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.
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
BIO8000 Capstone 2 MS Biostatistics - 1 credit
BIO8200 Analysis of Categorical Data - 3 credits
BIO8700 Theory of Linear & Generalized Linear Models - 3 credits
BIO8400 Advanced Statistical Methods in Clinical Research - 3 credits
CLR0700 Professionalism & Ethics in Clinical Research (elective) - 2 credits
CLR1113 Application of Translational Research Oncology (elective) - 3 credits
BDS2005 Introduction to Algorithms (elective) - 3 credits*
BSR2400 Lessons in Scientific Publishing (elective) - 1 credit
MPH0105 Health Economics (elective) - 3 credits
CLR0810 Genetic Epidemiology (elective) - 3 credits *Requires some prior knowledge of a CS-style programming language in addition to R/Python. Must seek course director’s approval prior to registering.
BIO9000 Capstone 3 MS Biostatistics - 1 credit
BIO9001 Applied Analysis of Healthcare Databases - 3 credits
MPH0822 Applied Linear Models 2 - 3 credits
BIO9002 Race and Causal Inference Seminar (elective) - 2 credits
CLR0011 Research Grant Writing (elective) - 1 credit
CLR1114 Translational Oncology: Drug Development (elective) - 1 credit
CLR0207 Culture, Illness & Community Health (elective) - 3 credits
MPH0414 Cardiovascular Epidemiology (Elective) - 3 credits
Required credits 30 Minimum elective credits 4 Total credits 34