Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: MA 1 year full-time,
2 years part-time
The MA in Medical History and Humanities is an exciting interdisciplinary course jointly run by the Departments of History and English. It is also open to people with backgrounds in other humanities disciplines, as well as those with social science, science and public health backgrounds with an interest in the medical humanities.
The course is shaped by cutting-edge international research spanning the fields of medical history, literature, sociology, philosophy, health sciences and policy. Students and staff from varying disciplines, periods and geographical regions work collaboratively, giving you a distinctive interdisciplinary and international experience.
You’ll explore historical, literary, social and cultural perspectives on illness and health, general wellbeing, issues of public health and the history of medicine. You’ll examine the links between history, the humanities and policy to gain advanced skills in analysis and critical reflection.
The course draws on expertise from:
Department of History
Department of English
Centre for Global Health Histories
2:1 or equivalent
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
We’ll confirm more funding opportunities for students joining us in 2022/23 throughout the year.
You will complete this course with the academic, personal, and professional skills needed to pursue further academic research, or expand your career horizons towards health policy analysis, consultancy, or project work in the governmental and non-governmental sectors. You will also have the opportunity to engage in the vibrant research environment of the Centre for Global Health Histories and take advantage of its unique global network, resources, and events.
This course provides unique insights into health and medical policy, meaning you’ll have the opportunity to better understand the links between health and social and economic development, as well as cross-cultural policy-making, via certain option modules.
For module information for this course please visit – https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/ma-medical-history-humanities/#course-content
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