Overview

History of Health Sciences from University of California, San Francisco faculty and students investigate how medicine, health, and illness are historically perceived, and how these perceptions reflect and shape culture and society.

Students in the History of Health Sciences program from University of California, San Francisco will:

solve problems that create barriers to healthy life by proposing effective interventions at the intersections of health, humanity, and society.

examine the historical, ethical, racial, cultural, and political conditions that impact the promises of biomedical research and health care equity.

Programme Structure

Research focus areas:

Public health

Healthcare systems

Pharmaceuticals

Race

Gender

Biomedicine

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-26 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Health Sciences View 234 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

IELTS

7

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of a bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or the equivalent from an accredited institution is required. (Some programs or pathways may require a master’s degree. Please check the program that you are interested in to confirm the application requirements.)

To be eligible for admission, you must have at least a 3.0 (B) grade point average.

You may apply to only one graduate program per application cycle/year.

Unofficial transcripts may be submitted for review purposes only. Final official transcripts must be submitted upon matriculation if an offer of admission is made.

Upon completion of the application and receipt of the non-refundable application fee

Tuition Fee

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International

27366 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27366 USD per year during 60 months.
National

27366 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27366 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

12264 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12264 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Bath

808 - 1228 GBP /month

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