Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Curriculum (45 credits) - Department of Biostatistics
Students seeking the M.P.H. in biostatistics degree must complete 45 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of least 3.0; earn no more than 9 credits bearing grades less than B; and complete the degree requirements within six years. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
PREREQUISITES
- 3 credits in college biology, human behavior, social or health science
- 3 credits in college calculus
- Demonstration of computer competence
CORE COURSES (15 credits)
- PHCO 0501 - Health Systems and Policy
- PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
- PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
- PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
- PHCO 0505 - Health Education and Behavioral Science in Public Health
FIELDWORK (6 credits)
- FDWC 0600 - Fieldwork I (1 credit)
- FDWC 0601 - Fieldwork II (5 credits)
REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits)
Note: Students should review the course descriptions for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses and recommended electives.
- BIST 0515 - Introduction to SAS For Data Analysis in Public Health
- BIST 0613 - Biostatistics Theory I (or 16:960:592 within Department of Statistics, School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
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- BIST 0551 - Applied Regression Methods for Public Health Studies
- BIST 0610 - Advanced Regression Methods for Public Health Studies
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Choose one of the following two:
- BIST 0615 - Categorical Data Analysis
- QNME 0614 - Categorical Data Analysis
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- BIST 0660 - Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis of Medical Experiments
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (9 credits)
- BIST 0614 - Biostatistics Theory II
- BIST 0630 - Sampling Methods
- BIST 0616 - Lifetime Data Analysis
- BIST 0650 - Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis
- BIST 0688 - Statistical Methods in Genetics
- BIST 9619 - Design of Experiments
- BIST 9655 - Nonparametric Statistics
- BIST 9686 - Interpretation of Data I
- BIST 9687 - Interpretation of Data II
- ENOH 9627 - Advanced Multivariate Methods for Environmental Health Issues
- EPID 0656 - Intermediate Epidemiologic Research Methods
- EPID 0657 - Applied Methods in Epidemiologic Research
- HEBS 0600 - Applied Research Methods in Behavior Science
