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In addition to the overall Master of Science in Public Health degree competencies, Biostatistics M.S.P.H. graduates will be able to:

1. Apply biostatistical methods to the design of experimental and observational studies with respect to sample selection, randomization, and power;
2. Apply common probability distributions to public health outcomes;
3.  Use statistical techniques including descriptive statistics, data exploration, estimation, hypothesis testing, and modeling;
4. Demonstrate programming and data management skills and use common statistical software packages for data analysis;
5. Communicate effectively to public health practitioners in terms of formulating research problems and interpreting statistical results;
6. Conduct independent research involving the application of biostatistical methods to a health research problem;
7. Critique statistical and public health literature;
8. Demonstrate knowledge of ethical issues related to the use of biostatistics in health research;
9. Develop written and oral presentations based on statistical analyses;
10. Describe public health problems in terms of magnitude, person, time and place, and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of risk factors and their relationship to health outcomes; and
11. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of public health issues.