MA History of Welfare & Medicine in Society

at University College Dublin

Core Modules Stage 1
 

• Dissertation

  HIS40920
   

• Disseminating History

  HIS42020
   

• Delving into the Archives

  HIS42690

Optional Modules Stage 1
 

• Sexuality and the State in Irish Drama and Culture

  ENG32380
   

• Madness and Civilisation

  HIS31310
   

• Medicine, Culture and Society

  HIS31460
   

• Life on the Edge: Drugs, Institutions, and Stigma in Ireland since 1960

  HIS32770
   

• Research Collaboration

  HIS42380
   

• Dangerous and Deviant

  HIS42580
   

• A Global History of Refugees

  HIS42620
   

• One World, One Health?

  HIS42820

• ​A primary degree in an appropriate field such as a Bachelor of Arts, or in a cognate discipline such as medicine and nursing. You must supply details of any third level institutions you have attended and professional qualifications you have attained.

• Excellent academic grades 2H1 or an equivalent of a UCD GPA 3.2  NFQ Level 8.  Transcripts will be required

• You will be asked to complete a supporting statement outlining your reasons and motivation for wishing to undertake the course

• Two academic references from referees who are in a position to assess your intellectual ability, maturity and motivation.

• Candidates whose first language is not English are normally expected to have achieved an overall 6.5 in IELTS or equivalent with no individual band lower than 6.

Non-EU fees for academic year 2022/23 are:

€ 20,500

You will be equipped to excel in numerous careers that value critical thinking, writing and time- and project-management skills. Many of our alumni work in senior positions across a diverse range of industries including education, the media, NGOs and the Arts. Whilst some continue on to PhD research. Some graduates proceed to PhD studies at Irish, British, and European institutions.