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Statistics: Biostatistics (BS)

Statistics Bachelors BS

Variable Credit Min

53.5

Variable Credit Max

53.5

Major Academic Plan

Title

Skills in Fitting Statistical Models

Learning Outcome

Graduates of the program will demonstrate the ability to analyze data by appropriately fitting assessing and interpreting a variety of statistical models

Title

Communication Skills

Learning Outcome

Graduates of the program will write technical reports and make technical presentations containing statistical results and work in teams to demonstrate the consulting skills of a professional statistician

Title

Computing Skills

Learning Outcome

Graduates of the program will be able to manipulate data implement statistical methods document and debug code in one or more profession statistical software programs

Title

Academic Preparation

Learning Outcome

Be prepared to enter top graduate (masters and/or PhD) programs in biostatistics

Title

Theoretical Foundations

Learning Outcome

Graduates of the program will be able to solve problems in basic probability theory statistical inference and calculus

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 2 Courses 

course - Principles of Statistics 3.0

course - Intro to Statistics Department 0.5

Requirement 2 — Complete 5 Courses 

Statistics core courses:

course - Analysis of Variance 3.0

course - Probability and Inference 1 3.0

course - Applied R Programming 3.0

course - Introduction to Regression 3.0

course - Probability and Inference 2 3.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 4 Courses 

Mathematical foundation courses:

course - Calculus 1 4.0

course - Calculus 2 4.0

course - Elementary Linear Algebra 2.0

course - Computational Linear Algebra 1.0

Requirement 4 — Complete 3 hours

course - How to Program 3.0

course - Intro to Computer Science 3.0

course - Statistical Computing in Epi 3.0

course - Spreadsheet Automation 3.0

course - Data Science Ecosystems 3.0

Requirement 5 — Complete 1 Course 

course - Calculus of Several Variables 3.0

Requirement 6 — Complete 3 hours

course - Applications in Biostatistics 3.0

course - Survival Analysis 3.0

Requirement 7 — Complete 6 hours

Note: If taken above, STAT 437 and 538 will not double count here.

course - Ecology 3.0

course - Science of Biology 3.0

course - Human Physiology 4.0

course - Gen College Chem 1+Lab Integr 4.0

course - Principles of Chemistry 1 4.0

course - Principles of Epidemiology 3.0

course - Molecular Biology 3.0

course - Genetics 3.0

course - Applications in Biostatistics 3.0

course - Survival Analysis 3.0

Requirement 8 — Complete 3 hours

Note: Courses used anywhere above will not double count here.

course - Methods of Survey Sampling 3.0

course - Intro to Bayesian Statistics 3.0

course - Theory of Interest 3.0

course - Data Visualization 3.0

course - Data Science Ecosystems 3.0

course - Predictive Analysis 3.0

course - Statistical Computing 3.0

course - Data Science Process 3.0

course - Nonparametric Stat Methods 3.0

course - Applications in Biostatistics 3.0

course - Applied Bayesian Statistics 3.0

course - Intro to Reliability 3.0

course - Analysis of Correlated Data 3.0

course - Data Science Capstone 1 3.0

course - Data Science Capstone 2 3.0

course - Machine Learning 3.0

course - Special Topics in Statistics - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours  1.0v

course - Experimental Design 3.0

course - Survival Analysis 3.0

Requirement 9 — Complete 6 hours

Note: Courses used anywhere above will not double count here. Note: No more than 3.0 credit hours of any combination of Stat 496R and Stat 497R may be counted toward this requirement. Note: It is strongly recommended that students interested in graduate study in biostatistics complete Math 341 and 342.

course - Principles of Epidemiology 3.0

course - Theory of Analysis 1 3.0

course - Theory of Analysis 2 3.0

course - Methods of Survey Sampling 3.0

course - Intro to Bayesian Statistics 3.0

course - Theory of Interest 3.0

course - Data Visualization 3.0

course - Data Science Ecosystems 3.0

course - Predictive Analysis 3.0

course - Statistical Computing 3.0

course - Data Science Process 3.0

course - Special Topics in Applied Stat - You may take once 1.0v

course - Nonparametric Stat Methods 3.0

course - Applications in Biostatistics 3.0

course - Applied Bayesian Statistics 3.0

course - Intro to Reliability 3.0

course - Analysis of Correlated Data 3.0

course - Data Science Capstone 1 3.0

course - Data Science Capstone 2 3.0

course - Machine Learning 3.0

course - Special Topics in Statistics - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours

course - Academic Internship - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours

course - Intro to Research - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours

course - Experimental Design 3.0

course - Survival Analysis 3.0