Programme structure
The European Master in Health Economics and Management is a full time programme. The programme is organised into mandatory?and elective courses.
New programme stucture starting 2026
From autumn 2026 you will have a choice of selecting between four different?specialisations.
The first semester is aimed at acquiring fundamentals of economics, management, law, policy sciences and research methods relevant to the healthcare sector. All fundamental courses need to be passed (or exemption received) in order to start the second semester courses.?
The second and third semesters are devoted to the development of advanced and specialised skills on current issues in the healthcare sector.?You choose your specialisation during the?first semester. You are invited to an information session, in which all the specialisations are presented, prior to your decision.?
The fourth semester is dedicated to the preparation of the master thesis. If you want to write your master thesis in Oslo, you need to submit a research proposal no later than 15th of November in the third semester.
You can gain specialisation by an internship in prominent organisations and by the possibility of spending up to two semesters in a partner university. Agreements allow you to access teaching activities, earn credits from graduate programs, and achieve a joint degree with the following academic partners:
- Management Center Innsbruck
- Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Department of Economics, University of Bologna
Health economics and policy
In this specialisation, the second semester takes place in Oslo, while the third semester is in Bologna. For information regarding courses taught at the Department of Economics, University of Bologna, please follow the link in the programme structure.
| 4th semester | Master Thesis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd semester | Department of Economics, University of Bologna | ||
| 2nd semester | Elective course | ||
| 1st semester | |||
| ? | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits |
Elective courses - University of Oslo
You must choose 10 credits in elective courses from this list:
HFIN4210 – Finance and Investment HEVAL4210 – Economic Evaluation and Decision-Analytic Modelling in Healthcare HMAN4210 – Leadership, Management and Organization Development FHE4130 – Infection Epidemiology, Prevention and Control FHE4110 – Fundamentals in Data Management and Statistics
Economic evaluation in healthcare
In this specialisation, the second semester takes place in Rotterdam while the third?semester is in Oslo.?For information?regarding courses taught at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam?and Department of Economics, University of Bologna, please follow the link in the programme structure.
| 4th semester | Master Thesis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd semester | Elective course | |||
| 2nd semester | Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam | |||
| 1st semester | ||||
| ? | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | |
Elective courses - University of Oslo:
You must choose 10 credits in elective courses from this list:
HMAN4230 – Internship FHE5110 – Introduction to Causal Inference HMAN5190 – Health System Coordination: Policy Analysis and Implementation FHE4120 – Introduction to Logistic and Cox regression FHE5100 – Register-based Studies
Management of healthcare institutions
In this specialisation, the second semester takes place in Oslo, while the third semester is in Innsbruck.?For information?regarding courses taught at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam?and Department of Economics, University of Bologna, please follow the link in the programme structure.
| 4th semester | Master Thesis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd semester | Management Center Innsbruck | ||
| 2nd semester | Elective course | ||
| 1st semester | |||
| ? | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits |
Elective courses - University of Oslo:
You must choose 10 credits in elective courses from this list:
HECON4270 – Health Economics – Incentives and Contracts HMET4220 – Applied Micro Econometrics FHE4110 – Fundamentals in Data Management and Statistics FHE4130 – Infection Epidemiology, Prevention and Control HEVAL4210 – Economic Evaluation and Decision-Analytic Modelling in Healthcare HMAN4230 – Internship
Population health management
In this specialisation, the second semester takes place in Innsbruck, while the third semester is in Rotterdam. For information?regarding courses taught at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam?and Department of Economics, University of Bologna, please follow the links in the programme structure.
| 4th semester | Master Thesis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd semester | Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam | ||
| 2nd semester | Management Center Innsbruck | ||
| 1st semester | Department of Economics, University of Bologna | ||
| ? | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits |
Programme structure until class 2025
If you started the programme in 2025 or earlier, you will find the programme structure that applies to you below.
Changes in study portfolio at Institute of Health and Society
The Institute of Health and Society is revising its study portfolio. This means that there will be changes in courses and study programmes offered.
Overview of the phasing out of courses.
Health economics and policy (from 2021)
| 4th semester | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd semester | Institute of Economics, University of Bologna | |||
| 2nd semester | Elective course | |||
| 1st semester | ||||
| ? | 10 ECTS credits | 5 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 5 ECTS credits |
For information?regarding courses taught at?the Institute of Economics, University of Bologna, please follow the link in the programme structure.
Complementary courses - University of Oslo
You can only choose one of the complementary courses:
Elective courses - University of Oslo
You must choose one elective course:
HECON4210 – Demand for Health and Health Insurance HEVAL4200 – Fundamentals of Economic Evaluation in Health Care HEVAL5120 – Modeling in economic evaluation I
Economic Evaluation in Healthcare (from 2021)
| 4th semester | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd semester | or? | Elective course | ||||
| 2nd semester | Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam | |||||
| 1st semester | ||||||
| ? | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits |
For information?regarding courses taught at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam?and Institute of Economics, University of Bologna, please follow the link in the programme structure.
Complementary courses - University of Oslo:
You can only choose one of these as?the complementary course, the other may be used as an elective course:
HEVAL5200 – Topics in economic evaluation HMET5140 – Non-Parametric Methods and regression alternatives
Elective courses - University of Oslo:
You must choose two elective course:
HECON4260 – Need analyses, risk adjustments and formula funding (discontinued) HMAN4230 – Internship HMAN5160 – Integrated Care Models HMAN5180 – Policy analysis and evaluation HMET5140 – Non-Parametric Methods and regression alternatives ?*HEVAL5200 – Topics in economic evaluation ?*
* One of these must be used as?the complementary course, the other may be used as an elective course.
Management of Healthcare Institutions (from 2021)
| 4th semester | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd semester | Management Center Innsbruck | |||||
| 2nd semester | Elective course | |||||
| 1st semester | ||||||
| ? | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits |
For information?regarding courses taught at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam?and Institute of Economics, University of Bologna, please follow the link in the programme structure.
Elective courses - University of Oslo:
You must choose one?elective course:
HECON4210 – Demand for Health and Health Insurance HECON4220 – Paying Providers of Health Care HEVAL4200 – Fundamentals of Economic Evaluation in Health Care HMAN4230 – Internship
Population Health Management (from 2021)
| 4th semester | Master Thesis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd semester | Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam | ||||||
| 2nd semester | Management Center Innsbruck | ||||||
| 1st semester | Department of Economics, University of Bologna | ||||||
| ? | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | ? | 5 credits |
For information?regarding courses taught at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam?and Department of Economics, University of Bologna, please follow the link in the programme structure.
Discontinued specialisations
- Management of Healthcare Institutions (2nd semester: Oslo, 3rd semester: Innsbruck)
- Economic Evaluation in Healthcare (2nd semester: Rotterdam, 3rd semester: Oslo)
- Health Economics and Policy (2nd semester: Oslo, 3rd semester: Bologna)
- Decision Making in Healthcare (2nd semester: Rotterdam, 3rd semester: Innsbruck)
- Global Health (2nd semester: Rotterdam, 3rd semester: Bologna)
- Healthcare Finance and Management (2nd semester: Bologna, 3rd semester: Innsbruck)