Graduate Program in Health

Curriculum

The PPgS curriculum consists of mandatory courses according to the student’s concentration area, along with various optional courses and occasional scientific activities that may be counted toward the 20 or 30 credits required to complete the master’s or doctoral program within 2 or 4 years, respectively.

Each credit = 15h

Required Courses for the Master’s in Health – Concentration Area: Human Health Research

Internal PPgS Seminar: 1 credit
Teaching Internship I: 2 credits
Research Project/Bioethics: 3 credits
Biostatistics/Data Analysis I: 4 credits
Theses/Defenses (minimum 5): 1 credit
Area Requirement: Epidemiology: 3 credits

Required Courses for the Master’s in Health – Concentration Area: Preclinical Research and Technological Innovation

Internal PPgS Seminar: 1 credit
Teaching Internship I: 2 credits
Research Project/Bioethics: 3 credits
Biostatistics/Data Analysis I: 4 credits
Theses/Defenses (minimum 5): 1 credit
Area Requirement: Innovation and Entrepreneurship: 3 credits

Required Courses for the Master’s in Health – Concentration Area: Animal Experimentation Research

Internal PPgS Seminar: 1 credit
Teaching Internship I: 2 credits
Research Project/Bioethics: 3 credits
Biostatistics/Data Analysis I: 4 credits
Theses/Defenses (minimum 5): 1 credit
Area Requirement: Ethics and Animal Experimentation: 3 credits

Required Courses for the PhD in Health – Concentration Area: Human Health

Internal PPgS Seminar: 1 credit
Teaching Internship II: 4 credits
Research Project/Bioethics: 3 credits
Biostatistics: 4 credits
Theses/Defenses (minimum 5): 1 credit
Area Requirement: Epidemiology: 3 credits

Required Courses for the PhD in Health – Concentration Area: Preclinical and Technological Innovation

Internal PPgS Seminar: 1 credit
Teaching Internship II: 4 credits
Research Project/Bioethics: 3 credits
Biostatistics: 4 credits
Theses/Defenses (minimum 5): 1 credit
Area Requirement: Innovation and Entrepreneurship: 3 credits

Required Courses for the PhD in Health – Concentration Area: Animal Experimentation

Internal PPgS Seminar: 1 credit
Teaching Internship II: 4 credits
Research Project/Bioethics: 3 credits
Biostatistics/Data Analysis I: 4 credits
Theses/Defenses (minimum 5): 1 credit
Area Requirement: Ethics and Animal Experimentation: 3 credits

Elective Courses for Master’s and PhD Programs

Scientific Writing: 2 credits
Basic Immunology: 3 credits
Cell Signaling: 2 credits
Pedagogical Competencies: 4 credits
Data Analysis II (prerequisite: Biostatistics): 3 credits
Clinical Decision-Making: 2 credits
Critical Thinking: 3 credits