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. A detailed curriculum and a capstone overview are provided below.
Coursework – Theory and Methods Track
Students are expected to take a total of five required courses (11 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 31 credits of required coursework, students must take at least one three-credit clinical research-related elective, yielding the 34-credit minimum to successfully complete the MS in Biostatistics Program in one year. Required coursework is indicated in bold below.
Fall
Course Title | Credits |
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Introduction to Advanced Biostatistics | 3 |
Fundamentals of Epidemiology | 3 |
Probability and Inference I | 3 |
Introduction to BioMedical & Translational Informatics | 1 |
Capstone | 1 |
Clinical Trials Management (elective) | 1 |
Introduction to R Programming (elective) | 1 |
Spring I
Course Title | Credits |
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Theory of Linear & Generalized Linear Models | 3 |
Analysis of Categorical Data | 3 |
Probability and Inference II | 3 |
Applied Biostatistics in Clinical Trials | 3 |
Capstone | 1 |
Health Economics (elective) | 3 |
Spring II
Course Title | Credits |
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Analysis of Longitudinal Data | 3 |
Survival Analysis | 3 |
Capstone | 1 |
The Drug Development Process (elective) | 1 |
Molecular Epidemiology (elective) | 3 |
Principal Topics in Biomedical Informatics (elective) | 3 |
Pharmacoeconomics (elective) | 3 |
Race and Causal Inference Seminar (elective) | 3 |
Applied Analysis of Healthcare Databases (elective) | 3 |
Required Credits | 31 |
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Minimum Elective Credits | 3 |
Total Credits | 34 |