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MA Philosophy, Politics and Economics of Health

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 5 years

Masters Degree Description

Explore the ethical, economic and political problems facing health policy in the UK and globally by embarking on the only degree of its kind in the world. The Philosophy, Politics and Economics of Health MA equips you with the skills needed to understand equity, health and social justice – essential for working in the public or private health sectors. Taught at UCL, you’ll learn from renowned scholars and gain interdisciplinary expertise.

Entry Requirements

Normally a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard; however, relevant employment/volunteering will be taken into consideration.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

The course aims to provide suitable preparation for those looking to progress on to funded research in bioethics and in health policy, and work in varied roles across the public, private and charitable sectors.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Philosophies of Health and Care
  • Approaching the Health Humanities: Skills and Methods
  • Key Principles of Health Economics
  • Key Issues in Health Service Delivery, Policy and Management
  • Dissertation
  • Health Humanities Research Pathway Dissertation
  • Illness
  • Madness
  • Feminism and the Medical Self
  • Cultural Memory
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Conflict, Humanitarianism and Health
  • Science, Art and Philosophy
  • Responsible Science and Innovation
  • Mental Health in a Social and Global Context
  • Global Ethics
  • Contemporary Political Philosophy I
  • Theatres of the Mind
  • Child Public Health
  • Ethnicity, Migration and Health
  • Homeless and Inclusion Health
  • Gender and Global Health
  • Urban Health

Optional modules

  • Illness
  • Madness
  • Feminism and the Medical Self
  • Cultural Memory
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Conflict, Humanitarianism and Health
  • Science, Art and Philosophy
  • Responsible Science and Innovation
  • Mental Health in a Social and Global Context
  • Global Ethics
  • Contemporary Political Philosophy I
  • Theatres of the Mind
  • Child Public Health
  • Ethnicity, Migration and Health
  • Homeless and Inclusion Health
  • Gender and Global Health
  • Urban Health
  • reasonable adjustments
  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

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