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Graduate Program: Biostatistics (Minor)

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Program/Degree
Biostatistics (Minor)  
Program Description

The PhD Minor in Biostatistics is designed for individuals from other University of Arizona doctoral degree programs who wish to obtain graduate training in Biostatistics. 

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

College of Public Health

Arizona's first and only accredited college of public health, the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is uniquely situated in the culturally rich and diverse Southwest. Distinguished for our outstanding community-based research and for our focus on eliminating health disparities among populations of the Southwest and globally, the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health offers tremendous opportunities to its students for education, research and community involvement.

The College of Public Health's interdisciplinary activities are enhanced by being part of the Arizona Health Sciences Center with campuses in Tucson and Phoenix. The College consistently ranks among the top five in American Indian and Hispanic graduates and students enrolled among accredited schools of public health, according to recent data from the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. In addition, the University of Arizona is one of only 62 members in the Association of American Universities, a prestigious organization that recognizes universities that have developed exceptionally strong overall research and academic programs. 

 
College

College of Public Health

 
Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Michael J Tearne
520-626-2112
Graduate Program Coordinator
Michael J Tearne
520-626-2112
Director of Graduate Studies
Edward John Bedrick
520-000-0000
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Unspecified
 
Tuition and Fees
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Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

The college form used to declare the minor should be completed and submitted prior to completion of the first semester of minor coursework. The Minor Advisor participates in the comprehensive exam process and must be included in the Comprehensive Exam Committee.

Admission to the minor must be approved by the Biostatistics minor faculty representative and the Biostatistics Program Director, no later than enrollment in the second minor course.

 

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

15 

Core Coursework Requirements

Selection of courses must be performed in consultation with the Biostatistics minor faculty representative. 
 


 

 
Elective Coursework

Fifteen units from the below list are choosen in consultation with the Minor Advisor.

 

  • BIOS 576C Applied Biostatistics Analysis (3)
  • BIOS 576D Data Management and the SAS Programming Language (3)
  • BIOS 647 Analysis of Categorical Data (3)
  • BIOS 648 Analysis of High Dimensional Data (3)
  • BIOS 675 Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies (3)
  • EPID 677 Principles of Genetic Association Studies (3)
  • BIOS 684 General Linear and Mixed Effects Models (3)
  • BIOS 688 Statistical Consulting (3)
  • BIOS 686 Survival Analysis (3)
  • BIOS 687 Theory of Linear Models (3)
  • MATH 564 Theory of Probability (3)
  • MATH 566 Theory of Statistics (3)
  • STAT 571A Advanced Statistical Regression Analysis (3)
  • STAT 571B Design of Experiments (3)
  • STAT 675 Statistical Computing (3)
 
Additional Requirements

It is the responsibility of the student to have met prerequisites (if not already required for the student’s Major), such as:

 

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health
  • BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research
 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

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Last revised 21 Mar 2022
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