This distinctive postgraduate programme looks at illness and medicine from a social perspective. It is a taught programme rooted in medical sociology, offering a multi-faceted exploration of health and illness. The key focus is the intersection between the medical world (health, illness, professions) with the social context and social relations.
The taught study units place the practice of medicine and the experience of health and illness within a broad socio-cultural and geographical framework. They offer the opportunity to critically engage with sociological areas of interest such as inequalities in health, the lives experience of illness, the social construction of medical knowledge, global health, health and social policy, and the social implications of genomic research, to mention a few. Research methods are also a key focus in the programme. These are then put into practice in the empirical research-based dissertation, on a topic of your choice.
a first cycle degree obtained with at least Second Class Honours or Category II in any subject or
a first cycle degree obtained with at least Third Class Honours or Category III in any subject, provided that they satisfy the Board that they are in possession of other qualifications, including relevant experience, obtained following their first cycle degree.
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Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
Locate the practice of medicine and the experience of health and illness within a cultural, social and geographical context.
Apply sociological theory and empirical research publications to the discussion of various topics related to health, illness and medicine.
Apply scientific and ethical methods in the design of your own empirical research programme.
Collect empirical data and analyse them using sociological concepts and theory.
Disseminate and publicly communicate your results.
Non EU Applicants:
Total Tuition Fees: Eur 10,800
Yr 1: Eur 5,400 - Yr 2: Eur 5,400
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This MA has been formally recognised by the Nursing 福利在线免费 Directorate as part of the professional advancement of the nursing profession. It will also appeal if you are interested in working in health or medical care settings in the public, private or voluntary sectors. As a graduate, you will have a richer and more professional CV profile by acquiring essential transferable skills related to critical analysis and critical writing, together with those related to conducting research within the social and health contexts.
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