Courses
The M.S.’s core curriculum consists of 3 main areas: CHPR Foundation Core, Biostatistics, and Research Methods. The curriculum includes:
- Core Courses
- Electives
- Community-Based Research Internship
- Master’s Thesis
Important Information about the CHPR Curriculum (for coterminal students only)
- As a coterminal student in the M.S. in CHPR, you may count eligible courses taken three non-summer quarters back from your first graduate quarter. Coterminal students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in all graduate courses.
- When course planning, please check the prerequisites for all CHPR courses, especially the Biostatistics and Research Methods courses. Course prerequisites will be fully updated on Explore Courses in Autumn 2015.
Important Note about Beginning Your Internship
CHPR students (not including coterminal students) will enroll in Program Internship and Engagement (CHPR 239) during the Autumn, Winter, and Spring Quarters and Community-Based Research Internship (CHPR 299) during the Winter and Spring Quarters.
Coterminal students must fulfill the following requirements in order to enroll in Program Internship and Engagement (CHPR 239) and Community-Based Research Internship (CHPR 299):
- Complete or be enrolled in one of the following courses:
- The Role of Causal Inference, Study Design, & Outcomes in Community Research (CHPR 225)
- Theoretical Foundations and Design of Behavioral Intervention Trials (CHPR 228)
- Complete or be enrolled in at least 1 approved Biostatistics and Research Methods course.
For the 2015-2016 academic year, the earliest that students may begin their community-based research internships is in the Winter Quarter.
For coterminal students who plan to begin their community-based research internships in the Winter Quarter 2016, it is highly recommended that they follow the below sequence:
- Autumn Quarter: Take at least one of the following courses:
- CHPR 225: The Role of Causal Inference, Study Design, & Outcomes in Community Research
- CHPR 254: Disease Control Systems: epidemics, outbreaks, and modeling for public health
- Winter Quarter: If only CHPR 225 or CHPR 254 was completed in the Autumn Quarter, it is highly recommended that students take the following Winter Quarter course:
- If completed CHPR 225 in the Autumn Quarter, then take Meta-research: Appraising Research Findings, Bias, and Meta-analysis (CHPR 206)
- If completed CHPR 254 in the Autumn Quarter, then take Theoretical Foundations and Design of Behavioral Intervention Trials (CHPR 228)
Community Health and Prevention Research Curriculum (Minimum 45 units)
Required Core | Course No. |
Core Course Name | Faculty | Quarter | Units |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHPR Foundation Core (Take 5 courses, 14 total units) |
CHPR 225 | The Role of Causal Inference, Study Design, & Outcomes in Community Research | L. Goldman Rosas |
Aut. | 4 |
CHPR 228 | Theoretical Foundations and Design of Behavioral Intervention Trials | J. Prochaska | Win. | 3 | |
CHPR 240 | Prevention Research and Public Health: The Science of Healthy Living | M. Stefanick, W. Alles |
Win. | 3 | |
CHPR 210 | Prevention Across Medical Disciplines | M. Stefanick | Spr. | 3 | |
CHPR 255 | The Responsible Conduct of Research for Clinical & Community Researchers (take for min. 1 qtr.) | R. Stafford | Aut., Spr. |
1 | |
Biostatistics and Research Methods
After satisfying this core area, additional Biostatistics and Research Methods courses can be taken as electives |
CHPR 206 |
Meta-research: Appraising Research Findings, Bias, and Meta-analysis | J. Ioannidis, I. Olkin |
Win. | 3 |
CHPR 247 | Methods in Community Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | M. Kiernan | Spr. | 3 | |
CHPR 254 | Disease Control Systems: epidemics, outbreaks, and modeling for public health | S. Basu | Aut. | 4 |
|
CHPR 290 | Advanced Statistical Methods for Observational Studies | M. Baiocchi, D. Rogosa |
Spr. | 3 | |
HRP 259 |
Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Epidemiology | K. Sainani | Aut. | 3-4 | |
Weekly Internship Course (1 unit taken per quarter, 3 total units) |
CHPR 239 | Program Internship and Engagement (PIE) | S. Thadaney | Aut., Win., Spr. |
3 |
Community-Based Research Internship (Take over 2 consecutive quarters, minimum 6 units) |
CHPR 299 | Community-Based Research Internship |
SPRC Faculty | Aut., Win., Spr. |
6 |
Master’s Thesis (Take for 1 or more quarters, minimum 3 total units) |
CHPR 399 | Graduate Research | SPRC Faculty | Aut., Win., Spr. |
3 |
Core Courses: Total Units | 35-37 | ||||
Electives: Total Units | 8+ | ||||
M.S. in CHPR: Total Units | 45+ |
Pre-Approved Electives
Below is a list of pre-approved electives. Students may petition to take other courses for elective credit. These courses must be approved by the Program Director and the student’s faculty mentor.
Course No. |
Course Title | Faculty | Units |
---|---|---|---|
Autumn Electives | |||
CHPR 200 | SPRC/GMD Research Seminar |
M. Stefanick, J. Prochaska |
1 |
CHPR 226 | Health Promotion over the Lifecourse: an Interdisciplinary Perspective | M. Stefanick, W. Alles |
3 |
CHPR 298 | Directed Reading in Medicine | SPRC Faculty | 1-5 |
CHPR 399 | Graduate Research | SPRC Faculty | 1-5 |
Winter Electives | |||
CHPR 200 | SPRC/GMD Research Seminar | M. Stefanick, J. Prochaska |
1 |
CHPR 212 |
Methods for Health Care Delivery Innovation, Implementation, and Evaluation |
D. Zulman, S. Asch |
2 |
CHPR 213 | Healthy/Sustainable Food Systems: Maximum Sustainability across Health, Economics, and Environment |
C. Gardner |
4 |
CHPR 223 | Obesity in America: Clinical and Public Health Implications | L. Goldman Rosas | 3-4 |
CHPR 298 | Directed Reading | SPRC Faculty |
1-5 |
CHPR 399 | Graduate Research | SPRC Faculty | 1-5 |
Spring Electives | |||
CHPR 200 | SPRC/GMD Research Seminar | M. Stefanick, J. Prochaska |
1 |
CHPR 231 | Human Nutrition | C. Gardner | 4 |
CHPR 298 | Directed Reading | SPRC Faculty | 1-5 |
CHPR 399 | Graduate Research | SPRC Faculty | 1-5 |
Summer Electives | |||
CHPR 298 | Directed Reading | SPRC Faculty | 1-5 |
CHPR 399 | Graduate Research | SPRC Faculty | 1-5 |