Academic Requirements
The Master of Science in Health Economics and Outcomes Research requires applicants to hold a recognised bachelor’s degree with good honours, or its equivalent, in a healthcare-related discipline or a quantitative discipline such as economics, engineering, mathematics, science, or statistics.
Applicants without honours may also be considered if they hold a recognised bachelor’s degree in a healthcare-related discipline or a quantitative discipline and have a minimum of two years of relevant working experience.
English language requirements for International Applicants*
Other international applicants must submit test scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System) and must meet the minimum scores required:
- 85 on the TOEFL test
- 6.0 on the IELTS Academic test
Test scores for the TOEFL and IELTS Academic are valid for 2 years from the test dates. TOEFL and IELTS Academic scores that are no longer valid will not be accepted.
- For TOEFL, please request the testing organisation to send your scoresheet directly to Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. Please quote 7897 for the TOEFL Institutional Code.
- For IELTS scores, applicants can submit a scanned copy of their IELTS scoresheet.
For more information about the TOEFL or IELTS Academic, or for instructions on registering, please visit www.toefl.org (for TOEFL) and www.ielts.org (for IELTS Academic).
TOEFL/IELTS requirements are waived for applicants whose undergraduate or graduate degrees are from Singapore autonomous universities, and English-medium institutions in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Meeting the minimum requirements does not imply automatic admission into the programme.