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The M.P.H. degree is conferred jointly by the UMDNJ - School of Public Health
and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers,
the State University of New Jersey.
The M.P.H. curriculum seeks to provide students with a clear understanding of the roles of the core disciplines in public health with sufficient knowledge of the theory and terminology used by these disciplines to allow effective participation in interdisciplinary public health efforts, and specialized skills in at least one public health discipline.
The Biostatistics discipline emphasizes the concepts underlying the scientific method, and the applications in biomedical data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of results. The study of Biostatistics includes designs and analysis of experimental studies, including clinical trials, and non-experimental (observational) studies, theory of probability and statistics, and statistical computing. Applicants to the Biostatistics Department should have strong aptitude for quantitative thinking and interest in biomedical and public health applications. A practicum in consulting is required . Students are encouraged to work closely with faculty and to attend seminars concerning current problems and issues in empirical research.
There are 15 credits required for the Department including Biocomputing, Regression, Biostatistics Theory I, Clinical Trials, and Categorical Data Analysis. A wide variety of more advanced courses are available for elective credit.
M.P.H. Curriculum
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The curriculum for the M.P.H. requires the completion of 45 credit hours. Full-time students may complete the Degree within 2 years. Part-time students may take from 3 to 4 years to complete the Degree, but should satisfy the core requirements within 2 ½ years of matriculation.
For additional information on applying to the M.P.H. degree program,
see the School of Public Health
Admissions page.
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