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MS in Medical Anthropology & Cross-Cultural Practice at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary training in medical anthropology and cross-cultural clinical and/or research practice, building a foundation in medical anthropological and qualitative research theory and methods plus a concentration area of the student's choice.

Faculty: Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine  |  Department: Graduate Medical Sciences  |  Duration: Two years full-time (half-time option); 60 units  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Required seminars include History and Theory of Medical Anthropology, Research Methods and Design, Summer Fieldwork, Reading and Writing Ethnography, Qualitative Data Analysis and IRB Proposal Development, with seven electives, a service-learning internship, thesis and ePortfolio.

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Application information

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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