About the MSc programme
This programme is based in the Department of Social Policy| with staff based at LSE Health| and aims to provide a set of high quality, integrated courses to equip students in health economics, health policy and health care management. Specifically it provides:
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Study in one of the most highly rated research centres (LSE Health) in the subject area in the world, both for its research and its institutional links.
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A modular course structure allowing students to take the course whilst engaged in employment through attendance at four two-week intensive LSE based lecture courses.
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This is a modular MSc with Diploma or Certificate exit points depending on the number of modules taken.
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The opportunity for individuals in government, industry and the health care services sector to achieve a formal graduate qualification in Health Economics, Policy and Management even if they are unable to devote themselves to full-time study.
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Teaching by specialists who are at the forefront of research into British and European health economics and health policy.
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A comparative, international and multidisciplinary environment with links to several specialist research groups based in the Department.
With our wide variety of modules, you have the flexibility to customise your curriculum, pursue the areas that most interest you, fit your background, experience, and goals, and challenge you to reach your fullest potential. You'll leave LSE with the high level knowledge and range of skills to master new challenges and expand your choice of careers. This MSc will prepare students to seek employment in many sectors including the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries, consultancies, insurers and insurance funds, health care management, government, non-governmental organisations and academia. Upon graduation, many students will also expect to take on more responsibility or a different focus with their current employer.
Applicants with a good first degree from within any subject background or substantial work experience in the health policy field will be considered.
You can supply one academic and one professional reference to be considered for this programme. If you graduated from your most recent academic study before January 2002 and no academic references are available, you may supply two professional references. It is in your interest to supply academic references wherever possible.
The Modular MSc will comprise eight half unit taught courses spaced over two years and a dissertation. Students will attend LSE for four two-week sessions and one one-day exam and final programme closure session over the two year period.
A key component of the MSc is a dissertation of up to 10,000 words on a topic individually selected, to be prepared in conjunction with a personal supervisor. For students continuing to a PhD this will normally form the basis for their eventual doctoral thesis.
Each course consists of a minimum of 20 hours of contact. Over the course of the MSc, students will have 160 face-to-face contact hours alongside of additional meetings with their tutors and support while off-campus from faculty such as through online revision sessions.
Compulsory courses
(* half unit)
Options
The options list offers choices in order to permit students to select options reflecting their chosen interests and fitting in with the proposed subject of their dissertation. For each teaching week during Year 2, you will have the choice of at least two courses as follows:
For each teaching week during Year 2, you will have the choice between one of at least two courses as follows:
Option Week 1
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy|* or Health Care Quality Management (modular)|*
Option Week 2
Measuring Health System Performance|* or Principles of Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Trials|*
Option Week 3
Advanced Health Economics (modular)|* or Health Care Negotiations
Option Week 4
Health Information Systems|* or Valuing Health and Welfare|* or Statistical Methods in Heath Care Economic Evaluation|*
Please note that options will not run with less than ten students.
Those students unable to complete the two year MSc programme may obtain a certificate or diploma.