HEC5871 Topics in health economics
Faculty of Business and Economics
HEC5871 Topics in health economics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 2 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before HEC5871
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After HEC5871
No unit lists HEC5871 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
The achievement of efficiency in the health sector. Alternative approaches to allocative efficiency, recent developments in the management of the market, and efficiency in hospitals. Aspects of evaluation techniques including recent developments in quality of life measurement, statistical issues, and modelling techniques.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Quiz / Test20%
- Written30%
- Examination50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
undertake sound research in health economics
- 2
understand the major issues in health economics and have the capacity to judge the importance of these issues
- 3
function as an independent professional health economist.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars30 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Readings, in-class tutorials, in-class workshops and case studies
Learning resources
Required resources
Research articles, book chapters and lecture slides will be made available to students
Where it fits
HEC5871 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Maame Esi Woode
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for HEC5871?
HEC5871 has no prerequisites.
When is HEC5871 offered?
In 2025, HEC5871 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is HEC5871?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does HEC5871 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.
Which majors and minors include HEC5871?
HEC5871 is part of Health economics.