Offered By	ANU College of Business and Economics
Minimum	48 units
Academic Contact	jim.butler@anu.edu.au
Academic Plan	7208XMHLTE
CRICOS Code	061241M
UAC Code	832245(Master of Health Economics) 835245(Master of Health Economics)
Areas of Interest	Econometrics, Econometrics, Economics, Economics, Health, Medicine and the Body, and Health, Medicine and the Body

This program offers students an opportunity to develop postgraduate skills in economics while specialising in the application of economics to problems in health and health care. The program is offered by the School of Economics with participation from the Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health.  It  is designed for economists with an interest in studying the health sector. It is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and conceptual knowledge to understand the complexities of health care systems and to analyse and evaluate health care interventions and health policies. The degree prepares students from Australia and abroad for career positions in both the private and public sectors, in international organisations like the WHO, the OECD, the World Bank and European Union, national and international associations, consultancy firms, insurance companies, sickness funds, medical technology agencies, hospitals, advisory boards, regional health authorities and other government institutions. In addition, with an appropriate choice of elective courses and subject to the relevant entry conditions, it provides students with a basis to proceed to a PhD in economics at ANU. Students who wish to go to the PhD are strongly advised to take the entire math-econ sequence ECON6015 Optimisation Techniqes for Economists, ECON8013 Mathematical Techniques for Economics I, and ECON8014 Mathematical Techniques for Economics II.

There are four core courses in health economics. The foundation course ECON8039 Health Economics is a pre-requisite to the other three courses and provides an introduction to the major areas of study in health economics. Depending upon entry qualifications, one or two further core courses in microeconomics and econometrics may be required, with the remaining courses being electives chosen from an approved list of courses. Advanced courses may be selected as electives by students interested in further study at the doctoral level.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this degree will:
- have the capacity to apply economics and empirically evaluate health and health care issues;
-  understand the complexities of health care systems and be capable of evaluating health care interventions and health policies;
- be capable of working as a health economist in the private and public sectors, in international organisations like the WHO, the OECD, the World Bank and European Union, national and international associations, consultancy firms, insurance companies, sickness funds, medical technology agencies, hospitals, advisory boards, regional health authorities and other government institutions
understand the issues involved in the coordination of economic policies at national and international levels;
- possess the economics training and technical skills needed to access the academic literature on health economics;
- be able to proceed to PhD in Economics subject to grades achieved;

Commonwealth Supported Places

The ANU College of Business and Economics offers a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) for Australian students in graduate programs. For further information, please read the general information.

Admission Requirements

1.     For direct entry to the one-year Master of Health Economics program, applicants must have the equivalent of an honours degree in economics at grade 2A from an Australian university.

2.     Applicants who do not have the equivalent of an honours degree in economics at grade 2A from an Australian university may be admitted to the Graduate Diploma in Applied Economics. Completion of the Graduate Diploma with an average of 70% is required to progress to the Masters program.

3.     English Language - applicants who are citizens of Australia, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Singapore or South Africa can demonstrate English language capability by evidence of completion of their bachelor degree where the medium of instruction was English at a recognised, local university in their home country.

Applicants from all other countries and Australian permanent residents will usually be required to supply evidence of English language capability which meets the ANU requirements.  The ANU English language requirements are:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - overall score of  6.5 with no band below 6.0
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - computer-based score of 230 with TWE of 4.5 OR paper-based test score of 570 with TWE of 4.5 OR internet-based Test (iBT) of 90 with a minimum of 20 in all four sections.

4.     Admission is not automatic and is at the discretion of the Dean.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.