Health Humanities MPhil/PhD 36 months PHD Programme By UCL |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

29,800 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Medicine Related StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The MPhil/PhD programme in Health Humanities offers students the opportunity to study with world-leading academics in the health humanities, researching issues related to health and illness from the humanities and social sciences in the vibrant research community of the UCL Health Humanities Centre, with the unparalleled research resources of Bloomsbury.

Research areas:

  • Interdisciplinary health humanities
  • History of medicine and the psychological disciplines
  • Empirical bioethics
  • Public health ethics
  • Philosophy of medicine

A PhD in Health Humanities provides the basis for academic careers in the health and medical humanities, as well as in a broad spectrum of more specialised disciplines, including bioethics, the philosophy of medicine, history of medicine, medical sociology or medical anthropology. It is also a suitable preparation for careers in science and medical journalism, bioethics, healthcare policy, NGOs, museum and heritage, among others.


Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The MPhil/PhD programme in Health Humanities offers students the opportunity to study with world-leading academics in the health humanities, researching issues related to health and illness from the humanities and social sciences in the vibrant research community of the UCL Health Humanities Centre, with the unparalleled research resources of Bloomsbury.

Research areas:

  • Interdisciplinary health humanities
  • History of medicine and the psychological disciplines
  • Empirical bioethics
  • Public health ethics
  • Philosophy of medicine

A PhD in Health Humanities provides the basis for academic careers in the health and medical humanities, as well as in a broad spectrum of more specialised disciplines, including bioethics, the philosophy of medicine, history of medicine, medical sociology or medical anthropology. It is also a suitable preparation for careers in science and medical journalism, bioethics, healthcare policy, NGOs, museum and heritage, among others.


Admission Requirements

191+
3.3+
109+
75+
7.5+
A minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

3 Years
Sep

Domestic
6,215 GBP
International
29,800 GBP

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