropriate level of relevant experience.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Join our flexible online degree in health economics.

Health economics applies economic thinking to the analysis of health and health care. In this postgraduate degree, you’ll:

get to know the core issues in health economics and their relevance to working health professionals

master the tools you need to analyse and address the limited resources faced by the health sector, and

learn to face the challenges of resource allocation as you build your health research skills.

Study with the award-winning Health Economics Research Unit (HERU)

The first unit in the UK and Europe to focus its research on health economics, HERU was founded in 1977.

Its impactful research informed the introduction of routine breast cancer screening, smokefree legislation, and minimum unit pricing in Scotland.

HERU has active links with health policymakers across the UK, including:

the Evidence Directorate of Healthcare Improvement Scotland

the Analytical Services Division (ASD) of the Scottish Government

NHS Education Scotland, and

NHS Health Scotland.

Information for international students

English language requirements

Teaching is delivered in English.

If English is not your first language, use our English requirements checklist to see if you need to provide evidence of your English language skills when you apply.

English language tests and scores

If you do need to provide English language test scores, these are the tests and minimum scores we accept.

These are our Postgraduate Higher requirements.

IELTS Academic, IELTS UKVI Academic, and IELTS Online (not IELTS Indicator or IELTS General Training)

6.5 overall

5.5 for listening and speaking

6.0 for reading and writing

TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Home Edition

90 overall

17 for listening

21 for reading

20 for speaking

21 for writing

TOEFL DI code is 0818

Cambridge English: B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency

176 overall

162 for listening and speaking

169 for reading and writing

LanguageCert Academic/LanguageCert Academic SELT

70 overall

60 for listening and speaking

65 for reading and writing

LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator (Written and Spoken) – Online / In-centre

Overall High Pass

33 for listening, reading and speaking

38 for writing

Oxford ELLT Digital – English Language Level Test Online

7.0 overall

5.0 for listening and speaking

6.0 for reading and writing

PTE Academic (online test not accepted)

62 overall

59 for listening, reading, speaking and writing