Biostatistics, MS - Statistical and Computational Genomics (SCG) Concentration

Required Courses

• BIOST 2025 - BIOSTATISTICS SEMINAR
• BIOST 2081 - MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR STATISTICS
• BIOST 2131 - FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICAL THEORY
• BIOST 2141 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS
• BIOST 2142 - APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS
• BIOST 2154 - STATISTICAL METHODS FOR OMICS DATA
• BIOST 2155 - INTRODUCTORY STATISTICAL LEARNING FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
• BIOST 2174 - ADVANCED R COMPUTING
• BIOST 2179 - BIOSTATISTICS CONSULTING PRACTICUM
• EPIDEM 2110 - PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
• PUBHLT 2011 - ESSENTIALS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
• PUBHLT 2022 - THE DEAN’S PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS (two terms)
• BIOST 2021 - SPECIAL STUDIES (faculty-guided thesis research: two terms required; 1st term one credit, 2nd term 2 credits)

• OR

• BIOST 2022 - CAPSTONE PREPARATION

• FOLLOWED BY (in the next term)

• BIOST 2099 - CAPSTONE

Elective Courses

At Least 10 Credits

In situations where a student’s special interests or needs indicate an alternative course is more appropriate it may be substituted with the permission of the student’s academic advisor. BIOST 2025 cannot be used to fulfill elective credits.

• BIOSC 2140 - GENOMICS
• BIOSC 2940 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
• BIOST 2080 - ADVANCED STATISTICAL LEARNING
• HUGEN 2022 - HUMAN POPULATION GENETICS
• HUGEN 2071 - GENOMIC DATA PROCESSING AND STRUCTURE
• HUGEN 2072 - GENOMIC DATA PIPELINES AND TOOLS
• HUGEN 2073 - GENOMIC DATA VISUALIZATION AND INTEGRATION
• HUGEN 2029 - INTRODUCTION TO GENE MAPPING
• HUGEN 2080 - STATISTICAL GENETICS

Total Credits Required for Degree: 40