Program of Study for Students with No Existing Advanced Research Degree
The proposed curriculum consists of a minimum of 54 credit hours: 36 credit hours of coursework (of which at least 24 are graded) and 18 credit hours of dissertation research.*
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Curriculum Components |
# of Credits |
|---|---|
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Required coursework |
22-24 (19-20 graded) |
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Required Electives |
3 (graded) |
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Electives, Independent Study, Pre-Dissertation Research |
9-11 (6 are graded) |
|
PhD Dissertation CRSP 701 |
18 |
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Total Minimum # of Credits |
54 |
*The total number of graded credit hours/dissertation research credit hours are based on guidelines set forth by the School of Graduate Studies.
Required Courses
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Course # |
Course Title |
Units |
Grading |
|---|---|---|---|
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CRSP 440 |
Translational and Patient-Oriented Research Theory |
3 |
Graded |
|
CRSP 550 |
Meta-analysis and Evidence Synthesis |
2-3 |
Graded |
|
CRSP 401 |
Introduction to Clinical Research |
3 |
Graded |
|
PQHS 431 |
Statistical Methods I |
3 |
Graded |
|
PQHS 432 |
Statistical Methods II |
3 |
Graded |
| PQHS 490 | Epidemiology: Introduction to Theory and Methods | 3 | Graded |
|
CRSP 603 |
Research Ethics and Regulation |
2 |
Graded |
|
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TOTAL GRADED |
19-20 |
|
|
CRSP 450 |
Seminar in Multidisciplinary Clinical and Translational Research |
0 |
P/F |
|
CRSP 501 |
Team Science |
1 |
P/F |
|
CRSP 412 |
Communication in Clinical Research I 鈥� Grant Writing |
1 |
P/F |
|
CRSP 413 |
Communication in Clinical Research II 鈥� Oral Presentation, Posters, and the Mass Media |
1 |
P/F |
|
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TOTAL P/F |
3 |
|
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TOTAL REQUIRED |
|
22-23 |
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Required Electives
Students must take a minimum of 2 credit hours of courses from the list below, depending on their specific needs and mentor approval.
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Course # |
Course Title |
Units |
Grading |
|---|---|---|---|
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PQHS 426 |
An Introduction to GIS for Health & Social Sciences |
3 |
Graded |
|
SYBB 421 |
Clinical Informatics |
3 |
Graded |
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PQHS 450 |
Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies |
3 |
Graded |
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CRSP 500 |
Design and Analysis of Observational Studies |
3 |
Graded |
|
PQHS 416 |
AI in medicine: knowledge representation and deep learning | 3 |
Graded |
Electives
Students will take electives and CRSP 601 Research Practicum to satisfy the graded and pass/fail course requirements and to advance to candidacy. These courses are selected based on students鈥� needs and mentor approval. Any CWRU credit-bearing course may qualify. The courses could be 鈥榝ield specific鈥� or include other core elective courses not taken as part of the requirement above. The following list is for illustrative purposes:
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Course # |
Course Title |
Units |
Grading |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IBIS or other |
Field specific, e.g. Immunology, Physiology, Pathology |
Up to 18 |
Graded |
|
NURS 518 |
Qualitative Nursing Research |
3 |
Graded |
|
SASS 614 |
Models of Qualitative Research |
3 |
Graded |
|
CRSP 504 |
Managing Research Records - A System's Approach |
2-3 |
P/F |
|
CRSP 510 |
Health Disparities |
3 |
Graded |
|
CRSP 500 |
Design and Analysis of Observational Studies |
3 |
Graded |
|
CRSP 505 |
Investigating Social Determinants of Health |
2-3 |
P/F |
|
PQHS 400 |
Statistics as Integral to the Scientific Method |
3 |
P/F |
|
PQHS 411 |
Introduction to Health Behavior |
3 |
Graded |
|
CRSP 410 |
Independent Study (e.g., laboratory, clinic, community based) |
Variable |
P/F |
Research Component
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Course # |
Course Title |
Units |
Grading |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CRSP 701 |
Dissertation Research |
18 |
S/U |