London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The module provides students with an understanding of current methods in economic evaluation and how to apply these in carrying out a simple economic evaluation. It aims to enable students to understand and apply current methods in the economic evaluation of health interventions.

The module provides students with an understanding of current methods in economic evaluation and how to apply these in carrying out a simple economic evaluation. It aims to enable students to understand and apply current methods in the economic evaluation of health interventions.

Intended learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module a student should be able to:

1. Identify the key features of different types of economic evaluation and explain when each type of evaluation is most appropriately used;
2. Assess the relevance and value of economic evaluation for health policy and planning;
3. Carry out a simple economic evaluation designed to guide the investment decisions of planners and to help develop health policies.

Mode of delivery

This module is delivered predominantly face-to-face. Where specific teaching methods (lectures, seminars, discussion groups) are noted in this module specification these will be delivered by predominantly face-to-face sessions. There will be a combination of live and interactive activities (synchronous learning) as well as self-directed study (asynchronous learning).

Assessment

The assessment for this module has been designed to measure student learning against the module intended learning outcomes (ILOs) as listed above. Formative assessment methods may be used to measure students’ progress. The grade for summative assessment(s) only will go towards the overall award GPA.

During the module, a cost-effectiveness analysis will be designed and carried out in small groups. All assessments, however, should be written up individually. During the module each group of students will meet with their seminar leader to discuss progress on the assignment, which is the sole means of assessment for this module.

Credits

• CATS: 15
• ECTS: 7.5

Module specification

For full information regarding this module please see the module specification.