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Postgraduate Diploma (Modularised structure from 2011-12 academic year)

The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics for Health Care Professionals aims to provide you with the same basic tools as the Certificate but then allows you to deepen your knowledge in a specialist area.

What is covered?

The modules are organised in a similar manner to the Certificate programme, that is, each lasts for approximately 12 weeks and comprises five or six individual study 'units'. Modules are weighted at 20 'credits', where one credit equals approximately 10 hours of study time.

In addition to the three compulsory Certificate modules, students taking the Diploma take the following three modules (the links are to pdf files of the introductory pages to each module. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to access these):

Module 4 The Economics of Health Care Systems (previously Module 4 of the PGCert programme)

Module 5 Statistics for Health Economics

Module 6 Advanced topics in Economic Evaluation

Please note: Summaries of the modules can be accessed here for anyone without Adobe Acrobat Reader

How long does it take?

Depending upon module selections, the Diploma can be completed in a minimum of 21 months and a maximum of four years.

Please note that, although every effort has been taken to ensure the information contained in these pages is correct, matters covered may be subject to change both before and after a student has registered. The information contained within these pages does not form part of a contract between the University and applicants or students.