Course Schedule | PhD in Biostatistics
Transfer Credit/Advanced Standing: A PhD student may make a written request for the transfer of credit for specific applicable courses or apply for advanced standing. Please speak with program leadership and review the policy on transfer credit and advanced standing.
Year 1
Fall 1
| Course Name | Credit(s) |
|---|---|
| BIST 6500: Department Seminar | 0 |
| BIST 7610: Probability & Large Sample Theory | 3 |
| BIST 7620: Generalized Linear Models | 3 |
| BIST 7625: Statistical Computing* | 3 |
| 9 Credits |
*Biostatistics Elective – choose from Elective Courses
- Register for all Fall 1 Courses
- Review the BGE New Student Checklist
- Attend the mandatory Biomedical Graduate Education Summer Orientation
Spring 2
| Course Name | Credit(s) |
|---|---|
| BIST 6500: Department Seminar | 0 |
| BIST 7615: Advanced Statistical Inference | 3 |
| BIST 7630: Bayesian Inference* | 3 |
| BIST 7635: Longitudinal Data Analysis* | 3 |
| 9 Credits |
*Biostatistics Elective – choose from Elective Courses
Year 2
Fall 2
| Course Name | Credit(s) |
|---|---|
| BIST 6500: Department Seminar | 0 |
| BIST 7640: Causal Inference* | 3 |
| BIST 7645: Advanced Survival Analysis* | 3 |
| BIST 7650: Semiparametric Inference* | 3 |
| Cognate Requirement† | 3 |
| 12 Credits |
*Biostatistics Elective – choose from Elective Courses
†Cognate Requirement (may be taken anytime from Year 2 onward)
Spring 2
| Course Name | Credit(s) |
|---|---|
| BIST 6500: Department Seminar | 0 |
| BIST 7655: Statistical Genetics* | 3 |
| BIST 7660: Deep Learning & Artificial Intelligence* | 3 |
| BIST 7665: Statistics, Ethics & Communication* | 1 |
| Cognate Requirement† | 3 |
| 10 Credits |
*Biostatistics Elective – choose from Elective Courses
†Cognate Requirement (may be taken anytime from Year 2 onward)
Year 3 + until Graduation
Fall 3
| Course Name | Credit(s) |
|---|---|
| BIST 6500: Department Seminar | 0 |
| BIST 9999-01: Thesis Research | 0 |
| 0 Credits |
After Fall 3, you will be automatically registered for Thesis Research (BIST 9999-01) courses.
- Full-Time Thesis Research (BSTE 9999-01)
- Students are required to register for BIST 6500 of a minimum of 7 semesters
- Meeting with the Thesis Committee
- Dissertation, Doctoral Project, and Thesis Information & Templates
- Submission of Dissertation or Doctoral Project
- Follow the Graduating Student Checklist to apply for graduation in your second-to-last semester, receive your degree and attend Commencement