Degree Offered
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Program Description
Research Administration is a 12-credit, online postbaccalaureate graduate certificate program designed to ensure that students have a greater understanding of the many behind-the-scenes aspects of research so they can successfully manage grants, understand legalities in research administration, and become familiar with the transfer of intellectual properties. Students in this track will gain advanced knowledge and practical training to ensure that learning is relevant and applicable to each student’s professional goals.
This program provides students with the opportunity to learn about the complex environment that supports academic research. This includes topics such as historical and evolutionary perspectives, legal issues in research, contract management, and safeguarding confidential information. Students in this program typically work in the following fields: data analysis, grant writing, clinical research, patient care, mental health, epidemiology, clinical trials, collaborations, personnel management, and related areas.
Research Administration also is a concentration of study within the Master of Science in Health Science (MSHS) program. Credits earned in the stand-alone Research Administration certificate program may be applied toward the MSHS degree requirements.
Program Admission
Candidates for admission must meet the minimum standards of admission established by the Graduate School and provide the requisite credentials. Admission to the certificate program is highly selective. A U.S. bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a non-U.S. educational institution is required. No specific undergraduate course of study is required or recommended.
Graduate Record Examinations are not required for admission.
Degree Requirements
Certificate candidates must complete a minimum of 12 credits. Students must maintain a minimum, cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. All courses must be taken for letter grade; courses taken as Pass/Fail (P/F) or Audit (AU) do not count toward the certificate. All requirements for the certificate must be completed within three years after admission and all credits for the certificate must be completed at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Complete guideline and requirements for progression and completion are outlined in the Academic Performance and Progress in a Postbaccalaureate Certificate Program section of this catalog.
Required Courses
These courses are required to complete the Research Administration program:
| MHS 601 | INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION | 3 |
| MHS 618 | REGULATORY & LEGAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH | 3 |
| MHS 635 | GRANT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT IN RESEARCH | 3 |
| MHS 640 | TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER | 3 |