48 monthsProgramme duration
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
Online
Study a part-time, online PhD in health economics and policy The Health Economics and Policy PhD at Lancaster University is a flexible, part-time doctoral programme designed for professionals who want to make an original contribution to health economics research without stepping away from their current role or existing commitments.
Delivered primarily online, the programme combines expert academic supervision, structured research training and optional face-to-face academies, making it suitable for students based across the UK and internationally.
Whether you work in healthcare settings, pharmaceutical companies, international organisations, local or central government, consultancies, education or research, this doctorate allows you to investigate real-world health economics and policy challenges while developing advanced research expertise.
The programme explores diverse areas of health economics, including economic evaluation, priority setting in health care and economic evaluation.
Why choose Lancaster University for a PhD in health economics and policy? At Lancaster University, we have built a strong international reputation for health economics research, with our Health Economics at Lancaster (HEAL) team bringing together expertise in health economics, health policy and economic evaluation, complemented by the Economics department at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS).
About our health economics and policy research Health economics goes beyond assessing the value of new treatments, services, or policies; it also explores the wider implications for patients and communities.
Our research produces evidence to support health policymaking to improve population health and wellbeing.
We deliver insights and innovative approaches to help policy-makers make informed decisions about the allocation of finite resources.
This includes examining the trade-offs when resources are directed to one area over another and analysing how the costs and benefits of healthcare are shared across different groups in society.
We are a team shaped by a culture of continuous learning, knowledge exchange, and ambitious intellectual development to fuel positive change through our research.
Who will you be taught by on our Health Economics and Policy PhD? The Health Economics and Policy PhD is delivered by Lancaster University's Division of Health Research, drawing on the expertise of the Health Economics at Lancaster (HEAL) team, complemented by the Economics department at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS).
Our academic staff bring expertise from a wide range of disciplines and maintain close partnerships with healthcare organisations, the NHS, pharmaceutical companies and government bodies. These collaborations ensure that teaching and supervision remain closely aligned with current practice and emerging challenges in health economics and policy.
Throughout your doctorate, you'll receive individual supervision while becoming part of a wider research community committed to improving health outcomes through rigorous, evidence-based economic analysis.
What will you learn? Our Health Economics and Policy PhD combines formal research training with independent doctoral research over four to seven years of part-time study.
Our relationships with those who commission and provide health services -for example, the NHS, pharmaceutical companies and government departments - combine with our academics' current research interests to inform the content of our modules.
Please see our website for more details.
Delivered primarily online, the programme combines expert academic supervision, structured research training and optional face-to-face academies, making it suitable for students based across the UK and internationally.
Whether you work in healthcare settings, pharmaceutical companies, international organisations, local or central government, consultancies, education or research, this doctorate allows you to investigate real-world health economics and policy challenges while developing advanced research expertise.
The programme explores diverse areas of health economics, including economic evaluation, priority setting in health care and economic evaluation.
Why choose Lancaster University for a PhD in health economics and policy? At Lancaster University, we have built a strong international reputation for health economics research, with our Health Economics at Lancaster (HEAL) team bringing together expertise in health economics, health policy and economic evaluation, complemented by the Economics department at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS).
- Flexible online study that fits around professional or personal commitments
- Taught within Lancaster's Division of Health Research, where we have 15 years' experience of delivering quality online education
- A structured programme combining taught research methods with independent doctoral research
- Join a global network of like-minded students, including policy-makers and global health professionals
- Benefit from Lancaster University's connections with healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies and international organisations
- Draw on the combined expertise of the HEAL team and the Economics department at Lancaster University Management School
About our health economics and policy research Health economics goes beyond assessing the value of new treatments, services, or policies; it also explores the wider implications for patients and communities.
Our research produces evidence to support health policymaking to improve population health and wellbeing.
We deliver insights and innovative approaches to help policy-makers make informed decisions about the allocation of finite resources.
This includes examining the trade-offs when resources are directed to one area over another and analysing how the costs and benefits of healthcare are shared across different groups in society.
We are a team shaped by a culture of continuous learning, knowledge exchange, and ambitious intellectual development to fuel positive change through our research.
Who will you be taught by on our Health Economics and Policy PhD? The Health Economics and Policy PhD is delivered by Lancaster University's Division of Health Research, drawing on the expertise of the Health Economics at Lancaster (HEAL) team, complemented by the Economics department at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS).
Our academic staff bring expertise from a wide range of disciplines and maintain close partnerships with healthcare organisations, the NHS, pharmaceutical companies and government bodies. These collaborations ensure that teaching and supervision remain closely aligned with current practice and emerging challenges in health economics and policy.
Throughout your doctorate, you'll receive individual supervision while becoming part of a wider research community committed to improving health outcomes through rigorous, evidence-based economic analysis.
What will you learn? Our Health Economics and Policy PhD combines formal research training with independent doctoral research over four to seven years of part-time study.
Our relationships with those who commission and provide health services -for example, the NHS, pharmaceutical companies and government departments - combine with our academics' current research interests to inform the content of our modules.
Please see our website for more details.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
Online
Study a part-time, online PhD in health economics and policy The Health Economics and Policy PhD at Lancaster University is a flexible, part-time doctoral programme designed for professionals who want to make an original contribution to health economics research without stepping away from their current role or existing commitments.
Delivered primarily online, the programme combines expert academic supervision, structured research training and optional face-to-face academies, making it suitable for students based across the UK and internationally.
