Postgraduate - Glasgow Caledonian University

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MSc/PgD/PgC Health History
Contact: Dr Janet Greenlees
E: healthhistory@gcal.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)141 331 8209
W: www.caledonian.ac.uk/lss
The MSc Health History emphasises a social approach to historical issues concerning medicine,
health and healthcare and stresses the relevance of the historical past to present day concerns.
It draws on the expertise of internationally known, research active historians at both Glasgow
Caledonian and Strathclyde Universities. Their research led modules cover a range of countries
and historical perspectives.
The underlying philosophy of the programme is to engage students with historical debates,
methodological issues and primary source materials related to the history of health and healthcare in society
and to ensure their development as scholars and researchers.
Admission to this programme is by a variety of routes. Typically, candidates should have a 2:1
undergraduate degree at honours level, with a history emphasis. However, applications are assessed on a
case-by-case basis and those with relevant experience and either a professional or a sub degree qualification
will also be considered.
Mode of Study & Duration:
MSc: 1 year (f/t), 2 years (p/t)
PgD: 9 months (f/t), 18 months (p/t)
PgC: 6 months (f/t), 18 months (p/t)
Commencing September or February
UK/EU Fees & Funding:
The degrees are self or employer funded
Application:
Download a form from our website on
www.caledonian.ac.uk/postgrad
For further information, see page 124 or use
the paper form at the back of this
prospectus.
Programme Structure:
Core Module (MSc/PgD/PgC): Sources
and Methods in the History of
Medicine/Health and Healthcare. (Split into
two parts: Debates & Controversies in the
History of Medicine, Health & Healthcare;
Historical Methods & Interpretation)
Full-time MSc: Two specialist taught
modules per semester, in addition to the core
module; Dissertation
Part-time MSc: Year 1: One specialist
taught module per semester in addition to
the core module.
Part-time MSc: Year 2: Two taught
modules from either semester; Dissertation.
Option Modules: Nursing & Caring: A
Profession for Women, 1840-1948;
Governing Highs & Health: History and the
Control of Drugs, c.1800 - c.1945; Death &
Modernity; Work & Occupational Health in
the Twentieth Century: Comparative
Perspectives; Health & Healthcare in the
Long Nineteenth Century; A Social History of
Health in British Colonial Africa; Themes in
the History of Health & Colonial Medicine in
South Asia; The Origins & Development of
the National Health Service, 1919 to the
Present; Module by Negotiated Study
International Students:
International students whose first language
is not English shall be required to
demonstrate evidence of satisfactory
competence by completing an IELTS test
with a score of at least 6.0 or by holding
another recognised qualification. See page
12 for details
Overseas Fees:
£9,500 (2009 fees)