Graduate Minor in Biostatistics
About the Graduate Minor
Biostatistics is a growing discipline with numerous employment opportunities for those trained in the field. This graduate minor provides a foundation in biostatistics for students with majors in other fields, allowing the student to broaden their skillset, expanding employment opportunities upon graduation.
Admission Requirements
Graduate minors are designed to complement students' training by providing basic knowledge in topics outside their primary discipline. All matriculated graduate students in quarter programs, except for students pursuing the MS in Biostatistics and PhD in Biostatistics, are eligible to enroll.
Please note several classes have prerequisite requirements, including BST 560.
Students must receive approval from their home program and the Dornsife School of Public Health and complete the necessary paperwork with the DSPH Academic Advising Team.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| BST 555 | Introduction to Statistical Computing | 3.0 |
| BST 560 | Intermediate Biostatistics I | 3.0 |
| Selective (Choose 1) | 3.0 | |
| Longitudinal Data Analysis | ||
or BST 557 | Survival Data Analysis | |
| Electives (Choose 2) | 6.0-7.0 | |
| Longitudinal Data Analysis * | ||
| Survival Data Analysis * | ||
| Applied Multivariate Analysis | ||
| Intermediate SAS | ||
| Design & Analysis of Clinical Trials | ||
| Nonparametric and Semiparametric Models | ||
| Linear Statistical Models | ||
| Generalized Linear Models | ||
| Applied Bayesian Analysis | ||
| Intermediate Biostatistics II | ||
| Data Science Using R | ||
| Total Credits | 15.0-16.0 | |
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Note: Whichever course is not selected as a selective is eligible to be an elective.
Additional Information
For more information about this graduate minor, please contact:
DSPH Academic Advising Team
Office of Education
dsphadvising@drexel.edu
Additional information can be found on the Dornsife School of Public Health website.