Program of Study: MPH in Biostatistics
Program Requirements
The credits required for your degree are listed below. All MPH students must complete 21 credits of MPH Core courses, 12 credits of Biostatistics courses, nine (9) credits of MPH elective courses, and three (3) credits of the Culminating Experience. Students must complete the majority of their course work before they can begin the Culminating Experience.
Transfer Courses
A maximum of six (9) credits may be approved for program of study transfer credit from other accredited graduate schools. Please refer to the GPPH Student Handbook for specific information and guidelines regarding the award of transfer credit.
Courses
| MPH Core Courses |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| BIOS 5200 |
Principals of Biostatistics |
3 |
| CHSC 5200 |
Health Behavior & Risk Reduction |
3 |
| CHSC 5201 |
Introduction to Public Health Theory & Practice |
3 |
| EOHS 5200 |
Issues in Environmental Health |
3 |
| EPID 5200 |
Principles of Epidemiology |
3 |
| HPMG 5200 |
Principles of Health Systems Management |
3 |
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| Biostatistics Track |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| BIOS 5201 |
Categorical Data Analysis |
3 |
| BIOS 5202 |
Applied Regression Analysis |
3 |
| BIOS 5203 |
Time Series Analysis |
3 |
| BIOS 5204 |
Statistical Computing |
3 |
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| Non-Health Professional Student Requirement * |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| PUBH 5102 |
Health Care Across the Lifespan |
3 |
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| Professional Development Course (s) ** |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| PUBH 5100 |
Writing with Power |
2 |
| PUBH 5101 |
Mastering Math |
1 |
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| Electives |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| BIOS 5300 |
Introduction to Sampling |
3 |
| BIOS 5301 |
Survey Research Methods |
3 |
| BIOS 5302 |
Advanced Experimental Design |
3 |
| BIOS 5303 |
Nonparametric Statistics |
3 |
| BIOS 5304 |
Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials |
3 |
| BIOS 5310 |
Independent Study |
1–3 |
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| Culminating Experience and Independent Study |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| PUBH 6000 |
Culminating Experience Planning Seminar |
1 |
| PUBH 6001 |
Culminating Experience |
2 |
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Total Credits Required: (including
the Culminating Experience) |
42 |
* MD/MPH students are waived from the non-health professional student requirements
** Final grade to be assigned is pass/fail
