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COPH Department: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Concentration: Biostatistics (Code: PBC)   
2015/16 Catalog Year Minimum Credit Hours: 45


The goal of the MSPH Program in Biostatistics is for students to acquire a thorough understanding of biostatistical methods, and to apply them to research focusing on public health related problems. The program prepares students to fulfill a primary or shared responsibility for the handling of quantitative and computational aspects of a research project, ranging from study design, data collection and management, developing analysis plans, and conducting analyses and reporting findings. The program provides students with knowledge in statistical theory and computational methods as applied to public health research. The intended audience of the program includes individuals with a strong quantitative background and interests in pursuing a research career as a biostatistician. Through advanced coursework and the thesis, students develop mastery in at one or more statistical methods related to their thesis research area.  

Program of Study

You should complete your program of study electronically using Archivum at https://usf.appiancloud.com/.

Information on how to use Archivum is available on the Archivum Student Resources page. You may use the program of study links below as a reference.  Note: You may choose a program of study that corresponds to the academic year of your admission or any year thereafter.  Please see the guidelines below.

Program of Study PDF by Year
(for reference) 		2010/112011/122012/132013/142014/152015/162016/17

 

 USF Guidelines on Choosing a Program of Study

 

Competencies

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Your COPH Competencies Database Record

 

 MSPH Competencies

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 Biostatistics Competencies

In addition to the overall Master of Science in Public Health degree competencies, Biostatistics MSPH 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.

 

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