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Twin Cities Campus
Biostatistics MinorSchool of Public Health - Adm
School of Public Health
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Public Health, MMC 819, A395 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 OR 1-800-774-8636, Fax: 612-624-4498)
Email:
sph-ask@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
The minor in Biostatistics is designed to familiarize students with the statistical tools necessary to analyze health science data. By taking public health courses focused on the fundamentals of statistical methodologies and programming techniques, students will gain skills that enable them to be involved in the design and analysis of quantitative studies as part of their future professional career or graduate study in an applied field.
Minors are available for both University of Minnesota masters and doctoral level students.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Admission to the biostatistics graduate minor is contingent upon prior admission to a master's or doctoral degree-granting program.
Students should first consult with their adviser about declaring the minor in biostatistics. Students will then need to contact the director of graduate studies (DGS) at bstdgs@umn.edu or graduate program coordinator (GPC) for minor information. A biostatistics faculty member must be on the student's doctoral preliminary oral examination committee as well as master's and doctoral final oral examination committees.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Master's-level minor in Biostatistics
NOTE: One course may be taken S/N and all other courses must be taken A/F
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
·
PUBH 7430 - Statistical Methods for Correlated Data
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7435 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7440 - Introduction to Bayesian Analysis
(3.0 cr)
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PUBH 7445 - Statistics for Human Genetics and Molecular Biology
(3.0 cr)
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PUBH 7450 - Survival Analysis
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7470 - Study Designs in Biomedical Research
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7475 - Statistical Learning and Data Mining
(3.0 cr)
Doctoral
Doctoral Minor
14 credits are required for doctoral minor for non-statistics students. 12 credits required for doctoral minor for statistics students.
Doctoral-level minor in Biostatistics for Non-Statistics Students
Students should take the required set of two core courses (either 7405 and 7406, or 7401 and 7402) first, before choosing two additional courses from the list of elective courses below.
NOTE: One course may be taken S/N and all other courses must be taken A/F
Biostatistics Core
Biostat Core Option 1
PUBH 7405 - Biostatistical Inference I
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 7406 - Biostatistical Inference II
(3.0 cr)
or
Biostat Core Option 2
PUBH 7401 - Fundamentals of Biostatistical Inference
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 7402 - Biostatistics Modeling and Methods
(4.0 cr)
Electives
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
PUBH 7430 - Statistical Methods for Correlated Data
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7435 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7440 - Introduction to Bayesian Analysis
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7445 - Statistics for Human Genetics and Molecular Biology
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7450 - Survival Analysis
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7470 - Study Designs in Biomedical Research
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7475 - Statistical Learning and Data Mining
(3.0 cr)
-OR-
Doctoral-level minor Biostatistics for Statistics Students
NOTE: One course may be taken S/N and all other courses must be taken A/F
PUBH 7420 - Clinical Trials: Design, Implementation, and Analysis
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7450 - Survival Analysis
(3.0 cr)
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
PUBH 8422 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 8442 - Bayesian Decision Theory and Data Analysis
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 8452 - Advanced Longitudinal Data Analysis
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 8462 - Advanced Survival Analysis
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 8472 - Spatial Biostatistics
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 8482 - Sequential and Adaptive Methods for Clinical Trials
(3.0 cr)
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