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PU5008: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS AND HEALTH ECONOMICS (2017-2018)

Last modified: 27 Feb 2018 14:25


Course Overview

Health Economics is concerned with the optimal use of scarce health care resources. The PgCert in Health Economics introduces economic techniques for determining the optimal allocation of resources and economic arguments for ways of financing and providing health care. This course provides an introduction to economic concepts underpinning the topics covered in the remainder of the programme. It provides students with an introduction to how health care differs from other commodities and the implications for the organisation and delivery of health care. Students will study the concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost, demand and supply and their relevance to health care.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Online Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Aileen Neilson

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Pg Certificate in Health Economics (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course begins by introducing you to Economics as a discipline. Consideration is then given to the commodity health care. It is shown that given its characteristics, government intervention is necessary to aid its efficient delivery. This raises questions concerning what services to provide as well as issues around the financing and organisation of health care. It also introduces a number of fundamental economic concepts that are encountered throughout the PgCert Programme such as demand, utility, opportunity cost and marginal analysis. On completing the course students should be able • To understand how health care differs from other commodities and to consider the implications of these differences for the organisation and delivery of health care. • To understand and be able to apply certain economic concepts. • To appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of these economic concepts when used to analyse health care decision-making.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

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Formative Assessment

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Feedback

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Course Learning Outcomes

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