Curriculum

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Curriculum (45 credits) - Biostatistics

Students seeking the M.P.H. in biostatistics degree must complete 45 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of at 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.

CORE COURSES (18 credits)

PHCO 0501 - Health Systems and Policy
PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
PHCO 0505 - Social and Behavioral Health Sciences in Public Health
PHCO 0513 - Leadership and Management Essentials for Public Health

PRACTICUM (3 credits)

PRAC 0715 - Applied Practice Experience (0 credits) [Prerequisites: APE Learning Agreement, PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504]
PRAC 0716 - Practicum Capstone (3 credits) [Prerequisites: APE Deliverables and Rubrics, Capstone Learning Agreement and PRAC 0715]

CONCENTRATION REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits)

BIST 0535 - Biostatistical Computing
BIST 0613 - Biostatistics Theory I (or 16:960:592 within Department of Statistics and Biostatistics, School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick) [Prerequisite: Multivariate calculus]
BIST 0615 - Applied Categorical Data Analysis [Prerequisites: PHCO 0504 and BIST 0535; or BIST 0625]

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Choose one of the following two:

BIST 0551 - Applied Regression Analysis for Public Health Studies (Prerequisites: PHCO 0504 and BIST 0535; or BIST 0625)
BIST 0610 - Advanced Regression Methods for Public Health Studies (BIST 0613 and BIST 0535; or BIST 0625)

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Choose one of the following two:

BIST 0627 - Applied Survival Data Analysis (Prerequisite: BIST 0551 or BIST 0610)
BIST 0650 - Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis (Prerequisite: BIST 0551 or BIST 0610)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS (0 Credits)

PRAC 0621 - Interprofessional Education (0 credits) [Fall/Spring] Students are required to register for and complete an Interprofessional Education activity prior to graduation.

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (9 credits)

BIST 0614 - Biostatistics Theory II
BIST 0630 - Sampling Methods
BIST 0660 - Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis of Medical Experiments
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