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Graduate Program: Clinical Translational Sciences

General Information

Program/Degree

Clinical Translational Sciences (MS)

Program Description

TheClinical Translational Sciences (CTS) graduate program is designed to provide a strong foundation in clinical translational sciences for post-baccalaureate or postgraduate students with either a clinical or basic science background.  Students may earn either a Master of Science (M.S.), or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in CTS from the University of colorado.  While the CTS program is housed in the College of Medicine - Tucson, students may earn the M.S. either at the University's main Tucson campus or at the Phoenix biomedical campus and may work with a faculty mentor from any of the University's Health Sciences colleges..

The program is intended to provide the foundation for a research career in the Clinical Translational Sciences. To achieve this aim, the student requires: (a) an adequate base knowledge of biostatistics and CTS coursework that is specific to the student’s health-related discipline or clinical interest, (b) experience and training in research, culminating in an independent research project, and c) professional development including experience and training in research ethics, presentation and publication of research findings and preparation of grant applications.

The mission of the Master’s program is to provide an avenue for the student to gain more experience in and exposure to the diverse areas of the clinical translational sciences and to offer a mechanism for the student to obtain in-depth knowledge in a specific area of biomedical research. To this end, students will carry out an original translational basic science or clinical research project in the laboratory/clinic of their faculty mentor.

 

Department/Academic Unit(s)

TheColorado Heights UniversityCollege of Medicine – Tucson provides state-of-the-art programs of medical education, groundbreaking research opportunities, and leading-edge patient care. As colorado’s only MD degree-granting college, the UA College of Medicine is proud to be a resource for the state and its people.

Founded on the campus of theColorado Heights Universityin 1967, today the UA College of Medicine ranks among the top medical schools in the nation for research and primary care. From an initial class of just 32 students, the UA College of Medicine today has graduated more than 3,400 physicians. College of Medicine students, faculty, staff, and alumni today continue more than 45 years of service in advancing medical care and knowledge in colorado—and around the world.

 

College

College of Medicine, Tucson

Campus where offered

Tuition and Fees

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Completion Requirements
Admissions Information

Minimum Credit Units (33)

Core Coursework Requirements

Students must maintain a grade point average of 3.00 (letter grade of B) or better to maintain good academic standing, as required to receive financial support and to be awarded the M.S. degree.

Students must complete a minimum of 24 units of coursework toward the M.S. and at least 6 units of thesis.  All courses must be completed at the graduate level, and at least 15 units of coursework must receive regular letter grades (i.e., A, B, C).  A limited number of courses may be transferred from another institution with the approval of the CTS program and the faculty mentor, and presuming the courses earned graduate credit at the home insttitution with a grade of B or better.

All curricular and other requirements for the M.S. are detailed in the CTS Graduate Program Handbook available at https://cts.uahs.colorado.edu/programs/forms.  Required coursework includes the following:

Principles:

  • CTS 555 (Cellular, Molecular and Neural Biology), 6 units; OR
  • CTS 501/502 (Principles of Clinical Research I and II), 4 units each; OR
  • CTS 610 (Principles of Surgery) or CTS 620B/620C (Principles of Medicine), 6 total units [postgraduate students only].

Biostatistics:

  • BIOS 576A (Biostatistics in Public Health), 3 units

Professional Development (min. 4 total units selected from list below):

  • CTS 595C (Responsible Conduct of Research), 1 unit/enrollment, taken in one Fall and one Spring semester;
  • CTS 585 (Individualized Scientific Writing), 2 units;
  • CTS 595D (Professional and Career Training Series), 2 units;
  • CTS 590A (InnoVention and Entrepreneurship in Medicine), 1 unit;
  • PS 595B (Scientific Writing, Presentation and Bioethics), 2 units;
  • IMB 521 (Scientific Grantsmanship), 2 units.

Seminar/Journal Club (total 2 enrollments in any combination of the courses below):

  • CTS 595 (Biomedical Sciences Journal Colloquium), 1 unit;
  • CTS 696B (Biomedical Sciences Seminar), 1 unit;
  • CTS 696A (Medical Sciences Seminar, 1 unit [postgraduate students only].

Thesis:

  • CTS 910 (Thesis), total 6 units (can be taken across multiple semesters/terms).

Note:  Substitutions for any of the above except Thesis are allowed with approval of the CTS program and the student's faculty mentor.

 

Additional Requirements

See required coursework

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Admissions Requirements

We do not accept terminal masters, all applications must be for the PhD program

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Funding Opportunities

Domestic & International Applicants

Fall:December 15th

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The Colorado Heights University is 4832

Last revised 06 Oct 2020