Master in Health Economics

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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

Academic: A bachelor's degree (BA or BSc) with second-class honours or equivalent. Candidates with 5-10 years of relevant health-sector experience may enter directly into the second year.
English: IELTS Academic 6.0, TOEFL 79, or native-English study of three years; English-medium degrees are exempt.

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.

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