The MS program in Biostatistics exposes students to a wide variety of studies and research interests including longitudinal data, statistical genetics and genomics, clinical trials, infectious disease, and cancer research. The program targets students with strong skills and training in mathematics with the interest to apply math in health care and biological settings. Students pursuing the MS look forward to rewarding careers in academia, research, public health and private industry. Potential positions include analysis and design of health studies, clinical trials, drug development, and public health studies. Coursework includes: applied and theoretical statistics; consulting; analysis of clinical trials; longitudinal and survival data; as well as production of a
research paper or thesis.
Program Requirements:
| Required Biostatistics Courses |
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| Biostatistical Methods I |
BIOS 6611 |
3 |
| Biostatistical Methods II |
BIOS 6612 |
3 |
| Statistical Consulting |
BIOS 6621 |
2 |
| Advanced Data Analysis |
BIOS 6623 |
3 |
| Statistics Theory I |
BIOS 6631 |
3 |
| Statistics Theory II |
BIOS 6632 |
3 |
| Longitudinal Data Analysis |
BIOS 6643 |
3 |
| Required Public Health Courses |
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| Epidemiology |
EPID 6630 |
3 |
| Foundations in Public Health |
PUBH 6600 |
2 |
| Elective Biostatistics Courses |
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5 |
| Examples, other courses require approval by director |
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| Survival Analysis |
BIOS 6646 |
3 |
| Design of Studies in Health Sciences |
BIOS 6649 |
2 |
| Stat. Methods in Genetic Association Studies |
BIOS 6655 |
3 |
| Analysis of High-throughput Data |
BIOS 6660 |
2 |
| Thesis |
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4 |
Contact:
| Fayette Augillard |
303.724.4442 |
email |
Program Coordinator |