Health Economics

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:

  1. To interpret and appropriately apply the key concepts of economics within the context of the health system.
  2. To describe major types of economic evaluation and modelling techniques.
  3. To understand approaches to identify and value health care resources and health outcomes to include in economic evaluation.
  4. To recognise and apply key steps in critically appraising published health economic evaluations.
  5. To debate the relative merits of equity considerations in setting priorities for a health system.
  6. To understand and describe the main features of the Australian health system- in particular, how it differs from other salient national health systems according to how services are delivered and purchased.
  7. To write concise reports on health economic issues demonstrating sound knowledge and skills to apply analytic thinking for a scientific debate and/or problem-solving.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Adelaide University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• ADU-HSM-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Health Service Management

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• UAD-PUB2581OUA (Not currently available)

Others

Successful completion and passing of four core open access courses and admission into the Bachelor of Health Service Management.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
• Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units. myLearning is the Adelaide University's online learning environment. myLearning provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments.
• Other requirements - Based on duty of care requirements, a student admitted to Adelaide University must be at least 17 years of age by the date of enrolment, in accordance with Adelaide University's Admission for Coursework Programs Procedure.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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