Postgraduate Course: Health Economics (MCLM11006)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	Health economics applies economic thinking to the analysis of health and health care. If the findings from modern clinical trials are to be implemented into clinical practice the economic considerations much first be addressed. Thus, the design of any clinical trial that may have implications for clinical practice must include the essential components needed for a meaningful health economic analysis. This module covers the core topics of health economics. It is not necessary to have studied health economics previously to benefit from this module and it will complement a broad range of other options.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Online Activities 100, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 40, Formative Assessment Hours 12, Summative Assessment Hours 10, Revision Session Hours 8, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Online participation: 25% Individual project: 25% Reflective portfolio: 30% Case scenarios: 20%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Formulate the role of health economics in the design and conduct of modern clinical trials Apply the basic principles of economics to a clinical trial setting Critically review published health economic analyses Design a health economic strategy for a clinical trial