Health Economics PhD Program Overview
The Centre for Health Economics offers a PhD program in health economics that provides rigorous training in advanced health economics and related studies.
This integrated program starts with coursework, research training, and a minor thesis packaged into a Master of Commerce degree. For a health economics specialization, this stage begins in Year 2 of the MCom degree and takes one year to complete.
If you meet the agreed conditions, you will progress to the PhD stage, which involves high-quality research training and career development, culminating in a written thesis. The PhD stage typically takes three and a half years to complete.
You will also enjoy opportunities for domestic and international conference travel and potential international research visits.
Key Benefits:
* Rigorous training in advanced health economics and related studies
* Opportunities for domestic and international conference travel
* Potential for international research visits
Entry Requirements and Scholarship Eligibility
Applicants should have a strong academic background in economics, econometrics, or a related quantitative discipline, demonstrated research experience, and strong academic results.
For full information on scholarship eligibility, please click here.
About Monash and the Centre for Health Economics
The Centre for Health Economics is one of the world's leading research groups in the economic analysis of health and health care. We have the highest concentration of economists working in health in the Asia-Pacific region and the largest Health Economics PhD program in Australia, reflecting the reputation of our researchers and the quality of their mentorship.
Monash is one of the top universities in the world, ranked top in health economics in the Asia-Pacific region. As a PhD student of the Centre, you will be part of a team of researchers at the cutting edge of impactful international research across various themes including disadvantage and health, global and environmental health economics, economic behaviour, incentives, and preferences in health, and economic modelling of health policies and technologies.
Employment Prospects
PhD graduates from the Centre for Health Economics typically find employment as researchers in leading universities and consulting firms around the world. Our previous graduates have been successful in gaining positions at esteemed institutions such as the London School of Economics, the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, the University of Illinois, the University of York, the University of Melbourne, Australian National University, Ernst & Young, the World Bank, and government health departments.