Degree requirements

The University of Kansas Master of Science in Clinical Research (MS-CR) degree is a 33-credit hour program. Students are required to complete eight core courses: epidemiology, biostatistics, statistical computing (or data management), advanced epidemiologic methods, grant writing and responsible conduct of research for a total of 22 credit hours of core courses; 8 additional credit hours consist of electives. The final three hours are devoted to the student's thesis.

Each candidate shall complete a minimum of 33 credit hours toward the degree. Credits shall be distributed according to the following:

Core courses (23 credit hours)

• PRVM 800 Principles of Epidemiology (3)
• PRVM 841 Advanced Epidemiology I: Methods in Cross-sectional and Case-Control Studies (3)
• BIOS 714 Fundamentals of Biostatistics I (3)
• BIOS 717 Fundamentals of Biostatistics II (3)
• BIOS 810 Clinical Trials (3)
• BIOS 715 Intro to Data Management using RedCap and SAS (3) (KC campus)
  or PRVM 875 Management of Public Health Data (3) (Wichita campus)
• PRVM 872/NRSG 889 Grant Writing (3)
• PRVM 853 Responsible Conduct of Research (1)

Electives (8 credit hours):  Additional electives may be approved on a case-by-case basis

• PRVM 813 Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3)
• PRVM 815 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)
• PRVM 835 Evaluation Methods in Public Health (3)
• PRVM 842 Advanced Epidemiology II: Methods in Longitudinal Studies (3)
• PRVM 849 Qualitative Methods in Public Health (3)
• PRVM 868 Biomedical Informatics Driven Clinical Research

Capstone requirement (3 credit hours)

• PRVM 899 Thesis (Research Project)

NOTE: The following abilities and expectations are required by all students pursuing the Master of Science in Clinical Research (MS-CR): Technical Standards and Requirements Form.

• For more details on the courses listed above, go to our academic catalog page.