4-Year Combined Program and 2-Year Research Only Program
Academic Schedule - 4-Year Program
| |
Months / 1st Year |
Months / 2nd Year |
Months / 3rd Year |
Months / 4th Year |
Total to Complete |
| Masters of Translational Science |
| Coursework* |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Thesis |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Clinical Training |
| Clinic |
0 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
36 |
| Fellows Service |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| CCU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Cath Lab |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
| Noninvasive lab |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Nuclear |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| General consults |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Arrythmia/EP |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Dedicated Research |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
Master of Science Degree Clinical and Population Translational Science: Genetic Epidemiology Track
Year One
Fall Year 1(11 credits)
- CPTS 701. Foundations of Clinical and Translational Science (3)
- CPTS 730. Introduction to Statistics (4)
- CPTS 720. Epidemiology (3)
- MOGN 731 Molecular Biology (0) Audit
- CPTS 703 Ethics and Responsibility in CPTS 1 (1)
Spring Year 1 (14 credits)
- CPTS 742. Clinical Trial Methods (3)
- CPTS 732. Applied Linear Models (4)
- BICM 734 Human Molecular Genetics (2)
- CPTS 726 Genetic Epi (3)
- CPTS 704. Ethics and Responsibility in CPTS II (1)
Summer Year 1 (6 credits)
- CPTS 705. Team Science Practicum (3)
- CPTS 741. Research Grant Preparation (3)
Year 2
Thesis only
- Completion of Your Thesis
As stated above, students will be required to design a thesis project of publishable quality that is closely aligned with their interests and career objectives. Thesis topic selections will be made in the spring semester of the first year and work to complete the thesis will be in the second year.
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