Department of Biostatistics 
Courses for a Student Intending to Complete
Graduate Study with a Master's Degree
Students can complete the Master's program in two years. Table 1 gives the standard sequence of required courses for Master's
students.
Table 1: A
sample sequence of courses* for MS students
| Fall Year 1
|
Credits
|
Winter Year 1
|
Credits
|
| BIOS 600** |
0-1 |
BIOS 602 |
4 |
| BIOS 601 |
4 |
BIOS 651 |
3 |
| BIOS 650 |
4 |
BIOS 653 |
3 |
| EPID/Cognate |
3-4 |
EPID/Elective* |
3 |
| TOTAL
|
11-13
|
TOTAL
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fall Year 2
|
Credits
|
Winter Year 2
|
Credits
|
| 3 Electives* |
9 |
BIOS 699 |
4 |
| EPID/Cognate* |
3-4 |
1-2 Electives* |
3-6 |
|
|
|
EPID/Cognate* |
3 |
| TOTAL
|
12-13
|
TOTAL
|
10-13
|
*The timing of electives and cognates may be freely
interchanged. For an MPH
degree, electives and cognates should be selected to satisfy the breadth
requirement in D2 above.
**Optional elective offered one week before the Fall
term. The purpose is to
review basic statistical concepts and tools and to introduce the computer
network and statistical software. |
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