Program of Study for Students with an Advanced Research Degree
The proposed curriculum consists of a minimum of 30 credit hours (dependent on approved exempted coursework): 12 credit hours of courses (ALL 12 must be graded) and 18 credit hours of dissertation research.*
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Curriculum Components |
# of Credits |
|---|---|
|
Exemptions allowed for prior coursework |
Up to 18 |
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Required coursework, Electives, Pre-Dissertation Research++ |
12 (all 12 must be graded) |
|
PhD Dissertation CRSP 701 |
18 |
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Total Minimum # of Credits |
30 |
* Students with an advanced research degree may be exempted from required courses as appropriate and substitute them with elective coursework. Per School of Graduate Studies’ requirements, they must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours of coursework, of which 12 credit hours must be graded.
++The total number of minimum curriculum credit hours may vary dependent upon exempted coursework, which will affect the total number of ‘Required coursework/Electives, Pre-Dissertation Research’ credit hours.
PhD Required Coursework - Less Any Exempted Courses = Any Non-Exepmted PhD Required Coursework
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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 |
|
CRSP 402 |
Study Design and Epidemiologic Methods | 3 | Graded |
|
PQHS 431 |
Statistical Methods 1 |
3 |
Graded |
|
PQHS 432 |
Statistical Methods II |
3 |
Graded |
|
CRSP 603 |
Research Ethics and Regulation |
2 |
Graded |
|
|
TOTAL GRADED |
19 (16) |
|
|
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 – Grant Writing |
1 |
P/F |
|
CRSP 413 |
Communication in Clinical Research II – Oral Presentation, Posters, and the Mass Media |
1 |
P/F |
|
|
TOTAL P/F |
3 |
|
|
TOTAL REQUIRED |
|
22 (19) |
|
Core Electives - Less Any Exempted Courses = Any Non-Exempted Core 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CRSP 502 |
Leadership Skills for Clinical Research Teams |
2 |
Graded |
|
SYBB 421 |
Clinical Informatics |
3 |
Graded |
|
PQHS 450 |
Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies |
3 |
Graded |
|
PQHS 467 |
Comparative and Cost-Effectiveness Research |
2-3 |
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’ needs and mentor approval. Any CWRU credit-bearing course may qualify. The courses could be ‘field specific’ 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 601 |
Research Practicum |
Variable |
P/F |
|
CRSP 701 |
Dissertation Research |
18 |
S/U |