MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine

University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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9 monthsProgram duration

48,475 GBPTuition Fee/year

28 Feb, 2024Application Deadline

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Program overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

MPhil

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine is a full-time 9-month course that provides students with the opportunity to carry out focused research under close supervision by senior members of the University. Students acquire or develop skills and expertise relevant to their research interests, as well as a critical and well-informed understanding of the roles of the sciences in society. Those intending to go on to doctoral work learn the research skills needed to help them prepare a well-planned and focused PhD proposal. During the course students gain experience of presenting their own work and discussing the issues that arise from it with an audience of their peers and senior members of the Department; they attend lectures, supervisions and research seminars in a range of technical and specialist subjects central to research in the different areas of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine.
The MPhil course is assessed by two research essays and a dissertation.
The topics of the essays and dissertation should each fall within the following specified subject areas:

Ancient, medieval and early modern sciences
Ancient, medieval and early modern medicine
Sciences in the age of empire, c. 1750–1900
Modern medicine and biomedical sciences
Modern sciences
Metaphysics, epistemology and the sciences
Ethics and politics of medicine and the sciences
Philosophy of the physical sciences
Philosophy of biology and the life sciences
Philosophy of social and cognitive sciences

In addition to the individual supervisions that support work on essays and dissertations, the MPhil lectures are the core teaching resource for this course. Their purpose is to introduce research topics, methods and approaches adopted by the Department's teaching officers. Each lecture is followed by a small-group seminar that explores the topics in more depth. All MPhil students attend each lecture, but they can choose which subsequent seminars to follow.
Students are encouraged to attend the other lectures, research seminars, workshops and reading groups that make the Department a hive of intellectual activity. The Department also offers a postgraduate training programme, which focuses on key research, presentation, publication and employment skills.
The educational aims of the programme are:

to give students with relevant training at first-degree level the opportunity to carry out focused research in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine under close supervision;
to give students the opportunity to acquire or develop skills and expertise relevant to their research interests;
to enable students to acquire a critical and well-informed understanding of the roles of the sciences in society; and
to help students intending to go on to doctoral work to acquire the requisite research skills and to prepare a well-planned and focused PhD proposal.

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Program overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

MPhil

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Ancient, medieval and early modern sciences
Ancient, medieval and early modern medicine
Sciences in the age of empire, c. 1750–1900
Modern medicine and biomedical sciences
Modern sciences
Metaphysics, epistemology and the sciences
Ethics and politics of medicine and the sciences
Philosophy of the physical sciences
Philosophy of biology and the life sciences
Philosophy of social and cognitive sciences

to give students with relevant training at first-degree level the opportunity to carry out focused research in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine under close supervision;
to give students the opportunity to acquire or develop skills and expertise relevant to their research interests;
to enable students to acquire a critical and well-informed understanding of the roles of the sciences in society; and
to help students intending to go on to doctoral work to acquire the requisite research skills and to prepare a well-planned and focused PhD proposal.

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Admission Requirements

TOEFL

110+

IELTS

7.5+

Bachelor GPA

3.6+

Cambridge CAE Advanced

193+

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK First class Honours Degree.

Application Deadline

28 Feb 2024

Program Duration

9 Months

Starting Month(s)

Oct

Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic

Starts from

30,823 GBP

International

Starts from

48,475 GBP

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Ranking criteria

Overall

95.7

Academic Reputation

99.3

Citations per Paper

84.1

Employer Reputation

97.7

H-index Citations

91.6

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MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine

University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

# 3QS Subject Rankings

9 monthsProgram duration

48,475 GBPTuition Fee/year

28 Feb, 2024Application Deadline

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