African Studies with Health MSc

University College London
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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

The new African Studies degrees at UCL draw on world-leading research and expertise from across the university relating to the study of Africa, and offer a unique opportunity to choose one of three distinct pathways. The African Studies with Health MSc provides the opportunity to acquire specialist knowledge of cultural aspects of health in Africa, regional medical infrastructures and current community health issues.

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London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

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On request

About this course

Graduates will be well placed to take up positions with national and international policy-making bodies, non-governmental development organisations, within national ministries and in the heritage/museums sector.

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

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Subjects

  • Global
  • Medical
  • Medical training
  • Humanitarianism
  • Global Health Promotion
  • Justice and Health
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Anthropology
  • Sex and Sexuality
  • Global health

Course programme

The programme provides a long-term historical perspective on social, environmental and political issues in Africa, as well as introductory training in key humanities and social sciences research methods. Students then choose from a range of options in the UCL Institute for Global Health to learn about the specialist issues which concern them most.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of three core modules (45 credits), three optional modules (45 credits) and a dissertation/report (90 credits).

Core modules
  • Africa: Dialogues of Past and Present
  • Debating Africa's Future
  • Research Methods in African Studies
Optional modules

Most of the optional modules for this degree pathway are offered by the UCL Institute for Global Health. At the beginning of the academic year a meeting is arranged with African Studies with Health pathway students and a tutor from the institute to discuss option selections and expedite the process of module registration.

  • Students choose three from a range of options including the following:
  • Concepts and Controversies in Global Health
  • Conflict, Humanitarianism and Health
  • Corruption and Global Health
  • Global Health Promotion
  • Global Justice and Health
  • Health Systems in Global Context
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Power and Politics in Global Health
  • Reproduction, Sex and Sexuality
  • Research Methods and Evidence for Global Health
Dissertation/report

All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 15,000 words. This dissertation must focus on a question related to health issues in Africa.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars and guided independent research. Assessment is through essays, portfolio, research proposal and examination.

Additional information

Fee - £19,970 (FT) £10,140 (PT)

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