Study Health Economics, Management and Policy at Newcastle

The Master of Health Economics, Management and Policy offers a practical toolkit for healthcare sector leaders, policy makers and analysts. It provides a mixed-skills portfolio comprising leadership and management capabilities with analytical and conceptual knowledge.

The program has been developed in response to a growing demand both nationally and internationally for expertise in health leadership and management, policy and governance and economics and evaluation.

Effective leadership and an understanding on the economics and governance of health policies are vital to solving a range of complex challenges within the health care sector. The program will equip you to respond innovatively to these challenges. It will leverage your existing knowledge, fostering new skills for those already employed in the health sector while enhancing the value of future employees entering the sector.

Why study with us?

• Remote study options – allow you to study our program from anywhere in the world. View our remote pathways
• Learn from the leaders – delivered by internationally recognised academics and professional practitioners, you will gain contemporary real-word learning experiences.
• Multidisciplinary approach – ensures all graduates understand the economic, political and managerial context of healthcare policies and healthcare organisations.
• Work on real world projects – with industry and government at local and global level on real world policy case studies.
• High growth sector – position yourself for a role in an industry that is set to grow by 15% by 2023.
• Keynote lectures from industry leaders – guest lectures from industry professionals on relevant real-world problems.
• Strong connectivity with industry and governments through the Value in health economics and Policy group at NBS – guest lectures from industry professionals on relevant real-world problems, offsite project with local and international organisations.