The following requirements must be fulfilled: 36 credits, including 9 credits in core courses, 16 credits in biostatistics-specific courses, 7 credits in elective courses, 3 credits in advanced biostatistics selective courses, and 1 credit in research or thesis courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required core courses | ||
| 9 credits | ||
| PUBH 6080 | Pathways to Public Health 1 | 0 |
| PUBH 6862 | Applied Linear Regression Analysis for Public Health Research | 3 |
| PUBH 6864 | Applied Survival Analysis for Public Health Research | 0,3 |
| PUBH 6865 | Applied Categorical Data Analysis for Public Health Research | 3 |
| Required biostatistics courses | ||
| 16 credits | ||
| PUBH 6866 | Principles of Clinical Trials | 0,3 |
| PUBH 6867 | Health Data Visualization | 3 |
| PUBH 6869 | Principles of Biostatistical Consulting | 1 |
| PUBH 6886 | Statistical and Machine Learning for Public Health Research | 0,3 |
| PUBH 6887 | Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis for Public Health Research | 3 |
| PUBH 8870 | Statistical Inference for Public Health Research I | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| 7 credits in pre-approved courses selected from the list below. Other courses can be approved by the advisor. | ||
| PUBH 6850 | Introduction to SAS for Public Health Research | 1 |
| PUBH 6851 | Introduction to R for Public Health Research | 0,1 |
| PUBH 6852 | Introduction to Python for Public Health Research | 1 |
| PUBH 6854 | Applied Computing in Health Data Science | 0,3 |
| PUBH 6856 | Advanced SAS for Public Health Research | 0,1 |
| PUBH 6860 | Principles of Bioinformatics | 0,3 |
| PUBH 6863 | Applied Meta-Analysis | 1 |
| PUBH 8888 | Advanced Topics in Clinical Trials | 2 |
| STAT 6197 | Fundamentals of SAS Programming for Data Management | 3 |
| STAT 6215 | Applied Multivariate Analysis I | 3 |
| Advanced biostatistics selective course | ||
| 3 credits in courses selected from the list below. Additional courses taken from this list beyond the 3 credits required can be counted toward the elective requirement. | ||
| PUBH 8871 | Statistical Inference for Public Health Research II | 3 |
| PUBH 8875 | Linear Models in Biostatistics (permission of instructor required) | 3 |
| PUBH 8879 | An Introduction to Causal Inference for Public Health Research | 0,3 |
| PUBH 6899 | Topics in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (Neural Networks in Biomedical Research) | 3 |
| PUBH 6899 | Topics in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (Advanced Survival Analysis—sections 1, 2, 3) | 1 credit per section |
| Final research project | ||
| 1 credit (one course) selected from the following: | ||
| PUBH 6897 | Research in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics | 1-4 |
| PUBH 6898 | Master of Science Thesis (only for students who wish to complete a formal thesis) | 1-3 |
1Students without a prior degree from a Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited school or program of public health must successfully complete the 0-credit PUBH 6080 Pathways to Public Health within one year of matriculation. There is no fee for this course.