MSc/PgDip/PgCert Health History in Glasgow United Kingdom | University of Strathclyde

The MSc in Health History is a postgraduate research program designed to immerse students in key discussions, debates, and specialized subjects within health and medical history. The curriculum features expert-led specialized modules, a sources and methods course addressing both practical and theoretical aspects of medical history, and the chance to undertake an original historical research project through a dissertation. Participants can examine diverse topics including:

• The evolution of psychiatry from the 19th century onward
• Cultural perspectives on meat consumption and vegetarianism
• Gender, sexuality, and health through history
• The growth of pharmaceutical regulation
• Media's role in shaping medical knowledge through film and television
• Nutrition as a contentious field in medical history
• Practical applications of oral history research
• Medicine's influence on modern warfare
• Connections between heritage sites, health tourism, and medical history
• Complex dynamics between medical institutions, governments, and the public
• Media portrayals of health issues and their societal impact

This program draws on the expertise of fifteen researchers from Strathclyde's Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare (CSHHH), Scotland's leading institution for medical history research. The CSHHH, a partnership between Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University, informs the program's focus areas including drug history, military medicine, children's health, nutrition studies, mental health, disability studies, environmental health, and patient narratives. Program Structure: The first semester includes a core Research Skills module alongside two elective specialized courses, providing methodological training for historical research. The second semester features Dissertation Preparation plus two more optional modules (see listings below). Students complete their studies with a 15,000-word original research dissertation under expert supervision.