Curriculum and Subplan Requirements

The M.S.’s core curriculum consists of 5 main areas:

CHPR Foundation Core
Biostatistics & Research Methods Courses
Electives
Curricular Practical Training Internship
Master’s Thesis

Community Health and Prevention Research Curriculum (Minimum 45 units)

To complete the M.S. in CHPR, students must take a minimum of 45 total (eligible) units. Of these 45 units, students must take a minimum of 30 CHPR units. CHPR units can only come from courses with a CHPR subject code. To count towards the 45 units, all courses must be taken for a letter grade if that is a grading option.

CHPR Foundation Core Courses

All courses in this section are required, except students may take either CHPR 250 or 270. Both are strongly encouraged.

All courses subject to change without notice. See explorecourses.stanford.edu for up to date course information.

CHPR 201 (Aut, 3): Introduction to the Science of Healthy Living (Stefanick)

CHPR 220 (Aut, 1): Research in the Community (Robinson)

CHPR 228 (Aut, 3): Theoretical Foundations and Design of Behavioral Intervention Trials (Prochaska)

CHPR 240 (Aut, 3): Prevention Research and Public Health: The Science of Healthy Living (Stefanick)

CHPR 250 (Win, 3): Prevention Across Medical Disciplines: Evidence-Based Guidelines (Stefanick)

CHPR 270 (Spr, 3): Prevention Across Surgical and Other Medical Disciplines: Evidence-Based Guidelines (Stefanick)

CHPR 290 (2 quarters; 6 units required): Community-Based Curricular Practicum Training and Internship (CPT)

CHPR 399 Master's Thesis Writing (2 quarters; 4 units required)

Biostatistics & Research Methods Courses

A minimum of 9 units from this section are required. All courses subject to change without notice. See explorecourses.stanford.edu for up to date course information.

CHPR 202 (Win, 1-2): Introduction to R (Park)

CHPR 205 (Win, 3-4): Understanding Evidence-Based Medicine: Hands-on experience (Contoupolos-Ioannidis)

CHPR 206 (Win, 3): Meta-research: Appraising Research Findings, Bias, and Meta-analysis (Ioannidis)

CHPR 211 (Aut, 3): Introduction to Clinical Trials: Design, Conduct, and Analysis (Chen)

CHPR 247 (Spr, 3): Methods in Community Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (Kiernan)

EDUC 200B Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

EDUC 430C Using Data to Describe the World: Descriptive Social Science Research Techniques

EPI 216 Analytical and Practical Issues in the Conduct of Clinical and Epidemiologic Research

EPI 223 Introduction to Data Management and Analysis in SAS

EPI 225 Introduction to Epidemiologic and Clinical Research Methods

EPI 226 Intermediate Epidemiologic and Clinical Research Methods

EPI 239 Applications of Causal Inference Methods

EPI 244 Developing Measurement Tools for Health Research

EPI 258 Introduction to Probability & Statistics for Clinical Research

EPI 259 Introduction to Probability & Statistics for Epidemiology

EPI 261 Intermediate Biostatistics: Analysis of Discrete Data

EPI 262 Intermediate Biostatistics: Regression, Prediction, Survival Analysis

EPI 270 Big Data Methods for Behavioral, Social, and Population Health Research

HRP 252 Outcomes Analysis

HRP 392 Analysis of Costs, Risks, and Benefits of Health Care

PEDS 202A Practical Applications for Qualitative Data Analysis

PEDS 202B Practical Applications for Qualitative Data Analysis

PEDS 202C Qualitative Research Methods and Study Design

Pre-Approved Elective Courses

All courses subject to change without notice. See explorecourses.stanford.edu for up to date course information.

CHPR 113 Healthy/Sustainable Food Systems: Maximum Sustainability across Health, Economics, and Environment (offered alternate years)

CHPR 130 Human Nutrition

CHPR 166 Food and Society: Exploring Eating Behaviors in Social, Environmental, and Policy Context (offered alternate years)

CHPR 207 Infectious Diseases: Community Health Impact and Prevention

CHPR 211 Introduction to Clinical Trials: Design, Conduct, and Analysis

CHPR 212 Methods for Health Care Delivery Innovation, Implementation and Evaluation

