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MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society

 

Main Timetable 25-26:

Information on this page is subject to change. Please check back shortly before the scheduled event, for any updates. 

In addition to the course modules, there are several Workshops and Special Sessions offered throughout the year, which HMS students are strongly encouraged to attend.

 


 

Michaelmas Term:

Core Modules: Weeks 1–4 

Medical Anthropology
Iza Kavedžija
HPS Seminar Room 1
Sessions 1, 3 & 4:
Thursdays, 10.15 – 11.45am
 
Session 2 Rescheduled to:
Monday, 13th October, 3.30 - 5.00pm
Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine
HPS Seminar Room 1
Mondays, 10–11.30am
Medical Sociology
Darin Weinberg
HPS Seminar Room 2
Mondays, 2–3.30pm
History of Medicine
Philippa Carter
HPS Seminar Room 1
Tuesdays, 3–4.30pm

Optional Modules: Weeks 5–8 

Medical Anthropology:
'Non-Normal' – Bodies, (Dis)Abilities, Epistemologies

Kelly Fagan Robinson
HPS Seminar Room 1
 
Thursdays, 10.15–11.45am
Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine:
AI in Healthcare

Marta Halina
HPS Seminar Room 2
Mondays, 10-11.30am
Medical Sociology:
The Sociology of Reproduction

Parul Bhandari, Robert Pralat, Marcin Smietana
HPS Seminar Room 2 & Zoom (Seminar 4)
Mondays, 2–3.30pm
History of Medicine: Reproductive Technologies
Nick Hopwood
HPS Seminar Room 1
Sessions 1, 2 & 4:
Tuesdays, 3–4.30pm
 
Session 3 Rescheduled to:
Friday, Nov 28, 3pm - 4:30pm

Lent Term:

Optional modules: Weeks 1–4

Medical Anthropology:
Aging in the Contemporary World

Sally Raudon, Magdalena Zegarra Chiaporri
HPS Seminar Room 1
Thursdays, 10.15–11.45am
Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine:
Non-Epistemic Values in Biomedical Research
Stephen John, Tim Lewens 
Week 1: HPS Board Room
Weeks 2-4: HPS Seminar Room 1
Mondays, 10–11.30am
Medical Sociology:
The Political Economy of Biomedical Innovation

Stuart Hogarth
HPS Seminar Room 1
Mondays, 3–4.30pm
History of Medicine: More Than Human Health
Dmitriy Myelnikov
HPS Seminar Room 1
Tuesdays, 3–4.30pm

Detailed Descriptions for all modules are also available here.