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UNC
Community Health Education (& Healthy Aging)
*”Global Public Health plus” concentration students will be housed within their primary concentration
Capstone Integration: In this term, students will implement and present their capstone project, with
support from Capstone Integration faculty and peer groups. Capstone 2 culminates in a final written
product and an oral and poster presentation at the school’s public health forum.
Publishable Paper Option:
Students who wish to write a publishable paper for academic credit must register for two “research
paper” credits. The publishable paper should relate to a student’s academic goals and professional
interests, as well as demonstrate the student’s ability to integrate competencies and concepts from the
student’s concentration and the breadth of public health and to work independently at the master’s
level, with the product of the work being a paper worthy of being submitted to a peer-reviewed journal.
Publishable papers are expected to require substantial collaboration, oversight and review by coauthors
and faculty advisors and the number of credits reflects this expected effort. After completing
most of the program (at least 30 credits of course work), students writing a publishable paper should:
Identify a ColoradoSPH faculty advisor who is willing to supervise the publishable paper.
Prepare a proposal for a project in consultation with the faculty advisor and other relevant
persons engaged in the paper. This must include the proposed research questions, hypotheses,
summary of work to date, outline of analytic plan, list of collaborators, possible journals for
submission and timeline, and grading rubric.
Complete the Publishable Paper Request Form. This should be reviewed/approved by the faculty
advisor and the student’s concentration director and submitted to the Office of Admissions &
Student Affairs with a copy of the proposal.
Once approval is secured, the student registers for 2 “Research Paper” credits (PUBH 6651),
which can be taken as a block or as single credits over time (these credits come from the
elective credit allotment).
It is expected that the final research paper will be in an acceptable form for submission and will
be submitted to a peer-reviewed scientific journal before a grade is given for credit.
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