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
All CHPR students are required to complete a program planning meeting with the CHPR Office by the end of the first week of their first quarter and submit a program plan demonstrating the student’s plan to complete all program requirements must be submitted by the stated deadline. The program plan will be reviewed by the CHPR Office and must be approved in order for this requirement to be considered completed. Failure to submit and have a program plan approved by the stated deadline may result in an enrollment hold, preventing the student from registering for courses for the following quarter until an approved program plan is submitted to the CHPR Office. Students must submit updated program plans when making changes to the previously approved program plan. The CHPR Office will continue to review program plans on a quarterly basis and CHPR students must submit updated program plans as requested by the CHPR Office. Failure to do so may result in an enrollment hold, preventing the student from registering for courses for the following quarter until an approved program plan is submitted to the CHPR Office.
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.
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 and diploma. A minimum of 9 units must be earned from the CHPR series of contemplative science courses. NOTE: CHPR offers 14 units of coursework that is eligible for fulfillment of the subplan.
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.
