Independent Study in Media, Medicine, and Health

Harvard HMS

An Independent Study course is where a student of the Media, Medicine, and Health master's program works with health researchers for one semester as a participant-observer; research assistant; or photographer, documentarian, or journalist. To enroll, a student must obtain permission from a research supervisor and the MMH program leadership. Specific criteria will be developed in a committee of student, supervisor, and Course Director, and will include a weekly work schedule, clear goals…