Across the world, healthcare systems face the challenge of meeting vast patient needs with limited resources. Enter Health Economics - a vital and rapidly growing field that drives intelligent decision-making and shapes impactful policies.
This course is your gateway to mastering the most crucial aspects of health economics and health policy, specifically tailored to respond to the challenges faced by healthcare systems and decision-makers around the world.
Whether you're an experienced healthcare professional, a manager looking to make a bigger impact, or a recent graduate eager to jumpstart your career, this course will immerse you in the vital issues shaping the future of healthcare.
Dive into Health Economics and Policy, a cutting-edge programme for those who are keen to understand and tackle the important challenges facing health care systems.
You'll learn how to examine health issues from an economic perspective and develop the skills to conduct impactful analyses that help healthcare decision-makers maximise the efficiency of limited resources. Additionally, you'll gain a deep understanding of the economic and policy frameworks that shape healthcare management.
Our MSc Health Economics and Health Policy prepares you for a range of careers in areas such as consultancies, the pharmaceutical industry and international governmental and non-governmental bodies. You can also progress to explore teaching and research positions at academic institutions.
Expected September 2026
University of Birmingham, Dubai
Dubai International Academic City,
Dubai,
341799, UAE
You should have a 2:1 Honours degree, or an equivalent professional qualification and profession experience in health services management. This course doesn't require a first degree in economics.
English language requirements