Department of Biostatistics 
Courses for a Master's Student Planning
to Continue for a Ph.D. Degree
This section describes a program of study for students
who are planning to continue on to the Ph.D. program. The Ph.D. degree includes a cognate requirement, which is fulfilled
by the cognate courses in the M.S. program.
To prepare for the Qualifying Examinations, a student
should take the core courses for the Master's degree and the following
required courses from the Ph.D. program:
| Course |
Credits |
Title |
Usual Term |
| Math 451 |
3 |
Advanced Calculus |
Fall or Winter |
| Stat 610 |
3 |
Mathematical Statistics I |
Fall |
| Stat 611 |
3 |
Mathematical Statistics II |
Winter |
A sample Master's program for students who intend to
continue to the Ph.D. program is presented in Table 2. STAT 610 and STAT 611 fulfill 6 of the
required 12 credit hours of electives in the Master's program, although
they do not fulfill requirements for electives in the Ph.D. program. Students who have taken an advanced calculus
course (MATH 451 or its equivalent) may be exempted from the requirement
and choose an elective in its place.
Before advancement to candidacy, a Ph.D. student must
pass the Qualifying Examinations. The following program of study will enable a student to take
the Qualifying examinations at the completion of the Master's program,
and to complete the Ph.D. course requirements in one additional year.
Table 2: A sample sequence of courses* for MS students
intending to continue in the PhD program.
| 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/Math 451*** |
3 |
| TOTAL |
11-13 |
TOTAL |
13 |
| |
|
|
|
| Fall Year 2 |
Credits |
Winter Year
2 |
Credits |
| Stat 610 |
3 |
BIOS 699 |
4 |
| 2 Electives* |
6 |
Stat 611 |
3 |
| EPID/Cognate* |
3-4 |
EPID/Cognate* |
3 |
| TOTAL |
12-13 |
TOTAL |
10 |
Spring/Summer Year 2: Qualifying exams
*This represents a minimal program of study for a M.S.
degree. The timing of electives
and cognates may be freely interchanged.
**Optional elective offered one week before the Fall
term. The purpose is to
review basic statistical concepts and to introduce the computer network
and statistical software.
***Math 451 is also offered in the Fall or Spring term.
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