This is a 24-month modular programme with a set academic pathway. You will attend LSE for four two-week sessions over the two-year period.
(* denotes a half unit)
First year
Introduction to Evaluation in Health Care*
The course will serve as a foundation for the curriculum of the proposed programme and will introduce the concepts, methods, and approached covered in greater depth in more advanced courses.
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis*
Focuses on the principles of reviewing and synthesising the existing evidence to evaluate health care interventions.
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Economic Evaluation in Health Care*
Provides skills to understand, critically appraise, develop, and interpret cost-effectiveness analyses.
Dissertation in Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes*
Your dissertation could be on any topic in the field of health services research and health policy, with the aim to integrate approaches and knowledge learned across your courses.
Second year
Quasi-experimental Evaluation of Health Care Programmes and Policies*
A core course focusing on the principles of quasi-experimental research designs, the objective of the course is to teach students how to design, critically appraise, and conduct quasi-experimental studies evaluating health policies and interventions.
Randomised Evaluation of Health Programmes and Policies*
The course will provide students with the tools and theoretical understanding needed to design and carry out a randomised evaluation of health care programmes. Building upon the use of clinical trials for drugs, randomised evaluations have been increasingly used by researchers and practitioners as a way to evaluate the effects of health policies.
Statistical Methods for Economic Evaluation*
The course develops statistical and modelling techniques necessary to apply economic evaluation in the health care sector.
Principles of Health Technology Assessments*
This course is aimed at introducing key principles of health technology assessment, a multidisciplinary process that summarises information about the medical, social, economic, and ethical issues related to the use of a health technology.
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You can find the most up-to-date list of optional courses for the Programme Regulations section of the current School Calendar.
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