Health Economics D24

7.5 credits
Master’s level
Spring Term 2026

About the course

The course consists of five parts, of which one deals with health-related insurances and another is about the relationships between the use of healthcare and health, and problems with measuring these relationships. A third part of the course is about healthcare costs and how these can be limited, while a fourth part focuses on health economic issues relating to pharmaceuticals. On the fifth part, articles on health behaviors are analyzed.

Syllabus

Application and eligibility

Health Economics D24, 7.5 credits

Spring Term 2026

The information below is only for exchange students

Starts

19 February 2026

Ends

23 March 2026

Study location

Umeå

Language

English

Type of studies

Daytime, 100%

Required Knowledge

90 credits of which 75 credits in economics including 15 credits bachelor courses (G2F). Additionally, Mathematical Economics I D7, Econometrics I D12 and

Selection

Students applying for courses within a double degree exchange agreement, within the departments own agreements will be given first priority. Then will - in

Application code

UMU-A2310

Application

This application round is only intended for nominated exchange students. Information about deadlines can be found in the e-mail instruction that nominated students receive. The online application opens 26 August 2025 at 08:00 CET.

Contact us

Show contact form

Subject

Describe your enquiry or ask a question

First name

Last name

Email address

Please be aware that the University is a public authority and that what you write here can be included in an official document. Therefore, be careful if you are writing about sensitive or personal matters in this contact form. If you have such an enquiry, please call us instead. All data will be treated in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation.

Course is given by

Economics, Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics.

Contactperson for the course is:

Study Advisor