Reminder: two bursaries for taught Master's study at CHSTM, University of Manchester, UK
The deadline for the bursary scheme advertised below is Monday 31 March.
Please note that if you plan to apply, you will at the same time need to
apply for a place on the programme itself, using the University of
Manchester's online submissions system: this will require two academic
references, and you should allow time to collect these. For further
details, please email me for a copy of the bursary application form.
Best regards
James Sumner
Programme Director, MSc History of Science, Technology and Medicine
james.sumner@manchester.ac.uk
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The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM)
at the University of Manchester offers two bursaries (small grants) of
£5000 each towards tuition for its MSc (taught Masters) programmes,
including study in the medical humanities and science communication.
For all details of our MSc programme, see the website:
http://www.chstm.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/
The awards are aimed at highly motivated students with a strong
commitment to proceeding through the MSc to PhD research at CHSTM. For
this reason, they are not open to medical students taking the MSc as an
intercalation, or to other students with a pre-planned non-PhD study route.
The scheme is open to all suitably qualified UK and international
candidates, and offered for either full-time or part-time study starting
in September 2014. The award of £5000 covers the majority of the course
fees for UK and EU students (£6300 full-time), or may be awarded as a
contribution to the international fee (£18000 full-time). It does not
include a stipend or support for accommodation.
PhD study is demanding, and the requirements for a bursary are higher
than those for acceptance on the Master’s programme overall. We will
consider all bursary applicants with a First-class undergraduate degree
or international equivalent (see
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grade-comparison-of-overseas-qualifications).
However, we will also consider other applicants who can demonstrate
strong aptitude for historical or related work through their study
backgrounds or professional experience.
Applicants will need to have thought carefully about a potential PhD
research project, and should have discussed this with one or more
potential supervisors at CHSTM to ensure its viability. The proposed
area of study should be explained in the ‘Case for support’ presented on
the application form.
For a copy of the application form, please contact the programme
director, Dr James Sumner, at james.sumner@manchester.ac.uk .
The deadline for applications is Monday 31 March 2014.
*ABOUT US*
CHSTM is one of the world's leading centres for the histories of
science, technology and medicine and their relations with wider society.
Our MSc programme combines approaches from several disciplines, allowing
students to specialise along one of three interconnected pathways:
* the core History of Science, Technology and Medicine pathway focuses
on nineteenth- and twentieth-century science, technology and medicine,
their social and cultural backgrounds, and their implications for the
present and future.
* the Medical Humanities pathway combines historical understanding of
medicine and healthcare with approaches from literary studies, the
social sciences and the visual arts. It is available to medical students
as an intercalated MSc, or more generally as a stand-alone course.
* the Science Communication pathway focuses on recent history and
current practices in communication between scientific and medical
experts and wider audiences, covering both science media and science
policy studies.
The programme includes a mixture of core taught units (courses), giving
a general introduction to the field; more specialised taught units
including a choice of options; and a research dissertation, developed
through independent study and one-to-one meetings with a research
supervisor. We have a lively postgraduate community of Masters and PhD
students, and an outstanding track record of progression from Masters to
PhD, and from doctoral to postdoctoral study. We pride ourselves on the
interdisciplinary nature of our programmes, and cater for students with
a science background as well as those arriving with a humanities or
social science undergraduate degree.
Please note that if you plan to apply, you will at the same time need to
apply for a place on the programme itself, using the University of
Manchester's online submissions system: this will require two academic
references, and you should allow time to collect these. For further
details, please email me for a copy of the bursary application form.
Best regards
James Sumner
Programme Director, MSc History of Science, Technology and Medicine
james.sumner@manchester.ac.uk
===
The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM)
at the University of Manchester offers two bursaries (small grants) of
£5000 each towards tuition for its MSc (taught Masters) programmes,
including study in the medical humanities and science communication.
For all details of our MSc programme, see the website:
http://www.chstm.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/
The awards are aimed at highly motivated students with a strong
commitment to proceeding through the MSc to PhD research at CHSTM. For
this reason, they are not open to medical students taking the MSc as an
intercalation, or to other students with a pre-planned non-PhD study route.
The scheme is open to all suitably qualified UK and international
candidates, and offered for either full-time or part-time study starting
in September 2014. The award of £5000 covers the majority of the course
fees for UK and EU students (£6300 full-time), or may be awarded as a
contribution to the international fee (£18000 full-time). It does not
include a stipend or support for accommodation.
PhD study is demanding, and the requirements for a bursary are higher
than those for acceptance on the Master’s programme overall. We will
consider all bursary applicants with a First-class undergraduate degree
or international equivalent (see
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grade-comparison-of-overseas-qualifications).
However, we will also consider other applicants who can demonstrate
strong aptitude for historical or related work through their study
backgrounds or professional experience.
Applicants will need to have thought carefully about a potential PhD
research project, and should have discussed this with one or more
potential supervisors at CHSTM to ensure its viability. The proposed
area of study should be explained in the ‘Case for support’ presented on
the application form.
For a copy of the application form, please contact the programme
director, Dr James Sumner, at james.sumner@manchester.ac.uk .
The deadline for applications is Monday 31 March 2014.
*ABOUT US*
CHSTM is one of the world's leading centres for the histories of
science, technology and medicine and their relations with wider society.
Our MSc programme combines approaches from several disciplines, allowing
students to specialise along one of three interconnected pathways:
* the core History of Science, Technology and Medicine pathway focuses
on nineteenth- and twentieth-century science, technology and medicine,
their social and cultural backgrounds, and their implications for the
present and future.
* the Medical Humanities pathway combines historical understanding of
medicine and healthcare with approaches from literary studies, the
social sciences and the visual arts. It is available to medical students
as an intercalated MSc, or more generally as a stand-alone course.
* the Science Communication pathway focuses on recent history and
current practices in communication between scientific and medical
experts and wider audiences, covering both science media and science
policy studies.
The programme includes a mixture of core taught units (courses), giving
a general introduction to the field; more specialised taught units
including a choice of options; and a research dissertation, developed
through independent study and one-to-one meetings with a research
supervisor. We have a lively postgraduate community of Masters and PhD
students, and an outstanding track record of progression from Masters to
PhD, and from doctoral to postdoctoral study. We pride ourselves on the
interdisciplinary nature of our programmes, and cater for students with
a science background as well as those arriving with a humanities or
social science undergraduate degree.