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Master's Program: Requirements The program of study, approved by the director, must total at least 30 semester credits at the graduate level; normally the program is completed in two years. Requirements for Plan A and Plan B 1. HM 820: Humanistic and Social Perspectives on Health. 3 credits. Additional Requirements for Plan A 1. A minimum of 15 credits in a primary area of concentration. 2. A minimum of 6 credits in a secondary area of concentration, in support of the thesis. 3. Four to 6 credits of HM 899: Master's Thesis Research 4. A final oral examination on the topic of the thesis administered by a committee of three faculty members. The thesis must reflect an integration of more than one disciplinary perspective, including the perspective of the student's primary area of concentration. Additional Requirements for Plan B 1. A minimum of 12 credits in a primary area of concentration. 2. A minimum of 8 credits in a secondary area of concentration. 3. One to 3 credits of HM 898: Master's Research 4. A research paper on a topic in the area of health and humanities acceptable to a committee of two faculty members. Areas of Concentration Each student must select a primary area of concentration from among the following: philosophy of medicine and bioethics; medical anthropology; medical sociology; social work; history of medicine; literature and medicine; nursing; or epidemiology. Areas of concentration are subject to change. Students may construct other areas of concentration with the approval of the director of the Program in Bioethics, Humanities, and Society. |
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