2010-2011 University Catalog
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MS (CHHS)
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Banner Code: HH-MS-EBST
Unit: Global and Community Health
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 health-related government agencies, 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 3.00 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 and STAT 344 or STAT 346 are required for admission to the program. 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. |