Acquire the specialist skills and knowledge you need to find innovative solutions to complex global health issues and make real differences to people’s lives.
The Health Economics field of study delivers cutting-edge teaching from world-class academics and expert health economists from the School of Economics and the Centre of the Business and Economics of Health.
You’ll graduate with the tools to create change and lead solutions in health policy and healthcare, so you can contribute to the long-term sustainability of healthcare systems in Australia or overseas. Redefine your career in a specialty field with ever-increasing demand.
Designed for recent economics graduates or healthcare professionals without an economics undergraduate degree, the program provides a strong foundation in core economic and public health principles.
Career possibilities
Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Health policy analyst
- Health costing consultant
- Economic evaluation adviser
- Quality assurance consultant
- Health services administration officer
- Clinical trials project officer
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How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Online study
- Research experience
- Peer-assisted study sessions
- Seminars
- Workshops
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Consumer and Firm Behaviour
- Health Economics
- Economic Evaluation and Health
- Health Economics and Policy
- Introduction to Epidemiology
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