Overview
Program Details
As one of the only universities in the world with an accredited, all-online PhD in Clinical Research, University of Jamestown helps you advance in the field of your choice—without having to pause your career. In this program, you will master the skills necessary to conduct clinical trials, analyze research, and ensure the safety and efficacy of products, medication and information provided to the global society.
Earning your terminal degree in a broadly applicable program like Clinical Research means you can apply your knowledge to a range of disciplines, including government, higher education, healthcare, private industry, and beyond. You will not only learn how to critically analyze the literature and interpret evidence, but to design your own rigorous and ethical research projects—all while creating a repeatable and sophisticated methodology appropriate for dissemination at the national level.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide students with rigorous academic preparation which produces independent investigators who can conceptualize research inquiry that positively impacts the University, community and global society. Students will gain the expertise needed to perform ethical data collection and analysis across a variety of disciplines and modalities.
Requirements
All cohorts for the Ph.D. matriculate in the fall of an academic calendar year. Students will then complete 2 full years (fall, spring, summer) and one partial year (fall, spring) to complete their PhD requirements, including thesis proposal and defense.
Required Core Courses
| CRES 710 | Introduction to Clinical Research | 3 |
| CRES 720 | Biostatistics I | 3 |
| CRES 721 | Biostatistics II | 3 |
| CRES 730 | Design and Implementation of Clinical Trials | 3 |
| CRES 740 | Ethics and Professional Issues in Clinical Research | 3 |
| CRES 750 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| CRES 760 | Grant Writing for Clinical Research | 3 |
| CRES 770 | Critical Evaluation of the Literature | 3 |
Thesis Credits
(12 credit hours total + 1 credit hour optional extension as needed)
Leadership Track Courses
| LDRS 500 | Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
| LDRS 509 | 21st Century Health Care Systems and Policy | 3 |
| LDRS 621 | Leading in Interprofessional Healthcare Teams | 3 |
| LDRS 622 | Change and Innovation in Healthcare | 3 |
Topics in Higher Education Track Courses
| CRES 820 | Instruction Strategies for Online Learning | 3 |
| CRES 821 | Foundations of Higher Education | 3 |
| CRES 822 | Instructional Strategies for the Adult Learner | 3 |
| CRES 823 | Instructional Strategies for Continuing Professional Education | 3 |
Health Services Research Track Courses
| CRES 807 | Public Policy for Health Services Research | 3 |
| CRES 830 | Health and Bioinformatics | 3 |
| CRES 831 | Health Policy and Systems Thinking | 3 |
| CRES 832 | Healthcare Outcome Measurement and Quality Improvement | 3 |
Plan of Study
First Year
Fall 1
| CRES 710 | Introduction to Clinical Research | 3 |
Fall 2
| CRES 770 | Critical Evaluation of the Literature | 3 |
Spring 1
| CRES 740 | Ethics and Professional Issues in Clinical Research | 3 |
Spring 2
| CRES 730 | Design and Implementation of Clinical Trials | 3 |
Summer 1
Choose from the following electives (must take at least one)
| CRES 807 | Public Policy for Health Services Research | 3 |
| CRES 821 | Foundations of Higher Education | 3 |
| LDRS 500 | Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
Summer 2
Choose from the following electives (must take at least one)
| CRES 831 | Health Policy and Systems Thinking | 3 |
| CRES 822 | Instructional Strategies for the Adult Learner | 3 |
| LDRS 509 | 21st Century Health Care Systems and Policy | 3 |
Second Year
Fall 1
Fall 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
| CRES 760 | Grant Writing for Clinical Research | 3 |
Summer 1
Choose from the following electives (must take at least one)
| CRES 822 | Instructional Strategies for the Adult Learner | 3 |
| CRES 830 | Health and Bioinformatics | 3 |
| LDRS 621 | Leading in Interprofessional Healthcare Teams | 3 |
Summer 2
Choose from the following electives (must take at least one)
| CRES 823 | Instructional Strategies for Continuing Professional Education | 3 |
| CRES 832 | Healthcare Outcome Measurement and Quality Improvement | 3 |
| LDRS 622 | Change and Innovation in Healthcare | 3 |
Third Year
Fall 1
Fall 2
Spring 1