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Twin Cities Campus
Clinical Research Postbaccalaureate CertificateSchool of Public Health - Adm
School of Public Health
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Public Health, MMC 819, A395 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 OR 1-800-774-8636)
Email:
sph-ask@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The certificate program in clinical research is designed for research coordinators, clinical research project managers, and other health professionals who want to learn how to implement and manage clinical research studies. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree and at least two years of relevant clinical experience or research experience. Students can pursue the certificate on a part-time basis.
The School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
Accreditation
This program is accredited by Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Certificate applicants must have a bachelor’s degree and have at least two
years of relevant clinical experience or research experience. The certificate program also accepts students enrolled in other Masters programs such as MPH or in doctoral degrees.
Special Application Requirements:
Applicants must submit to SOPHAS Express, a centralized online application service:
- Completed SOPHAS Express application and application fee, designating the University of Minnesota School of Public Health
- Personal statement describing the applicant's reason for applying, career goals, and how the certificate will help them achieve their goals
- One letter of recommendation
-Unofficial transcripts of record from each college/university where a degree was earned. (If admitted, official transcripts will need to be sent directly to the School of Public Health.)
-Resume or C.V.
For detailed application requirements and instructions visit www.sph.umn.edu.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Required courses must be taken for A-F grading basis and must achieve a grade of B- or above. Electives can be taken S/N or A-F. Electives taken A-F must achieve a B- or above.
Required Coursework (14 credits)
Take the following courses in consultation with the program director:
PUBH 6301 - Fundamentals of Clinical Research
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6742 - Ethics in Public Health: Research and Policy
(1.0 cr)
Electives (2 credits)
Select 2 elective credits from the following in consultation with the program director:
DENT 8114 - Topics in Advanced Periodontology: Literature Review
(2.0 cr)
DENT 8120 - Advanced Principles and Techniques of Orofacial Pain Disorders
(2.0 cr)
DENT 8121 - Current Literature in TMD and Orofacial Pain
(1.0 cr)
ECP 5220 - Regulatory Issues in Drug Research
(2.0 cr)
ECP 5620 - Drug Metabolism and Disposition
(3.0 cr)
ECP 8100 - Seminar
(1.0 cr)
MICA 8013 - Translational Cancer Research
(2.0 cr)
NURS 6102 - Family Health Theory
(2.0 cr)
NURS 7202 - Moral and Ethical Positions and Actions in Nursing
(2.0 cr)
NURS 8152 - Advanced Ethics in Nursing Research and Scholarship
(2.0 cr)
NURS 8172 - Theory and Theory Development for Research
(3.0 cr)
NURS 8173 - Principles and Methods of Implementing Research
(3.0 cr)
NURS 8175 - Quantitative Research Design and Methods
(3.0 cr)
PHAR 6224 - Advanced Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine
(2.0 cr)
PHCL 5111 - Pharmacogenomics
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6108 - Foundations of Global Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6181 - Surveillance of Foodborne Diseases and Food Safety Hazards
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6303 - Clinical Research Project Seminar
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6325 - Data Processing with PC-SAS
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6343 - Epidemiologic Methods III
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6348 - Writing Research Grants
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6381 - Genetics in Public Health in the Age of Precision Medicine
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6385 - Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6386 - Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6387 - Cancer Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6389 - Nutritional Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6420 - Introduction to SAS Programming
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6717 - Decision Analysis for Health Care
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6803 - Conducting a Systematic Literature Review
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6863 - Understanding Health Care Quality
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6864 - Conducting Health Outcomes Research
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7430 - Statistical Methods for Correlated Data
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7440 - Introduction to Bayesian Analysis
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7445 - Statistics for Human Genetics and Molecular Biology
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7450 - Survival Analysis
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7470 - Study Designs in Biomedical Research
(3.0 cr)
TMDP 8441 - Seminar in Temporomandibular Disorders & Orofacial Pain
(1.0 cr)
VMED 5080 - Problems in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
(1.0-3.0 cr)
VMED 5165 - Surveillance of Foodborne Diseases and Food Safety Hazards
(2.0 cr)
VMED 8090 - Epidemiology of Zoonoses and Diseases Common to Animals and Humans
(3.0 cr)
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