Master of Arts (MA) in Biostatistics
The Masters of Arts Degree in Biostatistics is completed in 4 semesters. Candidates for this degree are expected to earn 48 units with courses in biostatistics, statistics, public health, and biology. The 12-unit minimum enrollment requirement per semester may be met with independent research or seminar courses. Students must enroll for all four semesters of the program. Students pursuing the MA degree in Biostatistics will be expected, upon completion of the program, to be well-versed in the following areas:
• Fundamental statistical methods, including statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, analysis of variance, and longitudinal data.
• Algorithms and computer applications.
• Analysis of multivariate data—categorical and continuous—with particular emphasis on epidemiology.
• Interpretation of survival analysis data and issues, including knowledge of life table methodology, competing causes of death, medical follow-up studies, parametric models, and nonparametric methods.
• Computational biology methods including gene mapping, microarray data analysis, and other topics in genomics.
• Methods of analysis using vital and health statistics, census data, rates, and adjusted rates.
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