Master of Science (M.S.) Curriculum (30 credits) - Biostatistics
Students seeking the M.S. in biostatistics degree must complete 30 credits of academic work, including a research paper, with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0; earn no more than 6 credits bearing grades less than B; and complete the degree requirements within four 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
(6 credits)
- PHCO 0502
- Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
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PHCO 0512 - Public Health Foundations
RESEARCH (0 credits)
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RESH 0600 - Master of Science Research
CONCENTRATION REQUIRED COURSES (18 credits)
Note: Students should review the Course Descriptions in the School Catalog for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses and recommended electives.
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BIST 0610 -
Advanced Regression
Methods for Public Health Studies
- BIST 0613 - Biostatistics Theory I (or 16:960:592 within Department of Statistics, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences) [Prerequisite: Multivariate calculus]
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BIST 0614 - Biostatistics Theory II (or 16:960:593 within Department of Statistics, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences) [Prerequisite: BIST 0613]
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BIST 0615
- Applied Categorical Data Analysis
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BIST 0625 - Fundamentals of Biostatistics
-also-
Choose one of the following two:
- BIST 0627 - Applied Survival Data Analysis
- BIST 0650 - Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (6 credits)
Students may choose elective courses from courses not taken in the
selective list for the concentration, from across Rutgers School of
Public Health, or from other Rutgers graduate programs, such as
the Department of Statistics or the Department of Computer Science, with
faculty advisor approval. - BIST 0660
- Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis of Medical Experiments
- BIST 0663
- Statistical Learning for Biomedical Studies
- EPID 0678 -Analysis Real-World Pharmacoepidemiological Data
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
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Research paper (as part of Master of Science Research)
