Health Humanities MA

UCL (University College London)

Health and illness in society is one of the key concerns that underpins our modern existence. The Health Humanities MA enables you to gain a detailed understanding of how methods from the humanities can influence biomedicine, clinical practice and the politics of healthcare. An interdisciplinary degree taught at UCL, you’ll graduate ready to apply your expertise to careers in the medical field, science organisations, academic research, and more. The programme enables students to approach issues relating to health and illness from both a historical and contemporary perspective and from a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, history, philosophy, sociology, science and technology studies, global health, literature and film studies. Students will also learn to work in an interdisciplinary manner.The programme is suitable for students who wish to gain a training and qualification in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches in the health humanities as a foundation for higher research and professional work, and for graduates from other fields or careers wishing to supplement their existing knowledge and experience. The Health Humanities MA is based in UCL's Health Humanities Centre, which draws together world-leading researchers from different disciplines including medicine and health in history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and cultural and film studies. With 83% of SELCS-CMII research activity being graded 4 ‘world leading’ and 3 ‘internationally excellent’ in the REF 2021.