Whether you work in healthcare settings, pharmaceutical companies, international organisations, local or central government, consultancies, education or research, this doctorate allows you to investigate real-world health economics and policy challenges while developing advanced research expertise.
The programme explores diverse areas of health economics, including economic evaluation, priority setting in health care and economic evaluation.
Why choose Lancaster University for a PhD in health economics and policy? At Lancaster University, we have built a strong international reputation for health economics research, with our Health Economics at Lancaster (HEAL) team bringing together expertise in health economics, health policy and economic evaluation, complemented by the Economics department at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS).
About our health economics and policy research Health economics goes beyond assessing the value of new treatments, services, or policies; it also explores the wider implications for patients and communities.
Our research produces evidence to support health policymaking to improve population health and wellbeing.
We deliver insights and innovative approaches to help policy-makers make informed decisions about the allocation of finite resources.
This includes examining the trade-offs when resources are directed to one area over another and analysing how the costs and benefits of healthcare are shared across different groups in society.
We are a team shaped by a culture of continuous learning, knowledge exchange, and ambitious intellectual development to fuel positive change through our research.
Who will you be taught by on our Health Economics and Policy PhD? The Health Economics and Policy PhD is delivered by Lancaster University's Division of Health Research, drawing on the expertise of the Health Economics at Lancaster (HEAL) team, complemented by the Economics department at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS).
Our academic staff bring expertise from a wide range of disciplines and maintain close partnerships with healthcare organisations, the NHS, pharmaceutical companies and government bodies. These collaborations ensure that teaching and supervision remain closely aligned with current practice and emerging challenges in health economics and policy.
Throughout your doctorate, you'll receive individual supervision while becoming part of a wider research community committed to improving health outcomes through rigorous, evidence-based economic analysis.
What will you learn? Our Health Economics and Policy PhD combines formal research training with independent doctoral research over four to seven years of part-time study.
Our relationships with those who commission and provide health services -for example, the NHS, pharmaceutical companies and government departments - combine with our academics' current research interests to inform the content of our modules.
Please see our website for more details.
Delivered primarily online, the programme combines expert academic supervision, structured research training and optional face-to-face academies, making it suitable for students based across the UK and internationally.
Whether you work in healthcare settings, pharmaceutical companies, international organisations, local or central government, consultancies, education or research, this doctorate allows you to investigate real-world health economics and policy challenges while developing advanced research expertise.
The programme explores diverse areas of health economics, including economic evaluation, priority setting in health care and economic evaluation.
Why choose Lancaster University for a PhD in health economics and policy? At Lancaster University, we have built a strong international reputation for health economics research, with our Health Economics at Lancaster (HEAL) team bringing together expertise in health economics, health policy and economic evaluation, complemented by the Economics department at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS).
- Flexible online study that fits around professional or personal commitments
- Taught within Lancaster's Division of Health Research, where we have 15 years' experience of delivering quality online education
- A structured programme combining taught research methods with independent doctoral research
- Join a global network of like-minded students, including policy-makers and global health professionals
- Benefit from Lancaster University's connections with healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies and international organisations
- Draw on the combined expertise of the HEAL team and the Economics department at Lancaster University Management School
About our health economics and policy research Health economics goes beyond assessing the value of new treatments, services, or policies; it also explores the wider implications for patients and communities.
Our research produces evidence to support health policymaking to improve population health and wellbeing.
We deliver insights and innovative approaches to help policy-makers make informed decisions about the allocation of finite resources.
This includes examining the trade-offs when resources are directed to one area over another and analysing how the costs and benefits of healthcare are shared across different groups in society.
We are a team shaped by a culture of continuous learning, knowledge exchange, and ambitious intellectual development to fuel positive change through our research.
Who will you be taught by on our Health Economics and Policy PhD? The Health Economics and Policy PhD is delivered by Lancaster University's Division of Health Research, drawing on the expertise of the Health Economics at Lancaster (HEAL) team, complemented by the Economics department at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS).
Our academic staff bring expertise from a wide range of disciplines and maintain close partnerships with healthcare organisations, the NHS, pharmaceutical companies and government bodies. These collaborations ensure that teaching and supervision remain closely aligned with current practice and emerging challenges in health economics and policy.
Throughout your doctorate, you'll receive individual supervision while becoming part of a wider research community committed to improving health outcomes through rigorous, evidence-based economic analysis.
What will you learn? Our Health Economics and Policy PhD combines formal research training with independent doctoral research over four to seven years of part-time study.
Our relationships with those who commission and provide health services -for example, the NHS, pharmaceutical companies and government departments - combine with our academics' current research interests to inform the content of our modules.
Please see our website for more details.
Admission Requirements
87+
6.5+
58+
2:1 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in economics, or other relevant discipline with a significant quantitative content such as statistics, pharmacy, medicine and management.
Applicants with non-standard qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, where there is evidence of relevant professional experience and/or other learning that demonstrates the potential to succeed on the programme.
Additional requirements
Applicants with non-standard qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, where there is evidence of relevant professional experience and/or other learning that demonstrates the potential to succeed on the programme.
Additional requirements
- As part of your application you will also need to provide a 500 word research proposal. Guidance can be found on our writing a research proposal webpage.
- The department plans to interview all eligible applicants.
- The application deadline for this programme is the 31st July. Applicants should ensure that all required supporting documents are submitted by this date.
Please see our website for more details.
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