Postgraduate study

Why study HPS at Cambridge?

The Department has an outstanding international reputation for teaching and research. Specialist staff teach a wide range of subjects across the history, philosophy and sociology of the sciences and medicine.

MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine

This MPhil (Master of Philosophy) provides students with an unparalleled opportunity to explore topics across history and philosophy of science and medicine, laying deep foundations for further study, work and public involvement. The course is taught by lectures, seminars and supervisions, and assessed by research essays and a dissertation.

MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society

This MPhil course – run jointly with the Departments of Social Anthropology and Sociology – offers a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research on health, medicine and society. No other programme can match Cambridge's breadth and concentration of expertise in this rapidly expanding and exciting subject area.

PhD in History and Philosophy of Science

The PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) is a research degree. Applicants will be admitted directly to the PhD only if they already have an exceptionally strong background in the field – usually through the MPhil or Part III course in this department or a similar course at another university – and an appropriate and focused research proposal.