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Advising Sheet for Biomedical, Clinical and Translational Science Interdisciplinary Specialization
The information below will help you identify the courses that will fulfill the thematic requirements of the BCTS-IS and meet the interdisciplinary requirements from the Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Specializations.
Courses for the BCTS-IS
| Core Course | Program | Credits |
| PUPHEPI 6412 | Public Health - epidemiology | 2 |
You will also need to fulfill courses from each of the following the Thematic Tracks:
- Research Methods Track
- Analysis, Stats and Informatics Track
- Community and Communication Track
- Leadership and Training Track
Additional IS Guidelines from Graduate School:
- 10 to no more than 20 hours
- Two or more grad programs outside home program
- Nine credit hours outside home program in at least three courses
Research Methods | Analysis, Statistics and Informatics | Community and Communication | Leadership and Training |
| BSGP 8050: Research Techniques and Resources (4 credits) | PUBHBIO 6210: Applied Biostatistics I (3 credits) DL | BSGP 7070: Fundamentals of Grant Writing I (4 credits) | EEOB 5510: Interdisciplinary Team Science (3 credits) |
| MCR 7782: Clinical Research Design and Methods (3 credits) DL | PUBHBIO 6211: Applied Biostatistics II (3 credits) DL | BSGP 7080: Fundamentals of Grant Writing II (2 credits) | HTHRHSC 7300: Management and Leadership in Health Sciences (3 credits) |
| PUBHEPI 7412: Principles and Procedures for Human Clinical Trials (3 credits) | PSYCH 6810: Statistical Methods in Psychology I (4 credits) | Nursing 6110: Health Literacy (2 credits) | HTHRHSC 7350: Issues and Policy in Health Sciences (3 credits) |
| PUBHHBP 7534: Research Methods in Health Behavior and Health Promotion (3 credits) | PSYCH6811: Statistical Methods in Psychology II (4 credits) | PUBHHBP 7520: Community Health Assessment (2 credits) | MCR 7404: Project Management for Healthcare and Clinical Research (3 credits) DL |
| HTHRHSC 7574: Mixed Methods Approaches for Policy-Related Research (3 credits) | STAT 5301: Intermediate Data Analysis I (4 credits) | PUBHHBP 6535: Community Engagement and Collaborative Community Problem-Solving (3 credits) DL | PHR5560: Success and Leadership in Pharmacy (1.5 credits) |
| SOCWORK 8406: Mixed Methods Research in Social and Health Sciences (3 credits) DE | STAT 5302: Intermediate Data Analysis II (3 credits) | PUBHEPI 6413: Conducting and Communicating Research in Clinical and Translational Science (2 credits) | PUBHHBP: Policy as a Prevention Strategy (2 credits) |
| PUBHBIO 7215: Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials (2 credits) DL | VETCLIN 8783: Experimental Design and Data Analysis in Veterinary and Comparative Medicine I (1 credit) | VETCLIN 8781: Research Methods and Grantsmanship (1 credit) | PUBHHMP 7617: Health Services Leadership and Organizational Change (3 credits) |
| PUBHHBP 7522: Program Planning and Implementation (3 credits) | VETCLIN 8784: Experimental Design and Data Analysis in Veterinary and Comparative Medicine II (1 credit) | VISSCI 7940: Oral Presentation of Scientific Research (1-3 credits) | PUBAFRS 6000: Public Policy Formulation and Implementation (4 credits) DL |
| PUBHHMP 8671: Health Care Outcomes Measurement (2 credits) | PUBHBIO 5280: Introduction to Genomic Data Analysis (3 credits) | VISSCI 7970: Grantsmanship (2 credits) | PUBAFRS 7572: Policy Simulation and Modeling (3 credits) |
| HTHRHSC 7883: Responsible Conduct of Research (3 credits) | BMI 5710: Introduction to Biometrical informatics (3 credits) DL | ||
| PHR 8520: Research Ethics (1 credit) | BMI 5750: Methods in Biomedical Informatics (3 credits) DL | ||
| VISSCI 7960: Ethics in Biomedical Research (2 credits) | GRADSCH 8000: Responsible Conduct of Research (1 credit) | ||
| NURSING 7781: Responsible Conduct of Research (3 credits) DL | BMI 8150: Rigorous and Reproducible Design and Data Analysis (3 credits) Can be used either for Methods or Analysis |