Curriculum Information – Clinical Research Certificate 

The University of Minnesota offers a unique environment for clinical research training as a national center of academic clinical research and having a substantial portfolio of clinical research within the Academic Health Center.

Required Courses

PubH 6301 (3 cr) – Fundamentals of Clinical Research – available synchronous online fall term
PubH 6320 (3 cr) – Fundamentals of Epidemiology – available online or in-person
PubH 6450 (4 cr) – Biostatistics I – available online or in-person fall and spring
PubH 6742 (1 cr) – Ethics in Public Health: Research and Policy – available online in fall and spring
PubH 7415 (3 cr) – Clinical Trials – available online summer or fall term
Electives credits (2 cr) – Selected with guidance from the advising staff

Sample Schedule

Year One

Fall – PubH 6301 (3 cr) Fundamentals of Clinical Research
Spring – PubH 6450 (4 cr) Biostatistics I

Year Two

Fall – PubH 7415 (3 cr) Clinical Trials
Spring – PubH 6320 (3 cr) Fundamentals of Epidemiology

Year Three

Fall – PubH 6742 (1 cr) Ethics in Public Health: Research and Policy
Spring – Electives (2 cr)