Professional and Continuing Education
Certificate in Healthcare Economics
Program Details
Degree total 6 credits $6,420
Program Details
Degree total 6 credits $6,420
Program Overview
The Certificate in Healthcare Economics is an online, part-time 6-credit program for working professionals. This certificate aims to provide students with an understanding of the manner in which economics influences the allocation of resources in the healthcare system, drug pricing and reimbursement.
Why Choose Keck Graduate Institute?
If you’re not familiar with KGI, we offer breakthrough approaches to education in healthcare, biotech, and applied life sciences. Our courses are taught by experts with real-world professional experience with some of the top names across healthcare and science organizations and companies.
Who Should Apply
Healthcare and life science professionals that want to learn more about how economics influence all aspects of the healthcare system.
What You'll Gain
Participants will participate online interactive courses that focus on the economics and challenges the leaders of healthcare providers or facilities face when delivering patient care. Topics and skills include:
- Understand key economic principles that predict the supply, demand, and consumption of healthcare including competing interests, utilizing resources, evaluating pricing and government roles in the healthcare system.
- Develop, integrate, and apply knowledge from the foundational sciences to evaluate the scientific literature, explain drug action, solve therapeutic problems, and advance population health and patient-centered care
- Manage patient healthcare needs using human, financial, technological, and physical resources to optimize the safety and efficacy of medication use systems
- Design prevention, intervention, and educational strategies for individuals and communities to manage chronic disease and improve health and wellness
Program Course Overview
Certificate is composed of 4 courses for a total of 6 credits and can be started in the Fall or Spring.
Fall Term
- BUS 5200 Healthcare Economics (1.5 credits)
- PHAR 7563 Fundamentals of Medical Affairs (1.5 credits)
Spring Term
- BUS 6210 Adv Healthcare Economics (1.5 credits)
- BUS 6220 Drug Pricing and Reimbursement (1.5 credits)
Program Requirements
- Earned bachelor degree by the start of the program (science major recommended)
- Work experience in applied life science or additional education
- Application – An online application form is required that contains questions about your personal and educational background.
- Transcripts – Unofficial transcripts verifying a bachelor degree may be submitted for evaluation purposes. If admitted and you choose to complete the certificate, official transcripts will be required. Translated copies must be submitted for international students.
- CV or Resume – To verify work experience or additional education.
The Admissions Committee is made up of faculty and senior administrators who will thoroughly and conscientiously review each application. Applications will be considered in the context of the total applicant pool, as well as in relationship to our general admissions standards. We do not use arbitrary grade point or test score cutoffs.
All admissions decisions are final for the academic year in which they are rendered.