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Dr.P.H. Curriculum in Biostatistics (72 Credits)*

PREREQUISITES

  • Master’s degree in a related academic area
  • Good GPA and GRE (and TOEFL, if needed) scores

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CREDIT TRANSFER

  • A maximum of 24 credits are transferable.

 

CORE COURSES (12 credits)

PHCO 0501 Introduction to Healthcare Systems and Policy

PHCO 0502 Principles and Methods of Epidemiology

PHCO 0503 Introduction to Environmental Health

PHCO 0505 Health Education and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health  

 

FIELDWORK (6 credits)

If student does not have a prior MPH degree, or equivalent fieldwork experience

 

REQUIRED COURSES (21 credits)

BIST 0615 Categorical Data Analysis

BIST 0654 Biocomputing I

BIST 0660 Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis of Medical Experiments

BIST 0661 Regression Methods for Public Health Studies

BIST 0613 Biostatistics Theory I

BIST 0614 Biostatistics Theory II

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Choose one of the following two:

BIST 0616 Lifetime Data Analysis

BIST 0650 Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis

 

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (18 credits)

Choose six of the following:

BIST 0616 Lifetime Data Analysis

BIST 0630 Sampling Methods

BIST 0650 Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis

BIST 0655 Biocomputing II

BIST 0688 Statistical Methods in Genetics

BIST 0690 Advanced Topics in Biostatistics

BIST 0700 Advanced Theory I

BIST 0701 Advanced Theory II

BIST 9655 Nonparametric Statistics ( Rutgers)

BIST 9686 Interpretation of Data I ( Rutgers University)

BIST 9687 Interpretation of Data II ( Rutgers University)

ENOH 9627 Advanced Multivariate Methods for Environmental Health Issues ( Rutgers University)

EPID 0656 Intermediate Epidemiological Research Methods

EPID 0653 Advanced Epidemiological Research Methods

HEBS 0663 Survey Research Methods

 

RESEARCH (24 credits)

RESH 0760 Doctoral Research

 

*Students should consult with their academic advisor for course selections.

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