DURHAM UNIVERSITY (UK)
MA IN THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE (HPSM)
2007/08 Programme
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMME
Durham University’s Department of Philosophy, Centre for the History of
Medicine and Disease (CHMD), and School for Health are now accepting
applications for the 2007/08 class of their MA Programme in the History
and Philosophy of Science and Medicine (HPSM).
This one-year (two years part-time) degree provides students with a
deeper understanding of historical, cultural and philosophical issues in
science and medicine from antiquity up to the present day. Its primary
aim is to show how the intellectual vibrancy of the humanities is
relevant to a deeper understanding of past and present scientific and
medical issues.
DURHAM UNIVERSITY
Durham University is England’s third oldest university. A leading
British research institution, its lecture halls and colleges are located
in the historical district of Durham City, a world heritage site that
also includes a Romanesque Cathedral and a Norman Castle. The university
has state of the art facilities located in and around the city. There is
also the newly built Wolfson Research Institute on the waterfront of
Queen’s Campus at Stockton-on-Tees. The Department of Philosophy, the
main site where students take most of their modules, is located in an
attractive eighteenth-century building in the centre of Durham, close to
lecture rooms, the university library and computer labs. The department
received the highest mark in the 2001 teaching assessment (QAA 24
points) and the high evaluation of 5 in the 2001 national Research
Assessment Exercise (RAE).
SPECIALITIES OF THE HPSM MA STAFF
The wide spectrum of academic staff from the Department of Philosophy,
the School for Health, and the Centre for the History of Medicine and
Disease allows students to focus their papers on a wide variety of
topics, some of which include:
History and Philosophy of Biology and Evolution
History and Philosophy of the Physical Sciences
History of Medicine and Public Health
Medical Ethics and Bioethics
Medical Humanities
History and Philosophy of Environmental Thought
History and Philosophy of Sex, Gender and the Body
History and Philosophy of Science and Religion
Metaphysics and Science
History and Philosophy of Psychology
Theories of Matter from Alchemy to the Electron
ADMISSION
The HPSM programme in Durham is unique in that it actively seeks to
assemble a diverse group of students who have excelled in their
undergraduate studies, or who have demonstrated a notable commitment to
scholarship during their professional career. In the past, the
programme’s unique focus has attracted strong applications from Europe,
America, China and India. We regularly admit students with degrees in
the arts, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and medicine.
For admission, a high mark on your first degree (or equivalent) is
required. Space is limited, so please apply as soon as possible.
Additional information is available on the programme’s website:
www.dur.ac.uk/hpsm.ma/. Durham’s application procedure can be accessed
at: http://www.dur.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/.
For highly qualified candidates, the programme offers Wellcome Trust
Masters Studentships in History of Medicine (tuition fees at home UK/EU
rates and maintenance stipend) and Philosophy Department Alumni Awards
on a competitive basis.
If you would like an information pack, or if you have any questions,
please contact in the first instance the Postgraduate Secretary,
Department of Philosophy, Durham University, 50 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1
3HN UK. Email: [log in to unmask]
If you have further queries about specific contents of the programme,
please contact the directors: Dr Matthew D Eddy, [log in to unmask]
(Dept. of Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science) and Dr Lutz
Sauerteig, [log in to unmask] (School for Health, History of
Medicine).
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Dr Matthew D Eddy, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, 50 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN, United Kingdom. (44) 191 334 6550. http://www.dur.ac.uk/m.d.eddy/
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