Course summary
The MSc in Health History explores the last two-and-a-half centuries to seek the origins and impacts of our modern health experiences and expectations, together with the reasons they've changed so rapidly. The degree is suitable for those from humanities, social science and health science backgrounds as well as those who have worked in the health professions. The MSc Health History is organised around the expertise of staff in the Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare (CSHHH) Glasgow. The CSHHH is a research collaboration between historians of medicine and of health and healthcare at Glasgow Caledonian and Strathclyde universities.
Modules
Compulsory class: Research Skills, Sources, and Methods for Historians. Optional classes (five to be chosen): Health & Healthcare in the Long Nineteenth Century, Pharmaceuticals, Ethics and Health, 1800 – 1980, Media and Health, Advanced Oral History, Medicine and Warfare, 1800-2000, Gender, Health and Modern Medicine, Medicine, Health and the Moving Image, Governing Highs and Health: History and the Control of Drugs, c.1800-c.1945, Fleshy Histories: Meat Eating and Meat Avoidance, 1500 to the Present, Work Placement in History, Food and Health in the West during the Twentieth Century, Organic Machines, Engineered Environments and Hybrid Natures.
Assessment method
A full account of assessment will be provided in each module handbook. The pass mark is 50% in all classes.
Entry requirements
A first or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in History or a related discipline
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Sponsorship information
There are several scholarship opportunities available for students applying for this course. Please see website for further details.
Provider information
University of Strathclyde
McCance Building
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