MA in Medicine, Occupation and Health in Historical Perspective. (360G-Wellcome-062562_Z_00_E)

University of Exeter: Master's Degree in the History of Medicine Course title: MA in Medicine, Occupation and Health in Historical Perspectives. This MA is the multi-disciplinary study of the role of modern medicine in the workplace in an international context. It integrates the history of medicine and medical practice with contemporary issues in occupational health. The one year programme is structured in the following way: (a) Historical Skills and Methodology, (b) A core course consisting of two specialist modules in the history of medicine and issues in occupational health. The optional modules include, but not limited to: Medicine and Social Policy in Modern Britain; Population; Disease and Health in Modern Britain; Sociology of Reproduction; The Sociology of Science and Technology; Nineteenth Century Science and Gender. (b) Fieldwork: Students may develop an individual fieldwork module in collaboration with staff. This will enable a student to combine professional and/or personal experience with an intellectual perspective on the historical development of their chosen area. Dissertation: individual topic of 20,000 words, agreed between individual students and the programme director. The course is delivered in Semesters 1 and 2, taken up with taught modules. The focus is on providing both a broad knowledge of issues in medical history and occupational health in the modern world and also the basic training in skills required for conducting research in medical history.