Master in Health Economics
About This Programme
A two-year English-taught Master in health economics, awarded by Universite Paris Cite.
Course Highlights
- Focus on healthcare systems, policy and health economics.
- Advanced applied modules including panel-data modelling.
- Culminates in a mini-thesis and applied research.
- Degree awarded by Universite Paris Cite.
What You'll Study
A two-year English-taught Master in health economics covering healthcare systems, policy-making and applied research, with advanced modules such as panel-data modelling and a mini-thesis. Awarded by Universite Paris Cite.
Semester 1
- Data science: dimensionality reduction, application with Python
- Applied econometrics
- Biostatistics with excel
- Health systems and health policies
- Research in health economics: literature review with AI
- HTA: cost benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis
- Microeconomics of health insurance
Semester 2
- Public policies evaluation
- Data visualisation
- Introduction to discrete data modelling
- Performing a due diligence in health economics
- UAE health insurance and health providers
- Qualitative methods
- Master mini thesis
Semester 3
- New econometrics: panel data modelling
- New econometrics: advances in choice modelling
- Machine learning: regression and classification models
- Health systems performance
- Socio-economic determinants of health
- Global health economics and population economics
- Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
- Budget impact and cost of illness analyses
Semester 4
- Hospital economics
- Market access in the UAE
- Meta-analysis: methods and applications
- Advanced research in health economics: Master’s Thesis
Entry Requirements
Selective admission.
Careers
Leads to careers in health policy, healthcare management, pharmaceutical economics, consulting and research.
Accreditation & Professional Recognition
Accredited by the UAE Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) and the French Ministry of Higher Education (HCERES); the degree is awarded by Universite Paris Cite.
Programme Details
Award
Master (Master's degree), 120 ECTS
Start Date
September (annual intake)
Typical Offer
Relevant bachelor's (2nd class / CGPA 3.0); IELTS 6.0
Duration
2 years
Qualification
Masters
Subject Area
Health Economics
Study Pattern
Full time
Delivery Format
In person
Tuition Fee
AED 166,400 total
Apply online at sorbonne.ae. Non-refundable application fee of AED 300. Deadline in late August (28 August 2026) for the September intake.