CHPR 227 Science of Community Engagement in Health Research

CHPR 230 Sexual Function and Diversity in Medical Disciplines

CHPR 232 Social & Structural Determinants of Health: Achieving Health Equity

CHPR 233 Contemplative Science: The Power of the Pause for Resilience, Relationships, and Resolve

CHPR 234 Applying Contemplative Practices

CHPR 237 Hunger & Food Insecurity: Challenges and Solution

CHPR 239 Contemplative Competence for Sustainability of Public and Planetary Health and Well-being

CHPR 241 Contemplative Movement and Mindful Physical Activity

CHPR 242 The Science of Well-Being: A Global Perspective

CHPR 244 Contemplation by Design Summit

CHPR 288 Cancer in Asian Americans: Epidemiology and Prevention

What Can Count as a CHPR Elective?

If a course is not pre-approved as an elective, a student may petition the CHPR Office for approval. To be eligible for consideration as an elective:

the course must have a course number of 100 or greater.
the course must be a minimum of 3 units (2 units may be considered)
the course must be taken for a letter grade
the course must be approved by the student's CHPR mentor and the CHPR Office

Petitions must be submitted by the survey link provided by the CHPR Office.

Students are required to take a minimum of 30 CHPR units. CHPR units can come from any course with a CHPR subject code (e.g., CHPR 232). Approved electives with other subject codes (e.g., EPI 259) do not count towards the 30 unit CHPR minimum, but may count towards other requirements such as the 45 program units, and/or the biostats and research methods requirement.

Note re one unit courses: to maintain a robust academic program, students are discouraged from enrolling in more than 3 one unit courses.

Subplan in Contemplation by Design: Applied Contemplative Science

The optional subplan in Contemplation by Design: Applied Contemplative Science offers the opportunity to develop deep knowledge of contemplative science as well as skills for applying it in community health and prevention programs and research projects. The subplan requires 12 units of coursework that count towards the 45 unit minimum for the CHPR MS, and a notation appears on the transcript.

Subplan Overview

The optional CHPR-Contemplation by Design: Applied Contemplative Science subplan offers the opportunity to develop deep knowledge of contemplative science as well as skills for applying it in community health and prevention programs and research projects.

The Subplan provides:

1. A solid foundation in contemplative science, theory, and practice.

2. Direct experience with cultivating contemplative practices and their benefits, including but not limited to mindfulness, resilience, and compassion.

3. Research skills essential to advancing the science of how contemplative practices contribute to individual and community health and well-being.

4. Skills for creating and evaluating effective contemplative practices programs and policies to serve diverse populations.

5. Opportunities to design an applied contemplative practices program for a community or population of specific interest to you.

Required Subplan Courses

All courses are required. Courses are subject to change without notice. See explorecourses.stanford.edu for up to date course information.

CHPR 234 (Aut, 3 units) Applying Contemplative Practices

CHPR 244 ( Aut, 1) Comtemplation by Design Summit: Translating Comtemplative Science into Timely Community Programming

CHPR 241 (Win, 3) Contemplative Movement and Mindful Physical Activity

CHPR 233-02 (Spr, 2 units required; 3 optional) Contemplative Sciences for Resilience, Relationships, and Resolve

Elective Subplan Courses

All courses subject to change without notice. See explorecourses.stanford.edu for up to date course information.

CHPR 239 (Win, 2-3 units) Contemplative Competence for Sustainability of Public and Planetary Health and Well-being

CHPR 232 (Spr, 1) Social and Structural Determinants of Health

CHPR 233-03 (Spr, 3 units; 2 required, 1 elective) Contemplative Sciences for Resilience, Relationships, and Resolve

GSBGEN 520 (Spr, 2) Designing Solutions by Leveraging the Frinky Science of the Human Mind

INDE 238 (Win, 3) Managing Difficult Conversations

OB 374 (Win, 5) Interpersonal Dynamics

PSYC 239 (Win, 4) Understanding Relationships: A Couples and Family Therapy Perspective

POLECON 351 (Win, 3) Global Business, Religion, and National Culture

POLECON 549 (Spr, 2) The Business World: Moral and Spiritual Inquiry through Literature

RELIGST 232 (Win, 3-5) Buddhist Meditation: Ancient and Modern

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Curriculum and Subplan Requirements

Community Health and Prevention Research Curriculum (Minimum 45 units)

Subplan in Contemplation by Design: Applied Contemplative Science

Master of Science in Community Health and Prevention Research (CHPR)