Biostatistics MS

Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.

Master's

Required Courses: All Concentrations (6 units)

Course Title
BIOSTAT 301-0Introduction to Epidemiology
BIOSTAT 302-0Introduction to Biostatistics
BIOSTAT 306-0R Programming
BIOSTAT 401-0Intermediate Epidemiology
BIOSTAT 402-0Intermediate Biostatistics
BIOSTAT 561-0Thesis
PUB_HLTH 441-0Ethical Issues in Clinical Research

Additional Required Courses, Selectives and Electives

Concentration in Population Health Analytics
Course Title
Required (5 units)
Data Management and Analysis in SAS
Design, Conduct and Analysis of Clinical Trials
Advanced Epidemiology
Statistical Consulting
Clinical Database Management
Writing and Peer Reviewing for Scientific Publication
Selectives
Choose 1 unit
Infection Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Electives
Choose 2 units
Introduction to Probability Theory
Statistical Inference
Data Science for Clinical, Translational, and Population Researchers
Independent Study
Advanced Biostatistics
Statistical Methods for Missing Data
Statistical Genetics and Genomic Data Analysis
Behavior, Society & Health
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Principles and Application
Concentration in Statistical Bioinformatics
Course Title
Required Courses (3.5 units)
Introduction to Probability Theory
Statistical Inference
Advanced Biostatistics
Statistical Genetics and Genomic Data Analysis
Selectives
Choose 1 unit
Data Management and Analysis in SAS
Health and Biomedical Informatics Methods I
Choose 1 unit
Data Science for Clinical, Translational, and Population Researchers
Network Data Analysis
Health Biomedical Informatics Methods II
Electives
Choose 2.5 units
Design, Conduct and Analysis of Clinical Trials
Independent Study
Survival Data Analysis
Statistical Methods for Missing Data
Statistical Consulting
Clinical Database Management
Concentration in Statistical Methods and Practice
Course Title
Required Courses (6.5 units)
Introduction to Probability Theory
Data Management and Analysis in SAS
Statistical Inference
Design, Conduct and Analysis of Clinical Trials
Advanced Biostatistics
Survival Data Analysis
Statistical Consulting
Electives
Choose 1.5 units
Data Science for Clinical, Translational, and Population Researchers
Independent Study
Statistical Methods for Missing Data
Statistical Genetics and Genomic Data Analysis
Clinical Database Management