Department of Social Science, Medicine & Health
King’s College London
POSTGRADUATE BURSARIES 2013-14
The Department of Social Science, Health &
Medicine invites applications from candidates wishing to pursue Masters
programmes, starting from September 2013:
MA BIOETHICS & SOCIETY
The MA in Bioethics & Society is a new
postgraduate programme that is jointly taught with the Centre of Medical Law
and Ethics at King’s. The programme gives particular emphasis to addressing
bioethical questions in ways that integrate conceptual and normative analysis
with empirical research. Students will also study the history and sociology of
bioethics and have the opportunity to obtain training in empirical research
methods.
MSc GLOBAL HEALTH & SOCIAL JUSTICE
This interdisciplinary and novel Master’s
programme is designed to develop a new generation of thinkers and policy makers
that have high level skills in the critical analysis of the social and
political determinants of health and its inequalities in a global context as
well as abilities to identify and provide normative arguments about the
underlying ethical frameworks and conflicts. The programme includes two
core modules including Critical Global Health and Global Health Ethics as well
as a dissertation.
BURSARIES
One award for one full-time student is
available per programme. Each award will provide £2000 toward tuition fees.
The bursaries will be awarded on academic
merit. All students applying for full-time study are eligible, including UK, EU
and Overseas students.
There is no separate application procedure. All
fully completed applications received by midnight on the 31st July will be
considered for the bursaries. Applications must have been uploaded to or
received by the Postgraduate Admissions Portal by the due time and date. The
successful candidate will be notified no later than 14th August. Payments
will be made in October and January.
Further bursaries are available for the MSc
Medicine, Science & Society, MSc Gerontology, MA/MSc Ageing & Society
and the MA Public Policy & Ageing offered by the Department.
FURTHER INFORMATION
MA in Bioethics & Society:
Prof Ilina Singh (Ilina.singh@kcl.ac.uk)
MSc in Global Health &
Social Justice: Dr Sridhar Venkatapuram (sridhar.venkatapuram@kcl.ac.uk)
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