Biostatistics Curriculum

The biostatistics mph option combines comprehensive training in public health with specific instruction in the principles and methods of biostatistics to prepare theoretically grounded, culturally competent, and technically skilled public health professionals.

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Required Integrated Core Course			Credits
H 513	Integrated Approach to Public Health	Fall Year 1	12

Required option courses			29 Credits
H 524	Introduction to Biostatistics	Winter year 1	4
H 525	Epidemiological Methods I	Winter year 1	3
H 526	Epidemiological Methods II	Spring year 1	3
H 580	Linear Regression and Analysis of Time to Event Data	Spring year 1	4
H 581	Generalized Linear Models and Categorical Data Analysis	Fall year 2	4
H 582	Analysis of Correlated Health Data	Winter year 2	3
ST 521	Introduction to Mathematical Statistics	Fall year 1 or 2	4
ST 522	Introduction to Mathematical Statistics	Winter year 1 or 2	4

Electives (select 12)		Credits
Alternatively, graduate courses may be chosen from one of the MPH options or elsewhere with advice of the program coordinator and the student’s advisor.
H 547	GIS and Public Health	3
H 551	Applied Epidemiological Analysis of Secondary Data	3
H 553	Applied Epidemiologic Methods	3
H 554	Epidemiology of Aging	3
H 555	Cancer Epidemiology	3
H 560	Public Health Surveillance	3
H 564	Computing Tools and Health Data Analysis	3
H 566	Data Mining in Public Health	3
H 573	Introduction to Multilevel/Hierarchical Models	3
H 578	Molecular Epidemiology	3
H 584	Analysis of Intervention Studies and Clinical Trials	3
H 586	Bayesian Biostatistics in Public Health	3
H 587	Time to Event Analysis of Health Data	3
H 592	Spatial Epidemiology	3
ST 507	Seminar: Section 1 - Consulting Practicum (Students must take Section 1)	1
ST 515	Design and Analysis of Planned Experiments	3
ST 531	Sampling Methods	3
ST 539	Survey Methods	3
H 651	Advanced Epidemiological Methods	3
H 652	Causal Inference in Epidemiology	3

Internship			6 Credits
H 510	Internship	Year 2	6