The Masters of Science in Clinical Research and Clinical Research Training Program are based on a core of 10 required graduate courses. Students usually take 3 courses per term (12 weeks per term), and finish the required courses during the 1st year of the program.
In the 2nd year, MSCR students participate in a year long Clinical Research Seminar which will cover a broad variety of practical topics critical to clinical and translational researchers, as well as episodic Works-In-Progress presentations. There is no tuition charge for this Clinical Research Seminar. Depending on the individual needs and career trajectory, the Grant Writing course can be taken in the 1st or 2nd year depending on how close (or far) a student is in being ready to write a federal K-award (or equivalent career development award). CRTP students, who only have 1 year to take all of the courses, will need to take the Grant Writing course in Year 1.
The core MSCR/CRTP courses for 2008-2009 are:
| | MSCR Program | CRTP Program* |
| Term | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 |
| Fall | Introduction to Biostatistics | Seminar in Clinical Research | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| Fall | Research Ethics | Clinical Research Project | Research Ethics |
| Fall | Designing Clinical & Public Health Research | | Designing Clinical & Public Health Research |
| Winter | Multivariable Methods | Seminar in Clinical Research | Multivariable Methods |
| Winter | Introduction to Epidemiology | Clinical Research Project | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| Winter | Basic Science for the Clinical Investigator | Grant Writing | Basic Science for the Clinical Investigator |
| Spring | Applied Analysis of Clinical Research Data | Seminar in Clinical Research | Applied Analysis of Clinical Research Data |
| Spring | Advanced Topics in Clinical Research | Clinical Research Project | Advanced Topics in Clinical Research |
| Spring | Behavioral Medicine OR Culture, Illness & Community Health | | Behavioral Medicine OR Culture, Illness & Community Health |
CRTP students also take the "Grant Writing" course in the Winter term.
Elective Courses
MSCR students also have the opportunity to take electives courses from the larger Graduate School catalog including the Masters of Public Health, Masters in Genetic Counseling, and Graduate School of Biological Sciences. These courses cover a broad array of disciplines and methods across the full spectrum of T1 and T2 clinical-translational research. Elective courses will be charged at the same tuition rate as required ones.
