Our curriculum consists of eight courses, a tutorial and an MA thesis. The two most common ways to complete curriculum are listed below. Each box counts as one unit. Click on a course's title for its description.
Applications to the MD/MA program ordinarily begin with an application for Admission to Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. There is a separate application for the master's degree portion of the program, because this degree is provided by the Graduate School. Since our application deadline is much later than Feinberg's, we recommend that you wait to hear that you have been accepted into the medical school before completing the second application. In addition to the application and a $75 application fee, you must provide a one-page statement of purpose describing why you are seeking a combined-degree program. We require two letters of recommendation from a faculty member or employer. You may reuse one letter that was written for your medical school application, but at least one letter must address your interest in medical humanities and bioethics and your ability to do graduate-level work. You may also submit a writing sample; this is optional. You will need to send a copy of your transcripts to our office: Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program, NU Feinberg School of Medicine, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, Suite 625, Chicago, IL 60611. The GRE is not required but may bolster your application. If English is not your native language, you must provide official scores from the TOEFL or IELTS standardized test that fulfill the requirements defined by The Graduate School. You are exempt from this requirement if you have previously completed a degree from an accredited institution where the primary language of instruction is English. This will be verified by your transcripts. After you have been admitted to the MD program at Feinberg School of Medicine, you may apply online through The Graduate School. Applications and all supplemental materials must be received by the application deadline—see below. | Entering quarter | Application deadline | | Summer 2008 | Monday, May 19, 2008 | | Fall 2008 | Monday, August 11, 2008 |
. Tuition is charged as a flat fee in the summer and winter of each year. The total surcharge for the academic year 2007-2008 is $5,814 (two charges of $2907). This amount is set by the Medical School. Increases can be expected in each new academic year. In total, you will be billed for the MA surcharge 8 times over 4 years. Students are surcharged for the MA regardless of registration in the program, which means that even though you will not be taking any courses during your third year, we will continue to assess the surcharge per the schedule above. You will not be charged by the course, as other students at the Graduate School are. A "Med Grad Div" tuition charge will appear on your account for each course, but it will be reversed by a credit of the same amount. The biannual surcharge is the only charge for the master's degree program. . If after reading this you have any questions, please contact Coordinator of the Master of Arts Program Bryan Morrison. | 
