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2009-2010 University Catalog

Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MS (VSITE)

Banner Code: HH-MS-EBST

School:  The Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering 

Department:  Statistics 

This program prepares participants to apply epidemiological and statistical principles to quantitative analysis of health issues.  It will prepare health scientists to work as professionals in government agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, pharmaceutical companies, research hospitals, public health agencies, and other health-related organizations that need to analyze data and design experiments for medical and public health research.  Graduates are expected to analyze and interpret increasingly complex health data.  The degree is taught jointly by faculty from the Department of Statistics in The Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering and the Department of Global and Community Health in the College of Health and Human Services.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree in a discipline related to health science or statistics, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 credits.  Courses in calculus at the undergraduate level through multivariate calculus equivalent to Math 113, 114, and 213 with a grade of B or better are required for admission to the program.  Some background in statistics and biology is preferred.  Applications to the degree program are made through the College of Health and Human Services.  Admission decisions are made by a joint faculty committee from the Department of Statistics and the Department of Global and Community Health.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete 36 credits of graduate course work.  A graduate course in which a grade of C or below is earned may be repeated only once.  Graduate students may repeat no more than two courses in their stated program of study.  Students much achieve a 3.00 GPA to graduate.

Core Requirements (15 credits)

Epidemiology Electives (6 credits)

Select a minimum of two courses from the following:

Statistics Electives (9 credits)

Select a minimum of three courses from the following:

Additional Elective Courses (6 credits)

Choose two electives (6 credits) in consultation with the academic advisor.  Students may choose to work with their advisor to conduct an epidemiology/biostatistics research project.