Department of Biostatistics (BIST)

MS Curriculum in Biostatistics

Prerequisites

• 3 credits in college biology, human behavior, social or health science
• 3 credits in college algebra
• Demonstration of computer competence

Core Courses (6 credits)

Choose two of the following:
**Note PHCO 0504 (Introduction to Biostatistics) is waived for MS biostatistics**
• PHCO 0501 Introduction to Health Care Systems and Policy
• PHCO 0502 Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
• PHCO 0503 Introduction to Environmental Health
• PHCO 0505 Health Education and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health

Required Courses (18 credits)

• BIST 0613 Biostatistics Theory I
• BIST 0614 Biostatistics Theory II
• BIST 0615 Categorical Data Analysis
• BIST 0654 Biocomputing I
• BIST 0661 Regression Methods for Public Health Studies
• RESH 0600 Master of Science Research (0 credits)
-also- Choose one of the following two:
• BIST 0660 Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis of Medical Experiments
-or-
• BIST 9619 Design of Experiments (Rutgers University)

Recommended Elective Courses (6 credits)

Choose two of the following:
• BIST 0616 Lifetime Data Analysis
• BIST 0630 Sampling Methods
• BIST 0650 Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis
• BIST 0655 Biocomputing II
• BIST 0687 Biostatistics for Environmental and Occupational Health
• BIST 0688 Statistical Methods in Genetics
• BIST 9655 Nonparametric Statistics (Rutgers University)