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BIOSPHD - Biostatistics

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Public Health, Col ofGraduate Degree SeekingPHD - Doctor of Philosophy

Overview

Program Requirements

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Completion requirement

Required PhD Courses (35 units) 

  • course: Theory of Probability (3)

  • course: Theory of Statistics (3)

  • course: Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • course: Biostatistics for Research (3)

  • course: Special Topics in Biostatistics (3)

  • course: Theory of Linear Models (3)

  • course: Statistical Consulting (1)

  • course: Statistical Consulting Practicum (2)

  • course: Design of Experiments (3)

  • course: Statistical Computing (3)

  • course: Scientific Writing, Presentation and Bioethics (2)

  • course: Biostatistics Seminar (1) - taken twice

  • course: Evaluating Public Health Literature (1)

  • course: Public Health Fundamentals for Researchers (3)

Note:  course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3) is considered a prerequisite, which will have been met by most entering students.

Dissertation (minimum 18 units)

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Elective Courses (minimum 12 units)

  • course: Healthcare Data Science (3)

  • course: Applied Biostatistics Analysis (3)

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

  • course: Analysis of Categorical Data (3)

  • course: High-dimensional Health Data Analysis and Machine Learning (3)

  • course:Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies (3)

  • course: Principles of Genetic Association Studies (3)

  • course: Survival Analysis (3)

**Electives may also be chosen from other Statistics or Mathematics courses with approval of the Biostatistics Faculty.

Completion requirement

Doctoral Qualifying Exam
All doctoral students must pass a written Qualifying Exam (commonly referred to as the “QE”) after their first year of study. The exam is designed to ensure that students have the necessary background to continue with more advanced courses. The exam includes both Theory and Application sections. The exam is offered early in summer at a time announced at the beginning of the preceding spring semester.

The material covered on the exam is based on the following courses:

Students must have completed each of these courses with a grade of A or B to be eligible for the exam.

Transfer of Credits from a Master’s Program to the Doctoral Plan of Study
Students who enter the Biostatistics PhD program after completion of a Biostatistics MPH/MS may use 23 units of Biostatistics related courses towards the Doctorate in Biostatistics (PhD).

Previously Earned Coursework
Per the Biostatistics Program's policy, coursework being considered for the doctoral program, should be less than 10 years old at the time the student begins the program.

Completion requirement

Minor Courses (minimum 9 units)
Each PhD student must complete a minimum of 9 credit hours of course work in a minor area. The minor area of study specifies the number of required minor units. This should consist of a coherent set of courses in an area (or in related areas) of application of biostatistics; the courses may be from more than one program. Minor courses should be primarily applied as opposed to mathematics/statistical in nature. Many minor require more than 9 units.

Biostatistics doctoral students often minor in Epidemiology and Pharmacology/Toxiology.

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