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Biostatistics MPH Program |
The MPH concentration in biostatistics provides students with theskills to help design, analyze, and interpret the results of observationalstudies, clinical trials, etiologic studies, medical surveys, andevaluations of health care programs. The goal of the program isto introduce students to the basic principles and methods of biostatisticsin the context of a generalist degree in public health, with a focuson applying biostatistics to real-world issues.
This concentration trains students in study design and provides quantitative skills to prepare them to collaborate in public health research and surveillance projects that will aid in prevention and treatment of diseases and development of public health policy. The program emphasizes the statistical aspects of research, including study design, data management, and statistical analysis.
Ideal candidates are those whodesire broad training in publichealth, enjoy quantitative evaluation of public health programsand untangling the mystery of diseaseetiology, and wish to pursuecollaborative research on interdisciplinary teams.
Core Courses
It is strongly recommended that Biostatistics concentrators take
BS703
Biostatistics and
EP712
Epidemiologic Methodsto satisfy the core epidemiology and biostatistics MPH requirements.
Concentration Requirements
In addition to the recommended MPH core courses
BS703
Biostatistics and
EP712
Epidemiology Methods, all concentrators must take 16 credits of courses and participate in the Biostatistics in Public Health Day, the culminating experience. Biostatistics concentrators must take all three of the following courses:
BS723
Introduction to Statistical Computing (This course may also be applied to the Epidemiology concentration)*
BS805
Intermediate Statistical Computing and Applied Regression Analysis
BS852
Statistical Methods for Epidemiology
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one course among the following five:
BS722
Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials
(This course may also be applied to the Epidemiology concentration)
BS820
Logistic Regression and Survival Analysis
BS821
Categorical Data Analysis
BS851
Applied Statistics in Clinical Trials I
BS858
Statistical Genetics
* Concentrators must earn a grade of B or better in
BS723
Introduction to Statistical Computing.
Other courses offered in the Department of Biostatistics are listed below:
BS701
Elementary Biostatistics
BS810
Meta-Analysis for Public Health and Medical Research
BS830
Design and Analysis of Microarray Data
BS852
Statistical Methods for Epidemiology
BS853
Generalized Linear Models
BS857
Analysis of Correlated Data
BS859
Applied Linkage Analysis
BS861
Applied Statistics in Clinical Trials II
BS901
Directed Studies in Biostatistics
BS902
Directed Research in Biostatistics
BS771
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BS871
Topics in Biostatistics
Culminating Experience
Biostatistics in Public Health Day is held once a semester for concentrators in order to present analyses of public health data, which have been prepared beyond coursework, to the faculty and other students present. Concentrators will have the option of either a 20-minute talk (including a 5-minute question period) or a poster presenting the analysis methods and results. In either case, students will be called on to explain their study questions, methods, results, and conclusions to the faculty and students. Study questions will need to address issues relating to other fields within public health that concentrators have studied during their MPH training.
Students interested in completing their culminating experience should visit the Biostatistics Blackboard site (coming soon). Information on creating effective poster presentations can be found here.
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