New Master Programmes in Medical Humanities at Durham University
The field of Medical Humanities combines the insights and perspectives of the humanities and social sciences to address, critique, and reconfigure what it means to be healthy within and beyond the domain of medicine.
Global | Critical | Accessible
Durham University has the highest concentration of Medical Humanities scholars in the UK. Studying the new Masters of Medical Humanities will give you exposure to and interaction with some of the leading scholars in this area.
MA Programmes in Medical Humanities
Professor Angela Woods, Medical Humanities Programme Director, talks about the impact of Medical Humanities and the scope of the four postgraduate taught Medical Humanities programmes at Durham University.
Overall, the programme has exceeded my expectations. More importantly, it has shown me what is possible in an academic environment despite my physical limitations. In short, the format of the MA in Medical Humanities fully reflects the principles of the discipline.
Hear from Our Students
Mariana Gudino-Castanon from our first cohort of students reflects on her experience taking the MA in Medical Humanities. Listen to her story!
A Sense of Community
MA in Medical Humanities Chinese Webinar
An introduction to our MA taught programmes in medical humanities for audiences in China.
Four Programme Options
We offer four options to enable you to find the programme which best suits your aims and preferred mode of study. Among them is the world’s first fully online MA in Medical Humanities offering maximum accessibility and flexibility.
We have designed a bespoke programme in Medical Humanities that is unique both in its accessibility as well as the breadth of its interdisciplinarity. Students can expect coursework that fits their schedules, modules taught by a wide range of experts, and an educational model that facilitates peer-to-peer learning among an international student cohort.
MA in Medical Humanities
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MA in Medical Humanities (Online)
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Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Humanities (Online)
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Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Humanities (Online)
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Superb course design: dividing the content into sections titled “read”, “watch”, “explore” and “discuss” caters to different learning styles and makes the materials come alive (and adds an element of… fun!). A varied range of assessments invites deep reflection and can be also readily applied in different professional and academic contexts.
Who can take the programme?
This suite of programmes has been designed to welcome graduates from across the humanities and social sciences, intercalating medical students and individuals with professional experience or career aspirations in clinical, policy or other health-related settings.
Please get in touch if you consider applying and let us know what you need from our team in order to thrive.
Careers and Employability
The MA in Medical Humanities provides rich interdisciplinary training that is ideal not only for those aspiring to a PhD but also for those working in medicine, non-profits, policy settings, bioethics, and any context where health inequality and critical medical debates are vital.
Meet the Medical Humanities team
Institute for Medical Humanities
Durham University
Caedmon Building
Leazes Road
Durham
DH1 1SZ
T. +44 (0)191 334 8277