Imagining The Other

This module deals with the medical humanities around death, bereavement and loss, in an exciting opportunity for transdisciplinary learning.

Clinical staff, including nurses, allied health professionals and medical staff. The module is offered at both Level 6 and Level 7, entry admission requirements will be vary depending on the level applied for. In this module, medical humanities is taught to a deliberately, mixed cohort of students from different academic disciplines. Students joining through the short course route will join a class comprising current students studying for their degree courses at the School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's or the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL. For external students joining the module, it is a unique opportunity to experience trans-disciplinary learning. The module provides a reflective space for students to consider their own understanding of these important aspects of the human condition and to develop a broader and deeper understanding through engagement with literary texts (fiction, memoir, plays, poetry) supplemented by relevant clinical insights. The course materials are chosen with the mixed student group in mind as well as their relevance to the diverse communities in the UK. Students are guided through the module by an experienced, committed team of teaching staff from a range of academic disciplines and practitioner backgrounds.

International students: £420

UK students: £420

UK/Home: £420

International: £420

November 2025

• London, United Kingdom