Master of Science in Mental Health Economics

Queen Mary University of London - Mile End Campus

UK,England

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12 Months

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CAD 22,950/year

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UK, England

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1785

Total Students: 32,000 +

Int. Students: 13,100 +

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Main Campus Address

Mile End Rd, Bethnal Green, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom

Master of Science in Mental Health Economics

Program Overview

  • Understand what defines mental health economics as an active and distinct subfield of health economics and the main principles and best practices for mental health policy appraisals.
  • Gain a critical understanding of the core issues in mental health and health economics and of the key policy approaches available to tackle mental health problems.
  • Understand and discuss the core features of mental health service delivery with a specific emphasis on psychological medicine for the treatment of mental disorders.
  • Apply economic theoretical concepts to mental health and analyze and evaluate alternative economic policies to tackle mental health issues.
  • Apply the learned practices in projects, briefings, policy proposals, experiments or interventions of their own (e.g., in their dissertation or future employment).
  • Be able to link theory and practice in the development of professional and reflective skills relevant to mental health
  • Understand different approaches to health economic analysis, evaluating and critiquing the advantages, disadvantages and challenges of different evaluation designs.