History of Medicine - MA

Core Modules:

• Historical Research: Theory, Skills & Methods
• Themes and Methods in Medical History
• Matters of Life & Death: Topics in the Medical Humanities

Optional Modules:

All students are required to take one of the following optional modules:

• Themes & Approaches to the Historical Study of Religious Cultures
• Themes & Approaches to the Historical Study of Consumption
• Themes & Approaches to the Historical Study of Empire
• Themes & Approaches to the Historical Study of Gender & Sexuality

Teaching:

All course-specific core modules and optional modules will be delivered by weekly two-hour seminars, and the MA methdological core module by a variety of lectures, seminars and workshops.

Assessment:

All modules apart from the dissertation will be assessed solely by the submission of a 6,000 word essay. A 15,000 word dissertation is required (20,000 for MA in History of Medicine students), The dissertation project will be undertaken under the supervision of one of the Department’s faculty members.