International Health Technology Assessment - MSc

About the course

2-3 years part time by distance learning

You'll gain an understanding of markets, pricing and customers needed for new product development in the health technology industry. If you're already working or aspire to work in the field of health technology assessment, this course will give you the training you need to progress your career or gain a post as a health technology evaluator or commissioner.

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:2 honours degree or an equivalent professional qualification or relevant work experience.

English language requirements for overseas students

IELTS 7.0 (with no less than 6.5 in each part), or TOEFL 100 (iBT), or equivalent

Entry requirements for international students 

Core modules

• Developing Value Propositions
• International Health Care Systems and Reimbursement
• Cost-Effectiveness Modelling in International HTA
• Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis: principles
• Economic Evaluation in International HTA

Optional modules

• Further Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials
• Using Evidence in the Design and Development of Models
• Pharmaceutical Pricing
• Randomised Controlled Trials to Support Reimbursement Decision Making
• Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis: applications
• Utility and Patient Report Outcomes Data in HTA
• Building Cost-Effectiveness Models for HTA
• Project

Teaching

• Web based distance learning
• Independent study
• There are some optional blended learning activities

Assessment

• Coursework
• Project work

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

Teaching Support Unit
E: scharrtu@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 5454

Your career

Our courses help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to understand and improve health services. We offer postgraduate study programmes for health and social care professionals, managers and those wanting a career in health services research.

Our graduates go on to positions in health services management and health and social care, and to further clinical training or academic research.

About us

We employ around 200 staff and attract £6 million per year in external support. Our staff are active in their research. This means that what we teach you is based on current findings. We have experts in health economics, public health sciences, the sociology of health, health psychology, decision analysis, management sciences, epidemiology, medical statistics and information science.

Our programmes are popular with students from all over the world. We currently have over 28 different nationalities of students enrolled on our courses.

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