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- UCAS course code
- NN43
- UCAS institution code
- M20
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BAEcon Accounting and Finance
Year of entry: 2024
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Course unit details:
Health Economics
Unit code | ECON32202 |
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Credit rating | 10 |
Unit level | Level 3 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
The unit aims to:
- Enable students to develop a critical understanding of the basics of health economics
- Introduce students to the health economists' 'toolkit', the ways it can be used in the process of policy development, and its limitations
At the end of the module, successful students should be able to demonstrate:
- The ways in which health and health care are different to other economic goods
- The economic decisions and processes that drive the demand for and the production of 'health' and 'health care'
- How the health care market works, how it can fail, and the role of government in healthcare
- How poor health is insured against and how health care is financed in different countries
- How to measure equity in the distribution and finance of health care
- How to measure health care output and alternative methods to determine a fair and efficient distribution of health
- The similarities and differences that characterise decisions about health, and the demand, supply, and financing of healther care in low and middle-income settings
Pre/co-requisites
Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
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Intermediate Microeconomic Theory 1 | ECON20501 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Microeconomics 3 | ECON20021 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Microeconomics 3 | ECON30021 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory 1: Consumers, Producers and General Equilibrium | ECON30501 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
ECON20501 or ECON30501 or ECON20021 or ECON30021
Aims
The unit aims to:
- Enable students to develop a critical understanding of the basics of health economics.
- Introduce students to the health economists' 'toolkit', the ways it can be used in the process of policy development, and its limitations.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, you should be able to demonstrate:
- The ways in which health and health care are different to other economic goods
- The economic decisions and processes that drive the demand for and the production of 'health' and 'health care'
- How the health care market works, how it can fail, and the role of government in health care
- How poor health is insured against and how health care is financed in different countries
- How to measure equity in the distribution and finance of health care
- The similarities and differences that characterise decisions about health, and the demand, supply, and financing of healther care in low and middle-income settings
Syllabus
- Introduction to health economics (2 hours)
- The determinants of health and the demand for health care (4 hours)
- The production and supply of health care (4 hours)
- Efficiency of health care (market failure, governments, and insurance) (4hours)
- Equity in health care (2 hours)
- Topics in global health economics (4 hours)
Teaching and learning methods
Synchronous activities (such as Lectures or Review and Q&A sessions, and tutorials), and guided self-study
Intellectual skills
- Apply basic economic analysis in the cntext of health and health care.
- Identify and apply relevant healther economic theories and methods to the analysis of health related policies.
Practical skills
- Read economic literature, particularly in a health context
- Process and critically evaluate different sources of information
- Comment on current development in health care policy
- Develop a sustained and coherent written argument
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Presentation and interpersonal skills through participation in tutorial sessions
Employability skills
- Analytical skills
- Process and critically evaluate different sources of information.
- Oral communication
- Presentation and interpersonal skills through participation in tutorial sessions.
- Written communication
- Develop a sustained and coherent written argument.
- Other
- Read economic literature, particularly in a health context. Comment on current development in health care policy. Identify and apply relevant health economic theories and methods to the analysis of health related policies.
Assessment methods
60% Exam
40% Essay (1000 words)
Feedback methods
Detailed feedback is provided on the essay in advance of the final exam.
Recommended reading
- Morris, S; Devlin, N; Parkin, D; Spencer, A (2012) Economic Analysis in Health Care, 2nd edition, John Wiley.
Supplementary readings in the form of journal papers will be given as appropriate
In addition, where relevant, recent newspaper and popular scientific articles will be used as motivation for topics.
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Igor Francetic | Unit coordinator |
Luke Munford | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
For every 10 course unit credits we expect students to work for around 100 hours. This time generally includes any contact times (online or face to face, recorded and live), but also independent study, work for coursework, and group work. This amount is only a guidance and individual study time will vary.