ECTS
60 credits
Training structure
School of Medicine
Presentation
The master's degree program created in 2011 at the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier (UM1) by Professors Pierre Dujols and Laurent Visier is part of recent developments in the treatment of chronic diseases.
Healthcare professionals are called upon to participate in the development of research skills in the areas of perceptions of disease, the social organization surrounding it, the structuring of networks, and health education. This research must draw on knowledge in the life sciences and the humanities and social sciences in order to understand "hybrid objects." The most significant changes are now occurring at the interface between life sciences and human sciences. As a result, the strict division between human sciences and life sciences is no longer valid. Researchers investigating the field of chronic disease must be able to address health issues in their dual biological and social dimensions.
New skills are required to conduct high-quality research into long-term illnesses, chronic conditions, longer life expectancy, and disability.
The advantages of the training program
Submission of applications:
https://candidat.umontpellier.fr
Documents to be submitted electronically:
Identity document, copy of your most recent diploma, high school diploma, resume, cover letter, ID photo
Objectives
Qualify research professionals who combine biomedical or healthcare knowledge with innovative perspectives in the humanities and social sciences in the consideration of chronic diseases.
The humanities and society specialization trains health researchers in the following humanities and social sciences fields: sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, communication sciences, education sciences, and political sciences.
It opens up the possibility of pursuing a doctorate in these disciplines. Students who have completed a master's degree in this specialty must be able to conduct research in one of the above disciplines.
Know-how and skills
Skills acquired:
- Mastery of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to health
- Ability to formulate relevant questions in the humanities and social sciences
- Ability to produce critical analysis and bibliographic synthesis
- Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative research methodology in the humanities and social sciences
- Adaptation of methods and techniques to a research topic
- Ability to develop research hypotheses
- Mastery of the rules for producing a scientific article
Program
First semester:
1. Patient journey (12 hours/4 ECTS credits)
2. English (20 hours/4 ECTS)
3. Culture and Health (20 hours/4 ECTS)
4. Research seminar (16 hours/5 ECTS)
5. Critical reading of documents (20 hours/4 ECTS)
6. Social Sciences and Health (24 hours/5 ECTS)
7. Health, inequality, territories (20 hours/4 ECTS)
Second semester:
1. Patient journey (12 hours/3 ECTS credits)
2. English (16 hours/3 ECTS)
3. Health policies and actors (24 hours/5 ECTS)
4. Research seminar (20 hours/3 ECTS)
5. Critical reading of documents (20 hours/4 ECTS)
6. Philosophy of Care (16 hours/3 ECTS)
7. Research thesis (10ECTS)
Select a program
Master's 1
Master's degree
Admission
Target audience
Students in initial or continuing education:
- Students and professionals in medical disciplines: medicine, midwifery, pharmacy, dentistry.
- Students in social sciences and humanities disciplines aiming to enter the field of health research.
- Healthcare professionals and executives.
And after
Continuing education
The Master 2 opens up enrollment in doctoral programs in various social science disciplines (political science, sociology, anthropology, education sciences, etc.).
Professional integration
OUTLETS
Higher education (universities, schools, training centers) and research in public and private institutions, positions of responsibility in regional, national, and international public health organizations (central administrations, decentralized levels, local authorities, agencies, associations, etc.), in public and private health establishments (hospitals, clinics), and in social protection organizations (insurance funds, mutual insurance companies).
Thesis continuation recommended.