Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 12 months full time 24 months part time
Science influences every conceivable facet of modern life, from what we eat, to how we talk, and when we die. But how did we get here? And what does it all mean for where we go next?
This Masters course examines scientific knowledge and its medical and technological applications. You’ll acquire a critical and analytical understanding of how science has developed, as well as how it has shaped the world we live in.
You’ll be trained in research methods that are specific to history and the humanities, to develop narrative communication skills, and to critically analyse scientific knowledge production. You’ll also examine the big debates in the development and curation of science.
A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons)
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The School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science has an excellent record of former students going on to a wide variety of careers and further study.
You’ll graduate from this course well-prepared for further study at PhD level, but also for a range of non-academic careers, for example at scientific foundations and institutions, in science communication and media, science policy, campaign groups and think tanks, public engagement via museums and heritage organisations, archival work, science PR and consultancy.
If you are currently a school teacher you may also wish to use the course to support your continuing professional development.
Year 1 compulsory modules
Making Histories of Science, Technology and Medicine 30
Big Issues in History of Science, Technology and Medicine 30
Year 1 optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)
Medicine and Warfare in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 30
Sexuality and Disease in African History 30
History and Philosophy of Science: Dissertation 60
Topics in the Philosophy of Physics 30
Perspectives on Mind, Brain & Society 30
History & Theory of Modern Science Communication 30
The Origin of Modern Medicine (Birth of the Clinic) 30
History and Philosophy of Science: Extended Dissertation 90
History and Philosophy of Technology 30
Philosophy of the Social Sciences 30
Topics in the Philosophy of Biology 30
External Placement 30
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