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Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Graduate Study at Northwestern University section of the Graduate School Bulletin located online at http://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/.

Admission Qualifications 

Supplementary Material: none specified beyond the requirements outlined in the Admission section of the Bulletin

Undergraduate/Graduate Degree: graduate professional degree in health-care related subject area

Coursework Background: none specified

Relevant Research or Experience: professional experience in health care

Other: official GRE, MCAT or equivalent scores (may be waived at the discretion of the Program Director)

Coursework Requirements: 

Required Core Courses:

Units

PUB HLTH 302  Introduction to Biostatistics *    

1

PUB HLTH 304  Introduction to Epidemiology

1

PUB HLTH 421  Intermediate Biostatistics

1

PUB HLTH 422  Intermediate Epidemiology

1

PUB HLTH 441  Ethical Issues in Clinical Research

0.5

PUB HLTH 445  Writing and Peer Reviewing for Publication 

0.5

CLIN SCI 499    Research Project 

2

*(CLIN PSY 426 Research Methods I - May be substituted for PUB HLTH 302) 

1

Electives: Three units from those listed below

Elective Courses:

Units

CLIN SCI 301   Topics in Molecular Medicine ** 1
CLIN SCI 303   Drug Development Process  1
PUB HLTH 446  Clinical Trials 1
PUB HLTH 431  Basic Decision Analysis  1
PUB HLTH 437  Applied Data Analysis 1
PUB HLTH 438  Survey Design & Methodology 1
PUB HLTH 444  Advanced Decision Analysis 1
PUB HLTH 435  Design and Analysis Strategies in Health Services Research 1
PUB HLTH 524  Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology 1
PUB HLTH 525  Molecular Epidemiology ** 1
PUB HLTH 526  Cancer Epidemiology 1
PUB HLTH 527  Cancer Screening: Principles and Practice 0.5
HIMT 453          Managerial Challenges in the Pharm, Biotech,
                         and Med Devices Industries
1
Total Required Units: 10  

**It is recommended that students take either Topics in Molecular Medicine or Molecular Epidemiology

Other electives may be taken with permission of mentor, course director, and program director.