The MA Health & Society at University College Cork offers you an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to understanding the complex factors influencing health and wellbeing. This postgraduate programme is ideal for those seeking to critically examine contemporary health issues from social, policy, and economic perspectives. You will explore health not just as a medical concern, but as a deeply social phenomenon, engaging with diverse viewpoints from philosophy, public health, and economics. This Masters degree provides a unique foundation for analysing health challenges from individual, societal, and global viewpoints.
This full-time, on-campus Masters degree is studied over one year, immersing you in core modules such as Principles and Practice of Public Health and Healthcare Economics, alongside specialist pathways. You will develop advanced research skills, potentially undertaking a dissertation in Philosophy and Health, Public Health and Epidemiology, or Economics and Health, allowing for focused study on a topic of your choice. You will graduate with a Masters Degree from University College Cork, prepared for diverse career paths in public health, policy analysis, health advocacy, or further academic research.