Graduation Requirements
The program consists of three components:
- Minimum of 32 graduate credits
- Clinical research thesis project culminating in a written thesis
- Public presentation and private defense of the thesis
Transfer credits from other Rush University Colleges or other institutions may be accepted dependent upon approval of the program director.
Only coursework taken within the five years previous to program matriculation will be reviewed. Approval is not guaranteed.
Thesis research
You are required to complete a thesis that applies the principles learned in the coursework to a real-life research project.
The thesis research can be conducted in a variety of settings including, academia, biotechnology, pharmaceutical or device companies.
Time limitations
You are expected to meet all requirements for graduation within five semesters (if enrolled full-time) but must graduate within eight semesters (if enrolled part-time) in the Division of Translational Science. This period begins when you matriculate.
Exceptions to the time limitation must be submitted to the Academic Standards Committee in writing. See the University course catalog for more information.
Course Curriculum Available
- Clinical Research in Practice
- Human Subject Research and the Institutional Review Board
- CRE - 556 Clinical Research Design
- CRE - 561 Principles of Epidemiology
- CRE - 562 Epidemiologic Study Design and Analysis
- DTS - 506 Biomedical Ethics
- DTS - 546 Principles of Biostatistics I: Descriptive Methods and Introduction to Statistical Inference
- DTS - 547 Principles of Biostatistics II: Multivariable Regression and Prediction Methods for Diverse Outcomes
- DTS - 548 Biomedical Informatics I: Public Health and Clinical Research Informatics
- DTS - 549 Biomedical Informatics II: Clinical Data Analytics and the Electronic Health Record
- DTS - 594 Fundamentals of Grant Writing for Scientific Research
- DTS - 595 Fundamentals of Scientific Manuscript Writing
- Thesis Research
Thesis Research
Students complete a minimum of 12 credits of research. Students must enroll in Thesis Research from the spring term of the first year until graduation for two to nine credits per term, depending on their plan of study. While enrolled, students must complete thesis-related milestones and requirements that ensure the successful completion of the research project.
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