Graduate Certificate of Health Economics

The Graduate Certificate of Health Economics gives graduates from a range of disciplines such as nursing and pharmacy through to business administration and health management and beyond, a foundation in health economics.

It introduces microeconomic concepts relevant to health and economic evaluation to understand the complexities of resource allocation in the health system.

Students will learn skills in economic evaluation of health interventions, resource allocation and priority setting.

Students must complete 4 credit points of study.

All commencing Faculty of Health Undergraduate and Postgraduate course work students are required to complete HAI010 Academic Integrity in their first trimester of study (0 credit point compulsory unit).

Entry requirements

Entry information

Deakin University offers admission to postgraduate courses through a number of Admission categories.

All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements.

Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee selection, which is based on merit, likelihood of success and availability of places in the course.

For more information on the Admission Criteria and Selection (Higher Education Courses) Policy visit the Deakin Policy Library

IELTS overall score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6 (or equivalent).

Entry will be based on performance in:

• Bachelor Degree or higher

OR

• two years relevant work experience or

OR

• evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent