BSIS: Clinical Research Management

Basic Requirements – 18 units

• Analytical Writing (U11 111)
• Critical and Researched Writing (U11 203)
• One additional 3-unit advanced writing course, which may be chosen from EComp 304 Exposition, EComp 3120 Argumentation, EComp 324 Writing for Public Speaking, or EComp 331 Technical Writing.*
• One course in numerical applications
• One course in moral reasoning
• One course in cultural diversity

These Basic Requirements are effective as of Summer 2019. Students admitted to this program prior to Summer 2019 are expected to fulfill the requirements in place at the time of their admission. Questions about required course work? Please contact your student success navigator.

This program is offered either mostly or fully online. Students entering the U.S. on an F-1 or J-1 Visa must enroll in a program full time. F-1 students are only permitted to enroll in one online course per semester and J-1 students may only enroll in non-credit online courses that do not count toward their degree program. WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) cannot guarantee face-to-face enrollment options each semester of full time enrollment, therefore cannot issue an I-20 or DS 2019 to F-1 and J-1 students for this program. If you are an F-1 or J-1 student and wish to enroll in a CAPS program while here on a Visa, please contact our recruitment team to discuss your options for face-to-face program enrollment. F-1 and J-1 students should not enroll in online courses or programs without first consulting the university’s Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS).

*Students who receive a grade lower than a C- in EComp 111 Analytical Writing taken at CAPS must repeat the course. Students who receive a grade lower than a C- in EComp 203 Critical and Researched Writing taken at CAPS must, in consultation with the Department of English and CAPS, choose between two options to satisfy the requirement: (1) repeat the course; or (2) complete a 3-unit composition tutorial with a grade of C or higher. Students who have completed English composition courses at another college or university should be well prepared for the required writing courses at CAPS, and transfer credit will be awarded for this work according to our regular transfer credit policies. However, new students will begin with EComp 111 in CAPS. Students who feel they have a strong writing background may petition to take a placement test to demonstrate the skills needed to begin with EComp 203 instead. All students will complete EComp 203 and a 300-level writing course at CAPS.

Distribution Requirements – 27 units

27 units, 9 units in each area noted below.  Each distribution area must include course work from at least two disciplines. (Courses that satisfy the numerical applications, moral reasoning and cultural diversity Basic Requirements may also count toward Distribution Requirements.)

• Natural Sciences & Mathematics: (9 credits) Courses from Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Physics, General Science, and Mathematics & Statistics
• Social Sciences: (9 credits) Courses from Anthropology; Economics; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology; and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Natural Sciences & Mathematics: (9 credits) Courses from Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Physics, General Science, and Mathematics & Statistics

Field of Study Requirements – 40 units

Students in BSIS programs must complete a certificate, tailoring their degree to their educational and professional goals. Students in the Clinical Research Management program may fulfill this requirement with the overlapping Certificate in Clinical Research Management. Students in BSIS programs must also complete a Community Engagement course. A designated course in the Clinical Research Management program will fulfill this requirement.

• Bio 101 – General Biology I (with Lab) – 4 units
• Bio 102 – General Biology II (with Lab) – 4 units
• Bio 220 – Anatomy and Physiology I – 4 units
• Bio 240 – Anatomy and Physiology II – 4 units
• CRM 250 – Fundamentals of Clinical Research Management I – 3 units
• CRM 251 – Fundamentals of Clinical Research Management II – 3 units
• CRM 318 – Introduction to Data & Information Management in Health Sciences – 3 units
• CRM 325 – Research Ethics and Regulatory Affairs – 3 units
• CRM 330 – The Business of Clinical Research – 3 units
• CRM 350 – Practicum/Capstone – 3 units
• CRM 353 – Pharmacology for Clinical Research – 3 units
• Phil 233 – Biomedical Ethics – 3 units
  

Elective Requirements – 3 units

Your recommended electives includes:

• Psychology
• Leadership and Management
• Project Management
• Statistics
• Computer Programming