Overview

The Science in Human Culture program at Northwestern University welcomes premedical students, science majors and engineering students interested in thinking beyond the problem sets assigned in their specialized courses, as well as students in the humanities and social sciences who aspire to overcome the division of knowledge that accompanied the rise of modern science.

Students join the program because it offers them a chance to integrate their understanding of science, medicine, technology, and the environment into a liberal arts education, and because it offers them the freedom to tailor an adjunct major or minor to their own particular interests. Above all, the major appeals to students who dispute the claim that human knowledge can be sharply divided into disciplinary fields.

Student in the program address the following:

Why have we come to rely on scientific explanations?
How has scientific knowledge been translated into radical new technologies—from the atomic bomb to the genetic testing of fetuses?
In what ways have different places and people around the world served as a venue for scientific innovation and conceptual discovery?
How has the rise of medical science altered the relationship between physicians and patients and diseases and environments?
What are the religious implications of our changing understanding of space, time, and biological evolution?
How has science contributed to (and undermined) our sense of human difference, including racial and sexual difference?
Why is the impact of different expert fields so uneven globally?

SHC also allows students to choose from many courses and focus on topics of interest to them. Thus, SHC is ideal for pre-medical students who want to understand the implications of medical practice, the ethical dilemmas faced by physicians, and the social and economic pressures confronting medicine. SHC also welcomes students majoring in the social sciences who are interested in public health, environmental change, or technology policy, and who understand that these problems beg for interdisciplinary thinking. SHC is also be an excellent preparation for students planning to enter graduate school in the history, philosophy, sociology, or anthropology sciences. And finally, SHC can be a valuable tool for engineers or scientists who want to see how their chosen disciplines have shaped—and been shaped by—the wider world.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biological Thought & Action

Mobile Papers: Passports, Visas, Cash in the Global Economy

Anthropology of Money

Forensic Anthropology

Archaeology of Ethnicity in Americas

Anthropology of Reproduction
The Human Microbiome and Health

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-02 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

45 alternative credits

units of credit

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Evanston, United States

Disciplines

Sociology Natural Sciences General Engineering & Technology View 395 other Bachelors in Natural Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application
Official secondary school transcript and school report
Counselor recommendation
At least one teacher recommendation
SAT or ACT scores
Official proof of English language proficiency‡ (ONLY for applicants whose first/primary language is not English or whose secondary schooling has not been in English)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

69375 USD / year

≈ 69375 USD / year
Out-of-State

69375 USD / year

≈ 69375 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

69375 USD / year

≈ 69375 USD / year

Living costs

Evanston

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Overview

Student in the program address the following:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Evanston

Funding

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