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  • DeadlineStudy Details: MA by Research 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Masters Degree Description

The History of Medicine MA will introduce you to the advanced study of the history of medicine, engaging with a range of concepts and placing medical theory in a broad social and cultural framework. The University of Warwick's History department – whose research activity is ranked one of the highest in the country (92%, REF 2021), will provide you with the guidance to acquire conceptual and practical skills and expertise in this field. Study at the University of Warwick's History department, an internationally recognised centre for innovative and influential research.

This MA encourages you to place developments within medical theory and practice in a broad social and cultural framework and to use a wide range of sources available to the historian of medicine (such as medical texts, practice records, diaries, case records, public health reports and health propaganda, and visual sources). Our modules are taught by a team of experts, ensuring that you are exposed to as many different viewpoints and app

Entry Requirements

2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries.

Student Destinations

A postgraduate degree in History provides you with the skills and knowledge to embark on a range of career paths. History Master’s graduates have pursued careers in academia, the civil service, NGOs, education, law and in a range of research roles across the private sector.

Module Details

Core modules

  • Historical Research: Theory, Skills and Methods
  • Themes and Methods in Medical History
  • Matters of Life and Death: Topics in the Medical Humanities
  • Dissertation

Optional modules

Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:

  • Themes and Approaches to the Historical Study of Religious Cultures
  • Themes and Approaches to the Historical Study of Consumption
  • Themes and Approaches to the Historical Study of Empire
  • Themes and Approaches to the Historical Study of Gender and Sexuality

You are required to take one of the above.

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