Curriculum – USC Narrative Medicine

The Master of Science in Narrative Medicine is a one year program, comprised of 32 graduate units.

Program Requirements

	Course Title	Units
*MDED-501	_{Narrative Medicine I: Witnessing, Listening, Reflecting}	4
**MDED-502	_{Narrative Medicine II: Methods and Pedagogy}	6
MDED-503	_{Creative Writing and its Applications in Narrative Medicine}	4
MDED-504	_{Research Methods in Narrative Medicine}	4
MDED-505	_{Intersubjectivity: Lived Bodies/Relational Selves}	4
MDED-593	_{Narrative Medicine Capstone}	2

^{* MDED-501 is only offered in the Fall **MDED-502 is only offered in the Spring}

Electives

	Course Title	Units
MDED-510	_{Narrative Ethics: Illness, Disability, Equity, Community}	4
MDED-511	_{Immigrants, Illness and Narrative Medicine}	4
MDED-512	_{Health Justice}	4
MDED-590	_{Directed Research}	1-2

Sample Schedule

Fall

	Course Title	Units
MDED-501	_{Narrative Medicine I: Witnessing, Listening, Reflecting}	4
MDED-503	_{Creative Writing and its Applications in Narrative Medicine}	4
MDED-504	_{Research Methods in Narrative Medicine}	4
MDED-510	^{Narrative Ethics: Illness, Disability, Equity, Community}	4

Spring

	Course Title	Units
MDED-502	_{Narrative Medicine II: Methods and Pedagogy}	6
MDED-505	_{Intersubjectivity: Lived Bodies/Relational Selves}	4
MDED-511	_{Immigrants, Illness and Narrative Medicine}	4
MDED-593	_{Narrative Medicine Capstone}	2

A graduate GPA of at least 3.0 is required at all times. Any student whose graduate GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. Students on academic probation who do not raise their GPA to 3.0 after two semesters of written notification of academic probation will be academically disqualified.