Master of Science in Health History

University of Strathclyde

UK,Scotland

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 19,600/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

Application Fee

Sep 2025

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UK, Scotland

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1948

Total Students: 23,000 +

Int. Students: 3,700 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

16 Richmond St, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom

Master of Science in Health History

Program Overview

The MSc in Health History explores the last two-and-a-half centuries to seek the origins and impacts of our modern health experiences and expectations, together with the reasons they've changed so rapidly. It examines a variety of issues such as the:

  • Development of psychiatry since its birth in the 19th century
  • Rise of regulation for drugs and medicines
  • Impact of warfare on medical technologies
  • Challenges faced by those seeking to transform the health of British children
  • Changes and continuities in health and healthcare in Britain since 1800
  • Effects of work and workplaces on individual and environmental health
  • Concepts of and treatments for mental health in modern societies
  • Intersection of gender, sexuality and health since  1800

The degree is suitable for those from humanities, social science and health science backgrounds as well as those who have worked in the health professions.

Study with us

  • Explore the origins and impacts of our modern health experience and expectations
  • Examine the impact of warfare on medical technologies 
  • Suitable for those from humanities, social science and health science backgrounds