Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 1 Years / 2 Years
- Attendance:
- Full Time / Part Time
- Mode of Delivery:
- Face-to-Face
- Next Intake:
- 2023/2024 September
- Contact Name:
- Róisín Cawley
- Contact Number:
- +353(0)1 716 8117
- Fees:
- Fee Information
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.
You will be equipped to excel in numerous careers that value critical thinking, writing and time- and project-management skills. Many of our alumni work in senior positions across a diverse range of industries including education, the media, NGOs and the Arts. Whilst some continue on to PhD research. Some graduates proceed to PhD studies at Irish, British, and European institutions.
Curricular information is subject to change
Full Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes
Part Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No
The MA is popular among health-care professionals keen to understand historical contexts in their profession, but also invites students from a range of academic backgrounds.
Medicine, illness and welfare occupies a central place in all our lives. The MA is designed to enable students who want to understand the place of medicine and welfare in society and history (c1750-1980) and to engage with some critical debates. Students will have the opportunity to explore themes through various media including film, literature, and art, amongst others.
The modules are taught through seminars and you will develop expertise in presenting, analytical thinking, effective communication, and writing with clarity and precision.
Core Modules:
• Delving into the Archives: Critical Theories, Power and Practice
• Disseminating History
Option Modules:
• One Health, One World
• Dangerous and Deviant: Medicine and the Marginalised
• Global History of Refugees
• Medicine, Culture and Society
• Madness and Civilization
• Research Collaborations
• Sexuality and the State in Irish Drama and Culture
• Life on the Edge
The MA in Medicine and Welfare is a 90-credit programme.
Core modules include: Delving into the Archives: Critical Theories, Power and Practice (10 credits), and Disseminating History (10 credits).
Students can select from a range of options including: One Health, One World (10 credits); ‘Dangerous and Deviant’: Medicine and the Marginalised (10 credits); Global History of Refugees (10 credits); Medicine, Culture and Society (10 credits); Madness and Civilization (10 credits); Research Collaborations (10 credits); Sexuality and the State in Irish Drama and Culture (10 credit); Life on the Edge (10 credits).
MA History of Welfare & Medicine in Society (Z240) Full Time
EU fee per year - € 7990
nonEU fee per year - € 21520
MA History of Welfare & Medicine in Society (Z241) Part Time
EU fee per year - € 4800
nonEU fee per year - € 10760
***Fees are subject to change
Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website. Please note that UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme. For further information please see International Scholarships.
Students can apply for a prestigious, internationally recognised Wellcome Trust Masters Scholarship. Please contact the MA Director Dr Catherine Cox for further information.
Dr Jane Hand
Research Fellow, University of Warwick
MA 2011
The MA in History of Welfare and Medicine in Society was the perfect fit for me. It allowed me to develop my interests in the history of medicine and equipped me with the exciting research skills I needed to undertake further postgraduate study in this area. The lecturers are very enthusiastic about their areas of expertise and I found this really inspiring. Their commitment encouraged me to continue with further postgraduate study, before embarking on a career in academia. The MA was invaluable in preparing me for my career in research and introduced me to a lively and engaged community of researchers that have enriched my working life.
The following entry routes are available:
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised