Biostatistics - Master of Science

All of the following courses (10 credits):
Advanced Biostatistics
Categorical Data Analysis
Biostatistical Modeling in Genomic Data Analysis
Statistical Consulting in Public Health
One of the following courses (3 credits):
Statistical Computing
Computations in Probability and Statistics
Both of the following courses (6 credits):
Introductory Epidemiology
Design and Conduct of Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials
The following course (1 credit):
Seminar in Responsible Conduct of Research
Elective courses selected from the following (Plan A, 16 credits) or (Plan B, 20 credits):
At least 13 credits (Plan A) or 17 credits (Plan B) from the following biostatistics, statistics, and econometrics courses:
Cross Section and Panel Data Econometrics I
Cross Section and Panel DataEconometrics II
SAS Programming I: Essentials
SAS Programming II: Data Management and Analysis
Advanced Methods in Epidemiology and Applied Statistics
Latent Variable Modeling
Duration and Severity Analysis
Analytical Strategies for Observational Studies
Design of Experiments
Analysis of Survival Data
Applied Multivariate Statistical Methods
Theory of Probability and Statistics I
Theory of Probability and Statistics II
At least 3 credits from the following epidemiology courses:
Causal Inference in Epidemiology
Investigation of Disease Outbreaks
Epidemiology of Communicable Disease
Other epidemiology electives are available with approval of the student’s academic advisor.
Additional Requirements for Plan A
The following course (4 credits):
Master's Thesis Research
Additional Requirements for Plan B
Completion of a final oral examination or evaluation.