Competencies

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Competencies - Biostatistics

Each concentration identifies competencies for each degree offered. These competencies reflect the full range of knowledge, skills, and other attributes that a student will acquire as a result of completing the requirements for a particular degree.

Upon graduation, a student completing the M.P.H. curriculum in biostatistics will be able to:

apply basic probability theory and standard statistical methods to problems relevant to biomedical, clinical, and public health research;
use statistical computer packages to organize, analyze, and report collected data;
review and critique statistical methods and interpretations presented in published research studies, presentations, or reports;
integrate relevant scientific background to design experimental and observational studies in biomedical, clinical, and public health research; and
communicate the results of statistical analyses both in writing and orally to investigators and lay community members.