The program is a full-time course of study spanning three (3) academic semesters, with a total value of 90 ECTS credits, commencing in the winter semester of each academic year.
The program covers topics in Health Economics and Management through a set of compulsory courses offered during the first year of study and elective courses offered in the final semester; it also includes a mandatory Master’s thesis, allowing students to focus on a specific topic—either drawn from their professional field or addressing a research question through their own study design.
Additionally, the program offers the opportunity for an internship, which may begin no earlier than the third semester.
1st Semester - Compulsory Courses
Introduction to Health Economics
Introduction to Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Health Systems and Insurance Organisations
Principles of Epidemiology
2nd Semester - Compulsory Courses
Economic Evaluation and Clinical Trials
Organizational Behavior and Leadership in Healthcare Organizations
Organisation and Management of Primary Health Care Services
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
3rd Semester - Elective Courses
Management of Financial Resources in Healthcare
Strategic Management and Marketing of Healthcare Organizations
Healthcare Logistics
Economic Analysis of the Healthcare Labor Market Healthcare labor market
Quantitative Methods
Information Systems and Healthcare Analytics
Laboratory courses
Clinical data analysis using STATA software
Markov models in clinical decision-making
The above constitute a series of additional courses featuring computer lab sessions using STATA—aimed at further familiarizing students with clinical data analysis—and laboratory courses focused on developing Markov models, designed to introduce students to decision analysis.
Master’s Thesis (Mandatory)
This is followed by the preparation of the Master’s thesis; it is a mandatory requirement and may be started either before or after the completion of the coursework.
