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Taught Masters
The Northern Centre offers two masters
programmes in history of medicine. The
programmes can be studied full-time (12
months) or part-time (24 months). Both
programmes are open to medical students
as an intercalated option.
Durham University's Department of
Philosophy, Centre for the History of
Medicine and Disease, and School of
Medicine and Health offer a Taught
Masters Programme (MA) in the History
and Philosophy of Science and Medicine (HPSM).
This one-year (two years part-time)
programme will provide students with a
deeper understanding of historical,
cultural and philosophical issues in
science and medicine from Antiquity up
to the present day. Using socio-cultural
models to analytical approaches its
primary aim is to show how the
intellectual vibrancy of the humanities
is relevant to a deeper understanding of
past and present medical and scientific
issues. For further details and
admission criteria, please visit the
HPSM webpage at
http://www.dur.ac.uk/hpsm.ma/index.html
and you can download the Masters flyer
here:
Centre for the History of Medicine
and Disease flyer
The
Department of Archaeology at Durham
offers a MSc programme in Palaeopathology. This
MSc takes a holistic view of disease and
prepares students for undertaking
significant research projects in this
subject. For further details and
admission criteria, please visit the
webpage at:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/postgraduate/professional_training/msc_palaeopathology/
Newcastle University runs a MA programme
in History of Medicine that provides
specialized postgraduate training in
this rapidly growing interdisciplinary
field. This MA programme is of special
interest in that it offers comprehensive
coverage of the whole history of
medicine from classical antiquity to the
twenty-first century. It provides the
necessary research training that will
either link into further PhD study or
act as a stand alone MA. For further
details and admission criteria, please
visit the webpage at
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/historical/postgrad/taught/ma_medicine.htm
and you can download the Masters
brochure here:
Newcastle History of Medicine Brochure
Each year, the Northern Centre awards a
number of Masters Studentships in the
History of Medicine. These studentships
will be advertised on our webpage as
well as through mailing lists.
Candidates who have successfully
completed one of the programmes will be
eligible to take part in the annual
Wellcome Trust PhD studentship
competition.
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