Biostatistics Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics program will provide basic and intermediate graduate level biostatistics training for a diverse range of students in the health sciences. It is primarily aimed at researchers, students in other programs, and working professionals who are interested in becoming more skilled in applied biostatistics methods and theory. Many students have also chosen the graduate certificate program to start learning biostatistics prior to applying to the MS in Biostatistics program.
Candidates should possess an aptitude for mathematics. Thirty credits (18 credits in core courses, 12 in electives) will be required to earn the Certificate in Biostatistics. The program is comprised of formal didactic sessions and hands-on statistical computing. Classroom and laboratory training will include ample contextualized examples, and analysis projects using real life data. Opportunities exist for mentored collaborative health science research experiences involving ongoing projects with our faculty.
Core Competencies
Students graduating from this program will be able to:
- Perform a broad range of basic and intermediate level applied statistical procedures that are required in basic, clinical, population and translational sciences
- Interpret and summarize analysis results in research reports and papers and communicate them to individuals with varying degrees of statistical knowledge
- Apply the principles of research design to address problems in basic, clinical, and population sciences
- Identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative designs and analytic methods
- Conduct analyses for the student’s own research projects or provide support to collaborative research teams
Core Requirements
| BSTA 511 | Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Applied Biostatistics | 4 |
| BSTA 512 | Linear Models | 4 |
| BSTA 513 | Categorical Data Analysis | 4 |
| BSTA 530 | Biostatistics Lab | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Elective Coursework
| BSTA 514 | Statistical Analysis of Time-to-Event Data | 3 |
| BSTA 515 | Data Management & Analysis in SAS | 3 |
| BSTA 516 | Design and Analysis of Surveys | 3 |
| BSTA 517 | Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials | 3 |
| BSTA 519 | Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis | 3 |
| BSTA 522 | Statistical Learning and Data Science | 3 |
| BSTA 523 | Design and Analysis of Experimental Designs | 3 |
| BSTA 524 | Statistical Methods for Next Gen Sequencing | 3 |
| Epi 512 | Epidemiology I | 4 |
| Epi 513 | Epidemiology II | 4 |
| BMI 550 | Computational Biology I | 4 |
| BMI 551 | Computational Biology II | 4 |
| BSTA 500 | Reading and Research in Biostatistics | 1-3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Total Credit Hours: 24
Students in the Graduate Certificate may apply to the MS or MPH in Biostatistics program if they wish to pursue more training in Biostatistics beyond the Graduate Certificate. They may apply while going through, or after completing the graduate certificate program. All credits earned in the certificate program may be applied to the MS degree, or, most credits as appropriate, to the MPH degree.
For more information and instructions on how to apply visit the Certificate in Biostatistics web page.