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.
Coterms: Only CHPR subject code courses and courses on the biostats and research methods list and pre-approved electives list are eligible for course transfer, and must have been taken within the three-quarters back period.
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 (Prochaska/Lazaro)
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)
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
CHPR 205 (Win, 3-4): Understanding Evidence-Based Medicine: Hands-on experience
CHPR 206 (Win, 3): Meta-research: Appraising Research Findings, Bias, and Meta-analysis
CHPR 211 (Aut, 3): Introduction to Clinical Trials: Design, Conduct, and Analysis
CHPR 247 (Spr, 3): Methods in Community Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
EDUC 200B Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
EDUC 430C Using Data to Describe the World: Descriptive Social Science Research Techniques
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
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
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 CHPR Office
- coterms: courses already taken in your undergraduate career are not eligible for elective approval and petitions for them will be denied. Only CHPR code courses and pre-approved electives are eligible for course transfer.
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.
Current CHPR MS students may declare the subplan by submitting the eform "Field of Study (Subplan) Declaration or Change for Graduate Students" in Axess. For help navigating eforms in Axess, see the Student Services Eform Help page.
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.
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; if taken for 3 units, 1 will count as an elective unit) Contemplative Sciences for Resilience, Relationships, and Resolve
All courses subject to change without notice. See explorecourses.stanford.edu for up to date course information.
CHPR 232 (Spr, 1) Social and Structural Determinants of Health
CHPR 239 (Win, 2-3 units) Contemplative Competence for Sustainability of Public and Planetary Health and Well-being
CHPR 233-03 (Spr, 3 units; 2 required, 1 elective) Contemplative Sciences for Resilience, Relationships, and Resolve
EDUC 382 (Aut, 3) Holistic College Student Development: Theory and Practices
LAW 3510 (Win, 2) Psychological Development: Myth, Law, and Practice
OB 374 (Win, 5) Interpersonal Dynamics
PHIL 286 (Win, 4) Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 287 (Aut, 4) Philosophy of Action
POLECON 351 (Win, 3) Global Business, Religion, and National Culture
POLECON 549 (Spr, 2) The Business World: Moral and Spiritual Inquiry through Literature
PSYC 230 (Spr, 3) How to Think Like a Shrink
PSYC 233 (Aut, Win, Spr, 3; may only be taken once for the subplan) Mindfulness: An Awareness-Based Stress Reduction Program in Medicine
PSYCH 213 (Win, 3) Affective Science
PSYCH 215 (Win, 3) Mind, Culture, and Society
PSYCH 232 (Spr, 3) Brain and Decision Making
PSYCH 238/PUBLPOL 238 (Win, 4) Wise Interventions
RELIGST 276 (Spr, 3) Visions, Dreams, and Meditations in Buddhism