Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Clinical Sciences

The Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Clinical Sciences is a specialist programme for healthcare professionals and industry leaders. The programme offers a set of tailored courses in health economics, outcomes research, and healthcare management.

The two-year taught modular degree provides you with the opportunity to study in an academic department recognised for its quality of research and policy advice as well as excellence in academic teaching. Studying in a multidisciplinary environment with links to specialist research groups allows you to pursue what is most important to your professional specialism and acquire new skills to accelerate and refocus your career.

You'll join a diverse and international group of students, specialists, and industry leaders who bring different perspectives, expertise, and experience to the classroom. Together you'll examine crucial health policy matters in the clinical sciences, using the latest in policy analysis and economic principles.

In your first year of study, you'll learn a core set of skills in health economics, health policy and leadership in health care. You'll develop the ability to understand, appraise, develop and interpret cost-effectiveness analyses as well as review and evaluate healthcare interventions.

In your second year, you'll select from a range of modules constructed to expand your analytical ability and methodological toolkit for working in health care, pharmaceutical, hospital, and related sectors. This allows you to specialise according to your career aspirations.

The department seeks to advance and challenge our collective understanding of health systems and the social, economic and political contexts in which they operate. Through our research, teaching and scholarship, we aim to influence and inform how health policy is designed, implemented and evaluated globally.

We apply rigorous social science research to emerging health and social care challenges, advising national and international agencies as well as government bodies. This world-leading research is conducted through two affiliated research centres: LSE Health and the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC).

Our academics have made significant contributions to developing policies on global health, health equality, older adults, care and welfare.

The department’s research feeds into our multidisciplinary teaching, with an emphasis on health and social care policy, health economics and management. We offer a range of postgraduate master’s programmes and our MPhil/PhD programme. Students learn about healthcare systems around the world and develop skills that can be applied in many different contexts.

Our goal is to prepare the healthcare leaders of tomorrow for challenging and rewarding careers.

Department of Health Policy

Who's who

Huseyin Naci

Programme Director and Associate Professor

Alex Carter

Senior Lecturer in Practice

Andrew Street

Professor of Health Economics

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified prospective students. At LSE, we want to recruit students with the best academic merit, potential and motivation, irrespective of background.

We carefully consider each application and take into account all the information included on your application form, including your:

• academic achievement (including predicted and achieved grades)
• statement of academic purpose
• two academic references (two professional references will be considered if you're unable to provide an academic reference)
• CV.

See further information on supporting documents.

You may need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency. See our English language requirements.

Will I need a visa to study on this programme?

Details about visa options and how to apply can be found on our International Student Immigration Service’s website. Please see the relevant pages below for further information:

• General information for prospective students
• Information about Short-term Student Visas and visas for Executive Programmes
• Contact the LSE visa team

Contact us

If you have any questions about the programme, please contact healthpolicy.exec@lse.ac.uk.

Applications for this programme are considered on a rolling basis, meaning the programme will close once it becomes full. This means that applications will close once the programme is full. There is no fixed deadline. However, we encourage you to submit your application as soon possible.

To be considered for the European Society of Cardiology scholarship, you must have submitted your application and all supporting documents by the funding deadline. Please visit the European Society of Cardiology website for more information.

Year 1 (2024/25):

Overseas students: £15,020

Year 2 (2025/26):

Overseas students: £15,020

Pre-registration fee

For this programme, there is a pre-registration fee of £500 to secure your place. It'll enable you to gain access to online programme materials ahead of your arrival to campus. This sum will be deducted from the overall tuition fee.

Year 1 (2024/25):

Overseas students: £15,020

Year 2 (2025/26):

Overseas students: £15,020

Pre-registration fee

For this programme, there is a pre-registration fee of £500 to secure your place. It'll enable you to gain access to online programme materials ahead of your arrival to campus. This sum will be deducted from the overall tuition fee.

You can view indicative assessment in the Calendar within each course guide.

This MSc will prepare you to explore new advisory, management, and leadership roles within the health care field. Beyond your current work settings, you'll be able to expand your employment opportunities in related sectors, including the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries, consultancies, government, and non-governmental organisations. Upon graduation, you can expect to take on more responsibility or shift your career focus in the clinical science field.

Further information on graduate destinations for this programme

From CV workshops through to careers fairs, LSE offers lots of information and support to help you make that all-important step from education into work.

Many of the UK’s top employers give careers presentations at the School during the year and there are numerous workshops covering topics such as job hunting, managing interviews, writing a cover letter and using LinkedIn.

See LSE Careers for further details.