Degree Requirements | MS in Biostatistics

Students are required to complete the 30 credits of fundamental required courses and 2 credits of Practicum Research or Special Topics Requirement.

Students have the flexibility to choose between the Practicum Research courses or Special Topics courses to fulfill the requirement – Special Topic I & II or Practicum I & II.

BIST 6500: Department Seminar
0 credits | Fall or Spring Semester
Every 2^nd & 4^th Friday of the Month | 10am – 11am
Various Speakers

BIST 6510: Probability and Sampling
3 credits | Fall (September thru mid-October)
Course Instructor: Korostyshevskiy, Valeriy

BIST 6511: Statistical Inference
3 credits | Fall (mid-October thru December)
Course Instructor: Wang, Hongkun

BIST 6512: Categorical Data Analysis
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Ahn, Jaeil

BIST 6513: Survival Analysis
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Fang, Hongbin

BIST 6514: Linear Models & Multivariate Analysis
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Luta, George

BIST 6515: Introduction to Statistical Software
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Korostyshevskiy, Valeriy

BIST 6532: Machine Learning for Bioinformatics
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Li, James

BIST 6540: Experimental Design/Clinical Trials
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Wang, Hongkun

BIST 6541: Principles of Epidemiology
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Dragomir, Anca

BIST 6545: Quantitative Data Analysis & Reporting
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Korostyshevskiy, Valeriy

BIST 6595: Data Science
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Li, James

BIST 7817: Special Topics I
1 credit | Spring Semester
Various Instructors

BIST 7818: Special Topics II
1 credit | Fall Semester
Various Instructors

BIST 7940: Research Practicum I
1 credit | Spring Semester
Various Instructors

BIST 7941: Research Practicum II
1 credit | Fall Semester
Various Instructors