Students need to fulfill the following program requirements in their one-year or two-year course of study to receive a document of completion for the Humanitarian Studies program:

1. Complete the two-week intensive seminar on field practice issues, taught jointly by faculty from all three universities. This seminar is taught January 2 - 15, 2008, 9 am - 4 pm. This course is listed at the Harvard School of Public Health as PIH 515, "Humanitarian Studies in the Field," and at Tufts University at the Friedman School as NUTR 324 and at the Fletcher School as DHP D213. MIT students can find information on cross-registration at the MIT Registrar's Office.
   
   
2. Participate in a weekend-long simulation exersize April 25-27, 2008 and attend seminar sessions on Friday, April 18, 2 - 5 pm, and Wednesday, April 30, 5 - 8 pm. For Tufts students, this is a part of the Tufts course NUTR 324. For students registering through Harvard, it is listed as a separate course at the Harvard School of Public Health: PIH 516, "Humanitarian Studies in the Field II."
   

The suggested course curriculum is designed with flexibility and comprehensiveness in mind. It is recommended that students take a total of five courses in humanitarian studies.