306247 (v.2) Health Economics 602

Area:

Centre for International Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

20.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Individual Study:

1 x 20 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

306220 (v.2) Economics of Health Systems 603 or any previous version

Syllabus:

A deeper understanding, conceptually and methodologically, of health economics. Brings the earlier parts of the course together in the context of different 'schools of economics' including neo-classical and political economy. An overview of the contribution of economics to health policy including a critique of such health policy issues as the social determinants of health and evidence based medicine.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

091901 Economics

Funding Cluster:

02 - Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Fully Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2006	Bentley Campus	Study Period 3					Y
2006	Bentley Campus	Study Period 5					Y
2006	Bentley Campus	Study Period 8					Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External