GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    HEALTH ECONOMICS
  • Qualification awarded:
    Curs Superior Universitari (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    3,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    1
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Face-to-face
MANAGEMENT:
  • Casamitjana Badia, Núria

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Professionals with training, experience or interest in international or global health or in economics and health economics.

ADMISSION FOR APPLICANTS NOT HOLDING A DEGREE QUALIFICATION:

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- Understand and learn to apply the main tools and concepts in health economics.
- The course is structured around a case study, to learn the role and use of economic tools for decision-making in healthcare by following three steps:
- Application of key concepts in economics of healthcare and the acquisition of economic skills to analyse how health markets work and how could deficiencies be corrected.
- Critical assessment of health interventions in terms of profitability.
- Assessment of the significance and limitations of economic analysis and tools in decision-making for healthcare.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • 525,00 €
    • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
  • In-company placement(s):
    No
  • Date on which pre-enrolment begins:
    6/1/2021
  • Date on which pre-enrolment ends:
    1/8/2022
  • Classes begin:
    1/10/2022
FACULTY OR SCHOOL WHERE THE COURSE IS TAUGHT
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Facultat de Medicina - UB
  • Address:
    C/ Casanova, 143
    08036 Barcelona
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    formacion@isglobal.org
  • Webpage:
    http://www.isglobal.org
  • Telephone:
    +34 932271814
  • Observations:
    Monday to Thursday, from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., and Friday from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. (the exact location is published before the course starts).
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Dra. Núria Casamitjana
  • Address:
    C/ Rosselló 132, 7ena planta
    08036 Barcelona
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    formacion@isglobal.org
  • Webpage:
    http://www.isglobal.org
  • Telephone:
    +34 932271814
  • Observations:
    Monday to Thursday, from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., and Friday, from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.