Master of Science with a Major in Biostatistics

Semester One

• DATS 7510 - Programming for Data Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7110 - Statistical Models and Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7520 - Statistical Theory I (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Two

• STAT 7620 - Statistical Theory II (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7630 - Applied Linear Models (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT xxxx Elective (3 Credit Hours)

No summer courses are required. Enrolling in STAT 8890 - Readings and Research is optional.

Semester One

Consulting Project or Thesis Research proposal due one week before midterm of fall.

• STAT 7640 - Generalized Linear Models I (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7720 - Survival Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7870 - Biostatistical Consulting in Research (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Two

• STAT 7910 - Biostatistical Consulting Project (1 Credit Hour TO 12 Credit Hours) or STAT 7920 - Thesis Research (1 Credit Hour TO 12 Credit Hours) : 3 Credit Hours 
• STAT xxxx Elective - Credit hours: 3
• STAT xxxx Elective - Credit hours: 3

No summer courses are required. Enrolling in STAT 8890 - Readings and Research (1 Credit Hour TO 12 Credit Hours)  is optional.

Approved Elective Options:

• DATS 7860 - Statistical and Machine Learning for Big Data (3 Credit Hours)
• DATS 8170 - Advanced Computational Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7130 - Introduction to Epidemiology (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7240 - Introduction to Clinical Trials (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7260 - Design Analysis and Observational Studies (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7350 - Epidemic Investigation (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7360 - Systematic Reviews (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7370 - Intermediate Epidemiology (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7650 - Introduction to Stochastic Processes (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7850 - Omics Data Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7750 - Introduction to Genetic Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 7880 - Special Topics (1 Credit Hour TO 3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 8150 - Advanced Genomic Data Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 8160 - Analysis of Clustered and Correlated Data (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 8270 - Computational Genomics and Proteomics (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 9120 - Theory of Linear Models (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 9140 - Generalized Linear Models II (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 9220 - Advanced Statistical Inference (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 9240 - Bayesian Inference (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 9280 - Advanced Special Topics (1 Credit Hour TO 3 Credit Hours)