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Medical Humanities – (M.A.)
University of Leicester
Department of Humanities
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,770 - ≈ € 13,780 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Leicester / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 11 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Leicester
This course is designed to combine an intensive introduction to multidisciplinary study of the Arts with the study of the history and practice of Medicine. Essentially it investigates how the study of the Arts might inform the practice of Medicine. This is an opportunity to open up exciting new areas of medical debate through the study of history, literature, art, film, politics, psychology, and archaeology.
You will emerge as a skilled writer and analyst of cultural discourse. Those involved directly in medical practice will become more self-aware as practitioners, and more aware of patients’ concerns. Those studying the interface between Arts and Science (e.g. historians of medicine) will have the unusual opportunity of being able to engage with the methodologies of both sets of disciplines and of developing ideas in an interdisciplinary context.
Duration and mode of study
11 months full-time or two years part-time.
Contents
Course modules
Core:
* Issues in the Humanities (Humanism, Vision and Vitality, Gender, Colonialism/Postcolonialism)
* Research Skills (IT skills, bibliography, academic writing, presentation skills)
* Dissertation
Dedicated option:
* Patients and Practitioners: the Medical Encounter from the Renaissance to the Present Day
* Literature, the Visual Arts and Medicine
Teaching and assessment methods
Core modules are taught in the early evening to encourage part-time participation. Most teaching is done in seminar groups. Assessment is by essays and an IT project. MA students are also required to complete a dissertation.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Medical Students/qualified doctors or health professionals
All candidates are interviewed. Evidence must be produced of learning and writing skills appropriate for Master’s-level work, and candidates might be required to write an essay for this purpose. Generally, some clear evidence of a continuing engagement with the Arts will be regarded favourably.
Other applicants
Normally a good first degree (2:1+) in an Arts-based discipline.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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