curriculum
HEALTH ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT
HEM
Daniele Fabbri
Open day 2014
HEM: Aims and scope
 This programme is based in the Department of
Economics and the School of Economics, Management
and Statistics.
 It offers students the opportunity to have close
contacts with researchers in the field of health
economics, health policy, healthcare management,
health law based in several others leading
departments of the University of Bologna.
 The programme aims to form a far-sighted and socially
responsible healthcare management professional
working either in private or in public environments.
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Prospects
Our students will develop:
o knowledge of disciplines that are keys in understanding
the process of decision-making in healthcare;
o ability to use disciplines required in formulating,
implementing and evaluating healthcare decisions,
policies and plans;
o understanding of main options in the management,
policy, planning and financing of healthcare services;
o long-run orientation in problem analysis;
o international and comparative views on solutions and
best practices.
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The learning plan
Learning activities are organized according to the following
plan for 120 ECTS credits in total.
1° semester
2° semester
3° semester
4° semester
Fundamentals
Specialization
Specialization
Thesis
•Economics
•Management
•Governance
•Law
•Quantitative
Regulation in
healthcare
markets
Evaluation of
healthcare
policies
+ further
specialization:
- Seminars
- Internship
HEM is a full-time program and attendance is required.
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First Semester
first semester
Institutions and Health systems I.C.
International Law and Health
Health systems
teacher
h
Francesco Paolucci (U. Northumbria)
20
Rosa Castro (EUI)
Federico Toth (DScPol&Soc)
10
20
Statistics & Econometrics I.C.
Ects
9
5
4
10
Econometrics
Davide Raggi (DSE)
30
6
Statistics for healthcare
Mario Mazzocchi (STAT)
20
4
Fundamentals in Healt Economics
Daniele Fabbri (DSE)
25
5
Fundamentals in Healthcare
Management
Laura Mariani (DiSA-BO)
30
6
5
Second semester
second semester
teacher
h
ects
15
Legal issues in Pharmaceutical and Insurance Alberto De Pra (DSoc&DirEco)
markets
Claudia Desogus (AGCM - Rome) 15
Regulation and Health Economics I.C.
6
12
Matteo Lippi Bruni (DSE)
15
Rossella Verzulli (DSE)
15
Health Economics
Daniele Fabbri (DSE)
30
6
Accounting in healthcare
Emanuele Padovani (DiSA-FO)
30
6
Healthcare Organization
Francesco Taroni (DSE)
30
6
Regulation in Healthcare markets
6
6
Third and fourth semesters
third semester
Health promotion I.C.
Lifestyles and Health Outcomes
Planning and evaluation of health
promotion programs
Applied health economics and
econometrics I.C.
Health Econometrics
Davide Dragone (DSE)
30
6
Mario Mazzocchi (STAT)
30
6
12
Chiara Monfardini (DSE)
Silvana Robone (RTD A - DSE)
Fabrizio Tediosi (STPHI)
30
15
15
Globalization and Health
Angelo Stefanini (MEDICINA)
30
Management Systems in Healthcare
TBA
30
Applied Health Economics
6
6
6
7
Third and fourth semesters
fourth semester
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THESIS
Earn 8 ECTS from these:
Workshop: Building empirical case studies in
health economics
Workshop: The labor market for HEM graduates
Competition in healthcare markets
Internship
Earn 4 ECTS from these:
Internship for thesis development
Seminars in Health Economics and Policy
3rd semester
3
4th semester
4th semester
from 2nd semester
3
5
8
4th semester
4th semester
4
4
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Double Degree (DD) opportunities
 Agreements with the following academic partners
allow our students to earn a DD also at:
o the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI)
o the Institute of Health Management and Health
Economics - University of Oslo (UiO).
 These agreements are a first step in our project to
offer a European Joint Master with partners.
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The DD tracks
TRACK
HEALTH
INSURANCE &
FINANCING
2° semester
Specialization
Bologna
Innsbruck
Regulation in
Leadership and
healthcare mkts decision-making
Oslo
MANGEMENT OF
HC
Hospital
INSTITUTIONS
management
HEALTH
ECONOMICS
GLOBAL HEALTH
3° semester
Specialization
4° semester
Thesis
Bologna or
Innsbruck
Innsbruck
Leadership and
decision-making
Oslo
Oslo
Health
Economics
Bologna
Evaluation of
healthcare
policies
Oslo
Rotterdam
Health
Technology
Assessment
Bologna
Evaluation of
healthcare
policies
Bologna
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Admission
 We admit students holding a BA in different fields:
o a class of peers with diversified background is an added
value.
Application schedule: year 2014/15
Intake
Opening
First
Jan 7, 2014
Second
Third
Closing
Results
Feb 1, 2013 Feb 11, 2013
May 2, 2014 May 26, 2014 Jun 9, 2014
Jul 1, 2014
Jul 21, 2014 Aug 4, 2014
Open to NON-EU
Open to EU and
EU equivalent
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
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Classes in previous editions
 2012-13: 16 students (9 Italians)
 2013-14: 21 students (10 Italians)
 2014-15: 23 admitted in the 1° intake (4 Italians)
 Our class is truly international
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Accessibility
 The programme is entirely taught in English: good
command on this language is an important requisite.
 C1 level is required:
o TOEFL: minimum score of 580 paper-based (85 internetbased)
o IELTS: score in the band 6.5 – 7.0
 Tuition fees amount to approx. 3,000 euro per year.
 Grants and scholarships are available.
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Any further detail is available at:
www.hem.unibo.it
Thanks for your kind interest and attention
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