Theory and Methods Track

Students are expected to take a total of five required courses (12 credits) in the Fall Term, five required courses (13 credits) in the Spring I Term, and three required courses (7 credits) in the Spring II Term. In addition to the 32 credits of required coursework, students must take at least two clinical research-related elective credits, yielding the 3-credit minimum to successfully complete the MS in Biostatistics Program in one year. Required coursework is indicated in bold below.

Fall

• BIO6000 Capstone 1 MS Biostatistics - 1 credit

• BIO6100 Fundamentals of Epidemiology - 3 credits

• BIO6300 Introduction to R Programming - 2 credits

Spring I

• BIO8000 Capstone 2 MS Biostatistics - 1 credit

• BIO8200 Analysis of Categorical Data - 3 credits

• BIO8400 Advanced Statistical Methods in Clinical Research - 3 credits

Spring II

• BIO9000 Capstone 3 MS Biostatistics - 1 credit

• BIO9100 Survival Analysis - 3 credits

• BIO9200 Analysis of Longitudinal Data - 3 credits

Required credits 32 Minimum elective credits 2 Total credits 34

Students are expected to take a total of five required courses (11 credits) in the Fall Term, five required courses (12 credits) in the Spring I Term, and four required courses (7 credits) in the Spring II Term. In addition to the 30 credits of required coursework, students must take at least three clinical research-related elective credits, yielding the 34-credit minimum to successfully complete the MS in Biostatistics Program in one year. Required coursework is indicated in bold below.

Fall

• BIO6000 Capstone 1 MS Biostatistics - 1 credit

• BIO6100 Fundamentals of Epidemiology - 3 credits

• BIO6400 Biostatistics for Biomedical Research - 3 credits

• BIO6500 Probability and Inference 1 - 3 credits

• CLR6100 Clinical Trial Management - 1 credit

• BIO6300 Introduction to R Programming - 2 credits

• BDS1005 Computer Systems: UNIX/LINUX Fundamentals - 1 credit*

• BDS1006 Computer Systems: Architecture & Applications - 1 credit*

• BDS1007 Computer Systems: Intro to Scientific Programming Python - 1 credit* *Must seek course director's approval prior to registering

Spring I

• BIO8000 Capstone 2 MS Biostatistics - 1 credit

• BIO8200 Analysis of Categorical Data - 3 credits

• BIO8700 Theory of Linear & Generalized Linear Models - 3 credits

Spring II

• BIO9000 Capstone 3 MS Biostatistics - 1 credit

• BIO9001 Applied Analysis of Healthcare Databases - 3 credits

• MPH0822 Applied Linear Models 2 - 3 credits

Required credits 30 Minimum elective credits 4 Total credits 34

Each track in the MS in Biostatistics Program curriculum consists of at least 34 credits which must be completed in one full-time academic year. In addition to coursework, students will complete a capstone project in each term. This section covers the following: