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 generally follows Northwestern's academic calendar, which divides the year into quarters. This schedule differs from the semester system used at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. (Learn more about Feinberg’s class and curriculum information.)
Fall 2022
MHB 401: Foundations of Bioethics
Instructor: Tod Chambers, PhD and Mark Sheldon, PhD
Wednesdays, 6 to 8:30pm
September 21 through November 30
For first-year MA students
MHB 405: Social Science & Medicine
Instructor: Megan Crowley-Matoka, PhD
Thursdays, 6 to 9pm
September 22 through December 1
For second-year MA students
MHB 410: Special Topics in MH&B
Instructor: Megan Crowley-Matoka, PhD
Thursdays, noon to 12:45pm
September 22 through December 1
For both first and second-year MA students
Winter 2023
MHB 404: Literature, Medicine, & Bioethics
Instructor: Catherine Belling, PhD
Wednesdays, 6 to 9pm
January 4 through March 8
For first-year MA students
MHB 406: The Practice of Bioethics
Instructor: Katie Watson, JD and Preya Tarsney, JD, HEC-C
Tuesdays, 6 to 9pm
January 3 through March 9
For second-year MA students
MHB 410: Special Topics in MH&B
Instructor: Megan Crowley-Matoka, PhD
Thursdays, noon to 12:45pm
January 5 through March 9
For both first & second-year MA students
Spring 2023
MHB 402: Medicine & Law
Instructor: Katie Watson, JD
Wednesdays, 6 to 9pm
March 28 through June 2
For first-year MA students
MHB 410: Special Topics in MH&B
Instructor: Megan Crowley-Matoka, PhD
Thursdays, noon to 12:45pm
March 30 through June 1
For both first and second-year MA students
Summer 2023
MHB 403: The History of Medicine
Instructor: Sarah Rodriguez, PhD
Days and dates TBD
For first-year MA students