Course Schedule

Following is detailed information about the current academic year. The three-hour courses typically start at 6pm, but the day of the week may change from quarter to quarter.

Our master of arts program follows the Northwestern University academic calendar, which divides the year into quarters, with some changes made to accommodate the Feinberg School of Medicine's academic calendars.

Summer 2024

MHB 403: The History of Medicine

Instructor: Sarah Rodriguez, PhD
Tuesdays and Thursdays
June 25 through July 30 (except July 4)
For first-year MA students

Fall 2024

MHB 401: Foundations of Bioethics

Instructor: Tod Chambers, PhD and Mark Sheldon, PhD
Thursdays, 6 to 8:30pm
September 26 through December 5 (except November 28)
For first-year MA students

MHB 405: Social Science & Medicine

Instructor: Megan Crowley-Matoka, PhD
Wednesdays, 6 to 9pm
September 25 through December 4 (except November 27)
For second-year MA students

MHB 410: Special Topics in MH&B

Instructor: Megan Crowley-Matoka, PhD
Thursdays, noon to 12:45pm
September 26 through December 5 (except November 28)
For both first and second-year MA students

Winter 2025

MHB 404: Literature, Medicine, & Bioethics

Instructor: Catherine Belling, PhD
Day TBD, 6 to 9pm
January 6 through March 13
For first-year MA students

MHB 406: The Practice of Bioethics

Instructor: Katie Watson, JD and Preya Tarsney, JD, HEC-C
Day TBD, 6 to 9pm
January 6 through March 13
For second-year MA students

MHB 410: Special Topics in MH&B

Instructor: Megan Crowley-Matoka, PhD
Thursdays, noon to 12:45pm
January 9 through March 13
For both first & second-year MA students

Spring 2025

MHB 402: Medicine & Law

Instructor: Katie Watson, JD
Day TBD, 6 to 9pm
April 1 through June 5
For first-year MA students

MHB 410: Special Topics in MH&B

Instructor: Megan Crowley-Matoka, PhD
Thursdays, noon to 12:45pm
April 3 through June 5
For both first and second-year MA students