Requirements for the Masters in Medical Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Practice degree include the following:

1. Satisfactory completion of 60 credits of course work, to include:

• the seven required core seminars, including the summer fieldwork course (27 credit hours)
• the required Special Project directed study, for writing the student’s final project (4 credit hours)
• 20 credit hours of approved electives in the student’s area of concentration, either from the program electives or from among the electives from the greater Boston University campus
• the remaining credits in other approved electives (which can include the student’s area of concentration) at the 500-level or higher.

2. Two years of full-time residence and course work (including summer)
3. Five one-day professional-development workshops
4. Completion of a 15,000-word MA thesis

MACCP CURRICULUM 2009-2010

Year-1 (Fall Semester 2009)
    Required Courses

• History and Theory of Medical Anthropology, Part I (3 credits)
• Anthropological and Qualitative Research Methods and Design (3 credits)
• Two elective Courses (see program electives or electives from the greater B.U. campus)
• One-Day Professional Development Workshop: Literature Searches and Library Research

Year-1 (Spring Semester 2010)
    Required Courses

• IRB Proposal Development and Writing (3 credits)
• History and Theory in Medical Anthropology, Part II (3 credits)
• Two elective Courses (see program electives or electives from the greater B.U. campus)
• One-Day Professional Development Workshop: Researching and Writing Cross-Cultural Teaching Cases

Year-1 (Summer Semester 2010)
    Required Courses

• Fieldwork/Field Practicum Experience (Summer between Year 1 and Year 2)
• One-Day Professional Development Workshop: Grant Writing and Funding Sources

MAACP CURRICULUM 2010-2011

Year-2 (Fall Semester 2010)
    Required Courses

• Anthropological and Qualitative Data Analysis (3 credits)
• Applied Anthropology (3 credits)
• Two elective Courses (see program electives or electives from the greater B.U. campus)
• One-Day Professional Development Workshop: Transferable Skills and Professional Development

Year-2 (Spring Semester 2011)
    Required Courses

• Final Project Writing Seminar (3 credits)
• Special Project Course (Writing Masters Thesis)
• Two elective Courses (see program electives or electives from the greater B.U. campus)
• One-Day Professional Development Workshop: Research Presentation

Sample Curricula