Name: MA in History of Welfare and Medicine in Society
Price: 20,43,584 INR
Availability: InStock

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

Medicine, illness and welfare occupy a central place in all our lives. The MA in the History of Welfare and Medicine in Society is designed to enable you to understand the place of medicine and welfare in society and history c1750-1980 and engage with critical debates through various media including film, literature, and art, amongst others.The programme explores the main trends within welfare and medical history from social history, gender history, post-colonial history to individual experiences of poverty, and of illness throughout history. You will explore how medicine and welfare regimes and policies overlapped with culturally constructed conceptions of femininity and masculinity, and race and ethnicity. The MA has a reputation for excellence taught by lecturers with international profiles.Modules are taught through seminars. You will develop expertise in presenting, analytical thinking, effective communication, and writing with clarity and precision.The dissertation, at the core of the MA, allows you to engage your own research-based interests.DURATION:1 Years 2 Years

Which department am I in?

UCD College of Arts and Humanities

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

€22,600.00 (20,43,584) per year

Estimated Monthly Costs (per student) - Accommodation - €1,439

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Belfield Campus

Belfield, Dublin 4,

Belfield,

Dublin,

D04 V1W8, Leinster, Republic of Ireland

Entry requirements

For international students

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 requiredYou will be asked to complete a supporting statement outlining your reasons and motivation for wishing to undertake the courseTwo 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

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