Research in Palliative Care

https://www.graduate.umaryland.edu/palliative/About-the-Program/

Degree Offered

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Program Description

Research in Palliative Care is a 15-credit, online postbaccalaureate graduate certificate program.

Research in Palliative Care is a certificate that can be earned within the Master of Science in Palliative Care (PALC-MS) program. Credits earned in the stand-alone certificate program may be applied toward the PALC-MS 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 15 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

PALC 652	APPLIED BIOSTATISTICS IN PALLIATIVE CARE	3
PALC 660	STUDY DESIGN AND CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE EVIDENCE	3
PALC 661	QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH IN PALLIATIVE CARE	3
PALC 662	QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN PALLIATIVE CARE	3
PALC 670	PERSON-CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH IN PALLIATIVE CARE	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

PALC 618 may substitute for PALC 670

Details are given in the Course Descriptions part of this catalog.