Universities United Kingdom University of Kent Courses Medical Humanities - MA

Medical Humanities - MA
at University of Kent

Kent, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 17,400
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Medicine is one of the great human activities. The changes that medicine has undergone, and the problems and opportunities it raises, should be of interest to everyone.

In this MA you are introduced to many questions asked about medicine from within the humanities. You have the opportunity to examine the history of Western medicine and to consider how medical practice is presented in, and shaped by, literature and the arts. You have the chance to reflect on what is involved in classifying something as a disease or an abnormal mental state, and to explore various ethical and legal problems that arise within medicine. You will also learn about the history of the medical humanities as a field and the debates that have surrounded its identity and role.

Course Content
The following modules are indicative of those offered on this programme. This list is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules. You may also have the option to take modules from other programmes so that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas that interest you.

Compulsory modules currently include:
- EN909 - Medical Humanities: An Introduction
Optional modules may include:
- ENGL8450 - Global Victorians (30 credits)
- ENGL8520 - Colonial and Postcolonial Discourses (30 credits)
- ENGL9220 - Animal Humanities: Evolution to Extinction (30 credits)
- EN868 - Queer Enlightenments: Eighteenth-Century Narratives of Sex and Gender
- EN900 - Illness and Disability in American Culture
- HIST8000 - Imperial Knowledge and Indigenous Responses: Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial South Asia (30 credits)
- PL806 - Norms and Values
- CL821 - Ancient Greek Sciences: Astronomy, Cosmology and Physics
- LAWS9400 - Healthcare Law and Ethics
- LAWS9410 - The Regulation of Healthcare
- LAWS9420 - Reproductive Justice
- LAWS9450 - Health, Poverty and Social Justice
Entry Requirement
A first or second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.

All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications.
Fees & Scholarships
Fees
- Home full-time-£9300
- EU full-time-£13000
- International full-time-£17400
For students continuing on this programme fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.
Career Prospect
Many career paths can benefit from the writing and analytical skills that you develop as a postgraduate student in the School of English. Our students have gone on to work in academia, journalism, broadcasting and media, publishing, writing and teaching; as well as more general areas such as banking, marketing analysis and project management.

Cost Of Studying At University of Kent

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Medical Humanities - MA at University of Kent