Courses

Important Information about the CHPR Curriculum (for coterminal students only)

  • As a coterminal student in the M.S. in CHPR, you may count eligible courses taken three non-summer quarters back from your first graduate quarter. Coterminal students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in all graduate courses.

 

Important Note about Beginning Your Internship

CHPR students (not including coterminal students) will enroll in Community-Based Research Internship (CHPR 299) during the Winter and Spring Quarters.

Coterminal students must fulfill the following requirements in order to enroll in Community-Based Research Internship (CHPR 299):

  1. Complete Research in the Community (CHPR 220)
  2. Complete or be enrolled in one of the following courses:
    1. Theoretical Foundations and Design of Behavioral Intervention Trials (CHPR 228)
    2. The Science of Community Engagement in Health Research (CHPR 227)
  3. Complete or be enrolled in at least 1 approved Biostatistics and Research Methods course.

 

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

  • CHPR Foundation Core
  • Biostatistics & Research Methods Courses
  • Electives
  • Community-Based Research 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 36 CHPR units.  CHPR units can only come from courses with a CHPR subject code. All courses must be taken for a letter grade unless the course is not offered as such.

Required Core

Course No.

 Core Course Name Faculty Quarter Units

CHPR Foundation Core
(Take all 8-9 courses depending on prerequisites, 18-19 total units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prerequisite for CHPR 240: Completion of CHPR 226/HUMBIO 126, or concurrent enrollment in CHPR 201.

 

 

 

 

 CHPR 200
 SPRC Seminar Series Staff
 Aut, Win., Spr. (3 qtrs. required)
 1
CHPR 201 Introduction to the Science of Healthy Living
 M. Stefanick Aut. 1
CHPR 220 Research in the Community
 J. Robinson, S. Winter
 Aut. 1
CHPR 222 CHPR Professional and Career Development J. Robinson Spr. 1
CHPR 227 The Science of Community Engagement in Health Research L. Goldman Rosas
 Win. 3
CHPR 228 Theoretical Foundations and Design of Behavioral Intervention Trials   J. Prochaska
Aut.		 3
CHPR 240 Prevention Research and Public Health: The Science of Healthy Living M. Stefanick,
W. Alles		 Aut. 3
CHPR 260 Prevention Across Medical Disciplines M. Stefanick Win. 3
CHPR 270
 Prevention Across Surgical Disciplines
 M. Stefanick
 Spr.
 3

Biostatistics and Research Methods
(min. 9 units)

 

 

 

Students can take HRP 258 or HRP 259 (but not both courses).

 CHPR 202
 Introduction to R
 A. Epperson
 Win.
 1
CHPR 205 Evidence-based Medicine D. Contoupolos-Ioannidis Win. 3
CHPR 206 Meta-research: Appraising Research Findings, Bias, and Meta-analysis

J. Ioannidis,

I. Olkin

 Win. 3
CHPR 247
 Methods in Community Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

M. Kiernan

 Spr.
 3
CHPR 290 Advanced Statistical Methods for Observational Studies

M. Baiocchi  

D. Rogosa

 Spr. 2-3
EDUC 430C Using Data to Describe the World: Descriptive Social Science Research Techniques   Spr. 3-5
HRP 216 Analytical and Practical Issues in the Conduct of Clinical and Epidemiologic Research   Spr. 2-3
HRP 234 Engineering Better Health Systems: modeling for public health S. Basu
 Aut. 4
HRP 258 Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Clinical Research K. Sainani Spr. 3
HRP 259 Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Epidemiology
 K. Sainani Aut. 3-4
HRP 261 Intermediate Biostatistics: Analysis of Discrete Data   Win. 3 (prereq: HRP 258)
HRP 262 Intermediate Biostatistics: Regression, Prediction, Survival Analysis   Spr. 3 (prereq: HRP 258)
PEDS 202C
 Qualitative Research Methods and Study Design   Spr.
 2-3
Community-Based Research Internship
(Take over 2 consecutive quarters, usually Win. and Spr., 6 units).  		 CHPR 299 Community-Based Research Internship 
 SPRC Faculty Aut.,
Win.,
Spr.		 6
Master’s Thesis
(Take for 2 or more quarters, 6 total units). Prerequisite: one quarter of CHPR 299.		 CHPR 399 CHPR Master's Thesis Writing
 SPRC Faculty Aut.,
Win.,
Spr.,      Sum.		 6
Core Courses: Total Units 36+
Electives: Total Units Varies
M.S. in CHPR: Total Units 45+

Electives

All courses with a CHPR subject code are pre-approved. All other electives must meet the following criteria:

  • a course number of 100 or above;
  • a minimum of 3 units;
  • taken for a letter grade; and
  • approved by a student's faculty mentor and the CHPR Faculty Director.

 

Pre-Approved Electives

Below is a list of pre-approved electives. Students may petition to take other courses for elective credit. These courses must be approved by the student's faculty mentor and the CHPR Faculty Director.

Note that some elective course times may conflict and some electives may only be offered alternate years. Please check Explore Courses for schedule information.

Course No.

 Course Title Faculty Units
Autumn Electives
CHPR 226 Health Promotion over the Lifecourse: an Interdisciplinary Perspective

M. Stefanick,

W. Alles

 3
CHPR 298 Directed Reading in Medicine SPRC Faculty 1-2
Winter Electives
CHPR 212
 Methods for Health Care Delivery Innovation, Implementation, and Evaluation

D. Zulman,

S. Asch

 2
CHPR 113 Healthy/Sustainable Food Systems: Maximum Sustainability across Health, Economics, and Environment (alternates annually with CHPR 166. Check the Bulletin.)
 C. Gardner
 4
CHPR 166 Food and Society: Exploring Eating Behaviors in Social, Environmental, and Policy Context (alternates annually with CHPR 113. Check the Bulletin.)
 C. Gardner 4
CHPR 298 Directed Reading SPRC Faculty
 1-2
Spring Electives
CHPR 130 Human Nutrition C. Gardner 4
CHPR 298 Directed Reading   SPRC Faculty 1-2
Summer Electives
CHPR 298 Directed Reading SPRC Faculty 1-2
CHPR 399 CHPR Master's Thesis Writing SPRC Faculty 1-3

What Can Count as a CHPR Elective?

1.  All pre-approved electives with a CHPR subject code can be taken for CHPR credit.

2.  Non pre-approved electives

  • All elective courses must have a course number of 100 or above.
  • All elective courses must be a minimum of 3 units.
  • All elective courses must be taken for a letter grade.
  • All elective courses must be approved by a student's CHPR mentor and the CHPR Faculty Director.
  • Note: students are required to take a minimum of 36 CHPR units. CHPR units can come from any course with a CHPR subject code.
  • Note re one unit courses: to maintain a robust academic program, students are discouraged from enrolling in more than 3 one-unit courses.

 

Sample Course Plans

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