Philosophy Politics and Economics of Health

The Philosophy, Politics and Economics of Health MA aims to equip students with the skills necessary to play an informed role in debates concerning distributive justice and health. It explores the central ethical, economic and political problems facing health policy in the UK and globally, especially in relation to social justice.

The programme covers relevant areas of moral and political theory, comparative policy analysis, and health economics, to allow students to come to a wide understanding of background issues, history and constraints, in order to be able to make a positive contribution to current debates in this field.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of three core modules (45 credits), five optional modules (75 credits) and a research dissertation (60 credits).

A Postgraduate Diploma of 120 credits is available, consisting of three core modules (45 credits), and five optional modules (75 credits).

Core modules

• Philosophy Politics and Economics of Health
• Health Policy and Reform
• Key Principles of Health Economics

Optional modules

• Bioethics Governance
• Comparative Human Rights Law
• Law and Governance of Global Health
• Global Justice and Health
• Illness
• Madness
• Conflict, Humanitarianism and Health
• Ethics and Regulation of Research
• Contemporary Political Philosophy
• Normative Ethics
• Public Ethics
• Health Inequalities over the Life-course
• From Imperial Medicine to Global Health, 1860s to Present
• Death, Dying and Consequences
• Disability and Development
• Introduction to Deafhood
• Global Health and Development
• Anthropology and Psychiatry
• Medical Anthropology
• Modules from other UCL Master's-level programmes, subject to approval from the Course Director and timetabling constraints.

Or any other suitable module from other UCL Master's-level programmes, subject to approval from the course Director and timetabling constraints

Dissertation/report

All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of up to 12,000 words.

Teaching and learning

The programme is taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials. Student performance is assessed through examinations, presentations and coursework (depending on the options chosen), and the dissertation.

Normally a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard; however, relevant employment/volunteering will be taken into consideration.

Wellcome Trust Scholarship

Eligibility:

UK, EU, Overseas students

Criteria:

Based on academic merit