MScHealth Policy, Planning, and Financing
| Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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| Type | Master, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 semesters (2 years) (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc (Expert in Health Care Policy, Planning and Financing) |
| Tuition fee | €3,500 per semester For February intake – if there is one for the program – tuition fee will be 3000 EUR |
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| Application fee | €50 one-time The application fee is non-refundable |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate / Bachelor diploma (or higher) Applicants must have a BA/BBA degree in any of the following fields: Social Studies, Sociology, Health Care and Disease Prevention, Nursing and Patient Care, Public Administration Manager, Health Care Management, Business Administration and Management If the BA degree does not meet all the necessary requirements, the applicant may be required to complete additional credits in the relevant fields during their first year of study to fulfill these requirements upon acceptance. Documents to submit with application:
The entry qualification documents are accepted in English. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English Certification of English knowledge (both written and oral): B2 • IELTS Score: 5.5 If the applicant is unable to prove their knowledge of English with any of the above certifications, their English knowledge will be assessed during the admission interview. Any letter of acceptance issued by the Faculty of Social Sciences is based on the verified fact that the applicant’s command of English has been assessed; therefore, they are considered eligible to pursue their studies at the institution. |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. Applicants must upload a motivation letter in English that introduces themselves and outlines their reasons for applying, including their motivations, interests, and goals related to the programme. The letter should be between 1,500 and 4,000 characters. The procedure of the entrance examination Applicants with a complete application package will be notified after the application deadline about the exact time and date of their online interviews. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have technically suitable conditions for the interview from their side. Applicants are expected to be prepared taking questions regarding the compulsory admission materials (see: Recommended Readings) from the side of admission committee composed of a professor, a lecturer and a student representative. A successful oral entrance exam is the perquisite of getting admitted. If the applicant fails the oral entrance exam, the application will be rejected. |
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Overview
One of the great challenges of the 21st century is to increase the healthy life expectancy – i.e. to promote a qualitative instead of a quantitative paradigm – with a coherent physical, mental and emotional approach to health, as well as strengthening prevention and rehabilitation in addition to treatment. An important element in achieving these goals is an appropriate health policy framework and an efficient, high-quality and affordable health care system.
ELTE’s Health Policy Planning and Financing MSc programme approaches health policy and its financing with a transdisciplinary social science perspective, including not only the main orienting knowledge of economics, health- and public policy, finance and statistics, but also in a holistic view to health and wellbeing other disciplines like sociology, epidemiology, psychology and legal-ethical knowledge are integrated into its curriculum. It will also focus on the different stakeholders involved in healthcare planning and management, financing and delivery at local, regional, national and international levels.
Graduates can find a wide range of employment opportunities in both the public and private sectors: central and regional health administration organizations, the National Health Insurance Fund, healthcare institutions (hospitals, complex care organizations), pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and distributors, voluntary health insurance funds, commercial insurers, non-profit organizations, as well as educational and research centres and the media.
We recommend the programme to those who:
- wish to combine their medical/social science knowledge with skills and competencies offered by this programme
- want to understand the complexities of health systems
- value quality-based approaches in system assessment and optimization projects
- seek ways to include low level stakeholders in community problem solving
Leading professor of the programme:
Csaba KUCSERA
Entry requirements:
Applicants must have a BA/BBA degree in any of the following fields: Social Studies, Sociology, Health Care and Disease Prevention, Nursing and Patient Care, Public Administration Manager, Health Care Management, Business Administration and Management
In the case of other bachelor degrees, the decision is made on an individual basis.
If the BA degree does not meet all the necessary requirements, the applicant may be required to complete additional credits in the relevant fields during their first year of study to fulfill these requirements upon acceptance.
Documents to submit with application:
- Bachelor-level degree
- Transcript of records
- Motivation letter
- Copy of the main pages of the passport (needs to be valid)
- Proof of application fee transfer
- Language certificate (if the applicant has one)
The procedure of the entrance examination:
Applicants with a complete application package will be notified after the application deadline about the exact time and date of their online interviews. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have technically suitable conditions for the interview from their side.
Applicants are expected to be prepared taking questions regarding the compulsory admission materials (see: Recommended Readings) from the side of admission committee composed of a professor, a lecturer and a student representative.
A successful oral entrance exam is the perquisite of getting admitted. If the applicant fails the oral entrance exam, the application will be rejected.
Entrance exam:
Yes
Type of entrance exam:
Oral
Entrance exam location:
Online
During the interview, applicants will have a discussion on the following topics:
1.) What are the major challenges for your country’s health care system in the next 10 years?
2) What are the social and policy contexts of those challenges?
3.) What could be the role of economic analysis in improving the health care in your country?
Preparatory year available:
No
Specialisation year available:
No
Link:
studyinhungary.hu/institution/eotvos-lorand-university-66.html
Contact person:
International Office, Eszter Borbála Bagi
E-mail: international@tatk.elte.hu
Programme structure
Career opportunities
Our programme prepares students for career positions in both the private and public sectors. This includes health care governance and financing at national and local levels, and careers at pharmaceuticals companies, public and private health care providers, as well as education and research institutions.
Job examples
- Policy Advisor in Health Policy
- Market Access Manager at an international pharmaceutical company
- Analyst at a health technology analysis institute
- Manager at a health fund
- Strategic Director at a health insurance company