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BHDSMS - Biostatistics and Health Data Science

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Public Health, Col ofGraduate Degree SeekingMS - Master of Science

Overview

Program Requirements

Completion requirement

Core Major Units: 15
Additional Emphasis Units: 18 (see emphasis requirements below)
Total Minimum Degree Units: 33

Completion requirement

Required Core: 12 units

  • course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • course: Biostatistics for Research (3)

  • course: Applied Biostatistics Analysis (3)

  • course: Public Health Fundamentals for Researchers (3)

Completion requirement

See elective coursework for emphasis below.

Completion requirement

Culminating experience for both emphases (at least 3 units)

Choose one of the following options:

  • course: Master's Project - Independent Study (3)

  • course: Master's Project - Research (3)

  • course: Master's Thesis (6 units)

Completion requirement
Completion requirement

Minimum Emphasis Units

18 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Biostatistics emphasis: 12 units

  • course: Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • course: Statistical Consulting (1)

  • course: Statistical Consulting Practicum (2)

  • course: Theory of Probability (3)

  • course: Theory of Statistics (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

Choose from the following electives: 6 units

  • course*: Data Management and the SAS Programming Language (3)

  • course*: Healthcare Data Science (3)

  • course: Statistical Computing (3)

  • BIOS 500 and 600 level courses not listed above

* A minimum of 3 units must come from course or course.

Additional Emphasis Requirements

See additional requirements for overall plan above.

Completion requirement

Minimum Emphasis Units

18 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Health Data Science emphasis: 12 units

  • course: Healthcare Data Science (3)

  • course: Health Data Acquisition and Assessment (3)

  • course: Health Data Management and Visualization (3)

  • course: Health Data Analysis and Communication Methods (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

Choose from the following electives: 6 units

  • course*: High Dimensional Health Data Analysis and Machine Learning (3)

  • course*: Statistical Machine Learning (3)

  • course: Introduction to Machine Learning (3)

  • course: Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • course: Digital Epidemiology (3)

  • BIOS 500 and 600 level courses not listed above

* A minimum of 3 units must come from course or course.

Additional Emphasis Requirements

See additional requirements for overall plan above.