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Please forward or draw to the attention of any interested students or
colleagues these postgraduate opportunities, including potential funding for
fulltime study.  We have just been informed that, in addition to our ESRC
quota studentships, the MRC have allocated three advanced course
studentships to the course for 2001/2. These awards cover full fees and
maintenance for fulltime study over one year.

Royal Holloway has a postgraduate 'Open Day' on Saturday 17 February,
10.30am -3pm. All prospective applicants are welcome. (Details from
Postgraduate Secretary below.)


 ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

 MSc in MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

Applications are invited for this well-established course which aims to
equip students to undertake social research in health and health care.   The
programme has 'RT' recognition from the ESRC, i.e. the research training
provided exempts students proceeding to PhD study from  further general
research training.  It is also appropriate for those wishing to undertake
applied social research in the health service or for those who are already
working in the health service and wish to extend their research skills.

The course may be taken over 1 year  full-time or 2 years part-time (daytime
classes normally 1 day per week).  Course units include sociology of health
& illness, health care organisation, theory & methods of social research and
statistics & computing.  Assessment is by coursework, take-home essay papers
and a 10,000 word dissertation.

The Department welcomes applications for the course from students who
possess or expect to obtain a good first degree in sociology, a related
discipline, or in an  interdisciplinary programme including a substantial
element of sociology.  Applications from students with appropriate
professional qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
Applicants wishing to be considered for an ESRC or MRC studentship are
advised to apply as soon as possible, and preferably not later than early
April.

Further details and application forms can be obtained from the Postgraduate
Secretary in the Department of Social and Political Science (email
[log in to unmask].  Tel 01784 44368) or from our website at
http://www.rhul.ac.uk.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to the Course Director, Dr Mary Ann
Elston (address below).

The Department also has an active PhD programme (and is recognised for Mode
A and Mode B ESRC awards). Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr
Jonathan Gabe, Director of Graduate Studies, email [log in to unmask]

Dr Mary Ann Elston
Department of Social and Political Science
Royal Holloway
University of London
Egham
Surrey TW20 0EX

email  [log in to unmask].
Tel  (+44) (0) 1784 443688
Fax (+44) (0) 1784 434375