Current Students

These pages contain information and advice for current students taking the MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society.

For information on applying to this course please see our prospective student pages.

• About the course
  An overview of the course, including teaching and staff
• Timetable
  The teaching timetable
• Guidance on coursework
  Procedural information related to producing and submitting coursework.
• Key dates and deadlines
  A list of important dates
• Examining
  How the course is examined
• Resources
  Information on other events, libraries and computing
• Fieldwork and working with human participants
  Advice for students considering working with human participants

General information

This course is overseen by the Degree Committee in History and Philosophy of Science, and a great deal of procedural information can be found on the Department's website. Key information is linked below.

• Complaints: How to resolve problems
• Examiners' Reports: Reports on each year's examinations process
• Instant feedback form: A form hosted by the HPS Department through which you can submit anonymous feedback at any time during the year.
• Plagiarism guidelines: How to avoid plagiarism, and the Department's use of Turnitin UK
• Student prizes: Prizes for the best student work
• Student representation: The Monitoring Committee and student representatives
• Student services overview: Some of the key services available to students

CamSIS

You should use CamSIS for administrative tasks such as updating your personal data (address, phone number etc.) and reading your supervision reports.

Student Registry

The Student Registry has administrative responsibility for graduate students. You are advised to make yourself familiar with the information on its Cambridge students website, including the Code of Practice for Master's Students.