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Degree Programme Table: Health in Social Science MA(Hons) - 4 Years (Full-Time (UTMAHHEASS2F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Total credits for optional courses cannot exceed 80 credits.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Mapping Health and Illness Across Societies
SHSS08001 20 credits
Identity and Experience in Health
SHSS08002 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) A-W - Health, Science and Society MA(Hons) - Level(s) 7-8

Select between 20 and 80 credits of the following courses
Medical Biology 1
BIME08004 20 credits
Our Changing World
BIME08006 20 credits
Human Geography
GEGR08007 20 credits
What is Health?: Society, Culture and Health 1
NUST08020 20 credits
Psychology 1A
PSYL08009 20 credits
Psychology 1B
PSYL08010 20 credits
Community Engagement with Technology for Sustainable Development
SCEE08022 20 credits
Sustainable Development 1a: Introducing Sustainable Development
SCIL08008 20 credits
Social Policy and Society
SCPL08004 20 credits
Politics of the Welfare State
SCPL08005 20 credits
Social Work: Making A Difference
SCWR08003 20 credits
From Research into Practice: Landmarks in Social Work Research
SCWR08005 20 credits
Learning from the lives of others
SHSS08003 20 credits
Investigating Science in Society
STIS08008 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
AND

Challenge Courses: Engaging with complex problems through interdisciplinary collaboration

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.
Our Changing World
BIME08006 20 credits
Sustainability and Social Responsibility (UG)
EDUA08116 20 credits
Sustainable Development Goals: History, Progress and Beyond 2030
EFIE08008 20 credits
Living in the Anthropocene
GESC08004 20 credits
Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World
SSPS08012 20 credits
Healthy Eating for People and Planet
VETS08016 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Total credits for optional courses cannot exceed 80 credits.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Contemporary Issues in Health and Wellbeing
SHSS08004 20 credits
Language and Communication in Health and Society
SHSS08005 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

MA Health in Social Science outside options 7-8

Select between 20 and 80 credits of the following courses
International Development, Aid and Humanitarianism
AFRI08001 20 credits
Critical Approaches to Landscapes, Power and Society
GEGR08015 20 credits
Psychology 2A
PSYL08011 20 credits
Psychology 2B
PSYL08012 20 credits
Sensing in the Community 2
SCEE08018 20 credits
Community Engagement with Technology for Sustainable Development
SCEE08022 20 credits
Sustainable Development 2a: Perspectives on Sustainable Development
SCIL08009 20 credits
Evidence, Politics and Policy
SCPL08010 20 credits
Working and Relating: Developing Your People Skills
SCWR08007 20 credits
History of Science 1
STIS08005 20 credits
History of Western Medicine
STIS08009 20 credits
AND

Health in Social Science

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Healthy Communities: Society, Culture and Health 2
NUST08024 20 credits
Learning from the lives of others
SHSS08003 20 credits
Introduction to Disability Studies (Pre-Honours)
SHSS08006 20 credits
Mental Health and Society
SHSS08007 20 credits
Gender, Sexualities and Health
SHSS08008 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
AND

Challenge Courses: Engaging with complex problems through interdisciplinary collaboration

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.
Our Changing World
BIME08006 20 credits
Sustainability and Social Responsibility (UG)
EDUA08116 20 credits
Sustainable Development Goals: History, Progress and Beyond 2030
EFIE08008 20 credits
Living in the Anthropocene
GESC08004 20 credits
Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World
SSPS08012 20 credits
Healthy Eating for People and Planet
VETS08016 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Psychological Perspectives on Health and Care
SHSS10005 20 credits
Understanding and Investigation: Methods for Health Research
SHSS10004 20 credits
Ethical Values and Challenges in Care
SHSS10003 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

MA HSS

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following courses are offered through the School of Health as option courses, they are not compulsory, but may be of interest to those on the UG Health programmes.
Health, bodies and embodiment
SHSS10009 20 credits
Drug Policy and the Public Good
SHSS10011 20 credits
Introduction to Disability Studies
SHSS10012 20 credits
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 60 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Year 4 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation (MA in Health, Science and Society)
SHSS10008 40 credits
Health Management and Management of Health
SHSS10007 20 credits
Positive Health for Communities and Individuals
SHSS10006 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

MA HSS

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following courses are offered through the School of Health as option courses, they are not compulsory, but may be of interest to those on the UG Health programmes.
Health, bodies and embodiment
SHSS10009 20 credits
Drug Policy and the Public Good
SHSS10011 20 credits
Introduction to Disability Studies
SHSS10012 20 credits
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Selected courses must be passed
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