Health, Medicine and Society (360G-Wellcome-213374_Z_18_Z)

The MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society (HMS) provides students with interdisciplinary training in the history, philosophy, anthropology and sociology of health and medicine. The programme is structured around taught modules across the four disciplines. These are keyed to three research essays (one pass/fail of 3,000 words; two of 5,000 words), supported by one-to-one supervisions. Students are guided by an overall course manager and individual subject managers to choose their modules and to identify a dissertation topic. The 15,000-word dissertation, also supported by one-to-one supervision, allows students to master a particular topic and the appropriate methods for addressing it. The programme is distinctive in training students in these four disciplines. No other programme in the UK does this. Moreover, because it is situated within a vibrant international hub of humanities and social sciences research in health and medicine, students are supervised by leading scholars in the field. Students arrive with a first-class degree (or equivalent) and learn to think critically and independently, employing a range of methods, about the meanings of health and medicine. HMS was launched in 2017, and from the outset has attracted outstanding students with tremendous promise for the future.