History of Health Sciences PhD

5 Years On Campus Postgraduate Program

University of California San Francisco

Program Overview

The History of Health Sciences (HHS) program trains students to examine the history of health sciences medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, alternative healing, and biomedical research from a variety of critical approaches. With an emphasis on modern (late 19th to 21st century) contexts, the program s faculty and students investigate how medicine, health, and illness are historically perceived, and how these perceptions reflect and shape culture and society.

Program Key Stats




56 %

Eligibility Criteria


6

Additional Information & Requirements

Career Options

  • Professor
  • Community health or public health worker
  • Doctor
  • Hearing aid specialist
  • Mental health counsellor

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