Curriculum

The Clinical Research degree program follows M.A.S. Plan II. The degree program currently requires 36 units of graduate level courses. In addition, each candidate must complete a final capstone requirement consisting of both a written and oral presentation of the student’s mentored research project (see Clinical Research Graduate Group Degree Requirements document for details and Course Descriptions for more information). No thesis is required. The handbook is used to help guide students in the program.

Course Requirements	Course Number	Quarter	Units
Core Courses – Summer Quarter			4
Intro to Clinical Research	CLH 202	September	3
Introduction to Translational Research	CLH 200	Summer	1
Core Courses – Academic Year 1			26
Clinical Epidemiology and Study Design for Health Professions	SPH 205A	Fall	4
Introduction to Medical Statistics	CLH 244	Fall	4
The Ethics of Research	CLH 204	Spring	3
Critical Assessment of the Biomedical Literature	CLH 211	Fall/Winter/Spring	3 (1 per quarter)
Methods in Clinical Research	CLH 203	Winter	2
Biostatistics for Biomedical Science	CLH 245	Winter	4
Biostatistics for Clinical Research	CLH 246	Spring	4
Team Science	CLH 207	Spring	1
Other Courses – Academic Year 2			6
Mentored Research	CLH 299	Fall/Winter/Spring	3 (1 per quarter)
Introduction to Grant Writing, I (for preapproved students only; counts as ELECTIVE)	CLH 208	Fall	2
Introduction to Grant Writing, II (for preapproved students only; counts as ELECTIVE)	CLH 209	Winter	2
Other Elective Course	Student choice	Student choice	Extra (not required)
Total Unit Requirements			36

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