Our Masters by Research degree allows you to undertake extended independent research at Masters level.You'll carry out a research project on a topic of your choice, with expert guidance from a single supervisor or two co-supervisors, and use your findings to produce a thesis of around 30,000 words. This degree presents a great opportunity to explore an area of interest in greater depth, gaining advanced knowledge and skills that will prepare you for specialist career paths or further study. Unlike a Masters degree, a Masters by Research degree doesn't include any taught content. Instead, you'll work closely with your supervisor to agree the content and structure of your research project, as well as your process and schedule. Your supervisor will help you to make sure that your research will be a significant original contribution to your field, and that you can realistically complete it within the proposed timescale. You'll continue to receive expert guidance from your supervisor throughout your degree, and they can advise you on developing your project as your research progresses. Your research will be assessed on both the strength of your thesis and an oral examination called a viva voce.<br><br>The Medical Humanities Research Group brings together researchers who work on a broad range of topics across the interaction between literature/culture and medicine and health. Our focus is interdisciplinary, and we have strong connections with colleagues in medical engineering, health sciences and primary care, as well as service users across the city, particularly through the University's Centre for Medical Humanities. The Centre is one of the most active of its kind in the UK, organising conferences, workshops and career training and development sessions. Our research approach is to utilise the critical thinking practices of the arts and humanities to ask questions rooted in experiences, practices, representations and histories of medicine, health, illness, disability and care. We use fictions, cultural theory and the creative arts to develop innovative approaches to exploring meanings of medicine and health.