MA in Medical Humanities

at Durham University

Course structure

Our two core modules, Concepts and Frameworks in the Critical Medical Humanities, and Reimagining Health Research, develop advanced skills in interpreting and using a range of different kinds of data, from textual and material sources to data gathered through a range of qualitative methods.

The optional modules on offer change each year, as they reflect the research interests of staff; we cannot guarantee in advance that a particular module will be running in any particular year.

Examples of optional modules include:
 

• Literary Masculinity at the Fin-de-siecle

• Divergence, Deviance, and Disability in 19th C Literature

• Illness as Narrative Practice*

• Neurodiversity and the Humanities*

• Visual Culture: Theory and Practice

• Science, Technology, and the Re-making of Nature

• Ethics, Medicine and History

• Phenomenology and The Sciences of Mind

• Anthropology of Global Health

• Society Health and Wellbeing

• Understanding Risk

• Social Dimensions of Risk and Resilience

• Medical Law and Ethics

• Frontiers in Biolaw

• Contemporary Issues in Medical Law*

• Social Policy and Society

(*) Indicates a course delivered in a fully online modality.

At least one of the following:
 

• A 2:1 undergraduate degree
• Active enrolment on an intercalated UG/PG medical degree programme
• At least five years work in a professional environment with relevance to health and/or medicine, with at least two years in some form of leadership role
• Successful completion of the associated PG Certificate programme

A 500-word personal statement which should include the following:
 

• An outline of your interest in an interdisciplinary MA in Medical Humanities
• What skills and knowledge you would bring to the course
• What skills and knowledge you would hope to acquire
• An indication of your planned area of research

Two professional and/or academic references from people who are familiar with your work, commenting on your suitability for the programme.

Tuition fees
 

• Home students    £10,800 per year
• EU students    £22,900 per year
• Island students    £10,800 per year
• International students    £22,900 per year

The tuition fees shown are for one complete academic year of study, are set according to the academic year of entry, and remain the same throughout the duration of the programme for that cohort (unless otherwise stated).

Our graduates are highly valued by employers. They progress into a diverse range of careers and sectors, including arts and theatre management, broadcasting, publishing and journalism, business, accounting, marketing and advertising, teaching, higher education, law, third sector and government positions.