The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the
University of Manchester offers two bursaries (small grants) of £5000
each towards tuition for its MSc (taught Master's) programmes, including
study in the medical humanities and science communication. The awards
are aimed at highly motivated students seeking to proceed to PhD study
at CHSTM.
The scheme is open to all suitably qualified UK and international
candidates, and offered for either full-time or part-time study starting
in September 2014. The award of £5000 covers the majority of the course
fees for UK and EU students (£6300 full-time), or may be awarded as a
contribution to the international fee (£18000 full-time). It does not
include a stipend or support for accommodation.
Please note that the scheme is intended for students with a strong
commitment to proceeding through the MSc to PhD research. (For this
reason, it is not open to medical students taking the MSc as an
intercalation, or to other students with a pre-planned non-PhD study
route.)
The qualification requirements are higher than for acceptance on the
programme overall. We will consider all bursary applicants with a
First-class undergraduate degree or international equivalent (see
<https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grade-comparison-of-overseas-qualifications>),
but will also consider other applicants who can demonstrate strong
aptitude for historical or related work through their study backgrounds
or professional experience.
The deadline for applications is Monday 31 March 2014. Application
details follow below.
CHSTM is one of the world's leading centres for the histories of
science, technology and medicine and their relations with wider society.
Our MSc programme combines approaches from several disciplines, allowing
students to specialise along one of three interconnected pathways:
* the core History of Science, Technology and Medicine pathway focuses
on nineteenth- and twentieth-century science, technology and medicine,
their social and cultural backgrounds, and their implications for the
present and future.
* the Medical Humanities pathway combines historical understanding of
medicine and healthcare with approaches from literary studies, the
social sciences and the visual arts. It is available to medical students
as an intercalated MSc, or more generally as a stand-alone course.
* the Science Communication pathway focuses on recent history and
current practices in communication between scientific and medical
experts and wider audiences, covering both science media and science
policy studies.
The programme includes a mixture of core taught units (courses), giving
a general introduction to the field; more specialised taught units
including a choice of options; and a research dissertation, developed
through independent study and one-to-one meetings with a research
supervisor. We have a lively postgraduate community of Masters and PhD
students, and an outstanding track record of progression from Masters to
PhD, and from doctoral to postdoctoral study. We pride ourselves on the
interdisciplinary nature of our programmes, and cater for students with
a science background as well as those arriving with a humanities or
social science undergraduate degree.
Further information about CHSTM's taught graduate programme is available at
http://www.chstm.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/
CHSTM will be hosting an Open Day for prospective applicants in early
February 2014. Further details will be circulated soon.
For further particulars and to make an application, please contact the
MSc programme director:
Dr James Sumner, Centre for the History of Science, Technology, and
Medicine, Simon Building, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL,
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