 | | Course ID: | BIOS 2010. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Elementary Biostatistics | Course
Description: | Basic concepts of statistics with applications in health and
life sciences. Descriptive statistics, principles of statistical
inference, uncertainty assessment, hypothesis testing, public
health surveys, and biomedical experimental design are
considered. Methods include t-tests, simple linear regression,
and categorical data analysis. | | Athena Title: | Elementary Biostatistics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in STAT 2000, STAT 2000E, STAT 2100H, BIOS 2010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 2010E. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Elementary Biostatistics | Course
Description: | Basic concepts of statistics, with applications in health and life sciences. Descriptive statistics, principles of statistical inference, uncertainty assessment, hypothesis testing, public health surveys, and biomedical experimental design are considered. Methods include t-tests, simple linear regression, and categorical data analysis. | | Athena Title: | Elementary Biostatistics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in STAT 2000, STAT 2000E, STAT 2100H, BIOS 2010 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 3000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate Biostatistics for Public Health Sciences | Course
Description: | A survey of statistical methods, with applications in public
health and the biological sciences, including multiple regression,
clinical trials, analysis of variance, categorical data analysis,
and logistic regression. Motivating examples are drawn from public
health and biomedicine. | | Athena Title: | Intermed Biostat for Pub Hlth | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in BIOS 3000E | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 2010-2010L or STAT 2000 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 3000E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate Biostatistics for Public Health Sciences | Course
Description: | A survey of statistical methods, with applications in public
health and the biological sciences, including multiple regression,
clinical trials, analysis of variance, categorical data analysis,
and logistic regression. Motivating examples are drawn from public
health and bio-medicine. | | Athena Title: | Intermed Biostat for Pub Hlth | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in BIOS 3000 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 2010-2010L or STAT 2000 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 3910. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in Biostatistics | Course
Description: | Independent, intensive, and extended research conducted under
the supervision of a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | DIRECTED STUDY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS(STAT) 4380/6380. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Survival Analysis | Course
Description: | Methods for comparing time-to-event data, including univariate parametric and nonparametric procedures, regression models, diagnostics, group comparisons, and use of relevant statistical computing packages. | | Athena Title: | SURVIVAL ANALYSIS | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | [(STAT 4210 or STAT 4110H) and STAT 4510/6510] or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | [(STAT 6220 or STAT 4230/6230 or STAT 6320 or STAT 6420 or BIOS 7020) and STAT 4510/6510] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence
to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry
into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the
4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or
capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and
apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research
project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback
from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 100 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the
direction of a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | Master's Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permisson of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7001E. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Biostatistics | Course
Description: | Students will develop statistical literacy in public health. Course will provide the fundamentals of biostatistics and will apply them to public health research. Topics will include exploratory data analysis, probability theory, and how to interpret the statistical output. | | Athena Title: | Foundations of Biostatistics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in BIOS 7001, BIOS 7010, BIOS 7010E | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7001. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Biostatistics | Course
Description: | Students will develop statistical literacy in public health. Course will provide the fundamentals of biostatistics and will apply them to public health research. Topics will include exploratory data analysis, probability theory, and how to interpret the statistical output. | | Athena Title: | Foundations of Biostatistics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in BIOS 7001E, BIOS 7010, BIOS 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7002L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Applied Biostatistics for Public Health I (Online) | Course
Description: | Students will apply statistical knowledge to relevant issues in health promotion and behavior. Application includes the use of a statistical package with programming capabilities. | | Athena Title: | Appl Biostat Pub Hlth I Onl | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | BIOS 7001 or BIOS 7001E | | Corequisite: | HPRB 7010 or HPRB 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7003L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Applied Biostatistics for Public Health II (Online) | Course
Description: | Students will apply statistical knowledge to relevant issues in environmental health science. Application includes the use of a statistical package with programming capabilities. | | Athena Title: | Appl Biostat Pub Hlth II Onl | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | BIOS 7001 or BIOS 7001E | | Corequisite: | EHSC 7010 or EHSC 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program
of study. | | Athena Title: | GRAD STUDENT SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introductory Biostatistics I | Course
Description: | Introductory statistics with applications to medical and
biological problems. Topics to be covered include biostatistical
design in health research, data collection and management, and introductory concepts and methods of statistical data analysis. | | Athena Title: | Introductory Biostatistics I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in BIOS 7001, BIOS 7001E, BIOS 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introductory Biostatistics I | Course
Description: | Introductory statistics with applications to medical and
biological problems. Topics to be covered include biostatistical
design in health research, data collection and management, and
introductory concepts and methods of statistical data analysis. | | Athena Title: | Introductory Biostatistics I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in BIOS 7001, BIOS 7001E, BIOS 7010 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introductory Biostatistics II | Course
Description: | Introduction to a variety of statistical tools with applications
in public health and the biological sciences, including survey
sampling, multiple regression, experimental design, categorical
data analysis, logistic regression, and survival analysis.
Motivating examples will be drawn directly from the literature in
the health, biological, medical, and behavioral sciences. | | Athena Title: | INTRO BIOSTAT II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in STAT 6220 or STAT 6320 | | Prerequisite: | STAT 6200 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS(PHAR) 7100E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biostatistical Applications for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries | Course
Description: | Biostatistical issues regarding the introduction and regulatory
agency (FDA) approval of new drugs, biologics, medical devices,
and combination products, and their postmarket surveillance are
considered. Data quality assurance, experimental design,
clinical trials, power and sample size determination,
uncertainty assessment, regression, survival analysis, and
variable and model selection are considered. | | Athena Title: | APP PHARM BIOTECH | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in BIOS 7100 | | Nontraditional Format: | Three hours per week for fifteen weeks online study, including
teaching, assignments, discussion, problem-based learning, and
case-based learning. Weekend seminar(s) totaling eight contact
hours (multi-point video conference) utilizing case-based and
problem-based learning methods. | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biostatistical Applications for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries | Course
Description: | Biostatistical issues regarding the introduction and regulatory
agency (FDA) approval of new drugs, biologics, medical devices,
and combination products, and their postmarket surveillance are
considered. Data quality assurance, experimental design,
clinical trials, power and sample size determination, uncertainty
assessment, regression, survival analysis, and variable and model
selection are considered. | | Athena Title: | APP PHARM BIOTECH | | Nontraditional Format: | Three hours per week for fifteen weeks online study, including
teaching, assignments, discussion, problem-based learning, and
case-based learning. Weekend seminar(s) totaling eight contact
hours (multi-point video conference) utilizing case-based and
problem-based learning methods. | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | Master's Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permisson of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 7400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Data Management and Computing | Course
Description: | Introduction to concepts and techniques of research data
management in public health and biomedicine; use of computers
and statistical programs to process and analyze biomedical and
health-related data. | | Athena Title: | Research Data Mgmt Computing | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in STAT 4360/6360 | | Pre or Corequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Regression and Analysis of Variance | Course
Description: | Regression and analysis of variance (ANOVA) for biomedical and
public health data. Simple and multiple regression models are
considered, including data transformation, weighted regression,
diagnostics, and model selection. Contrasts, multiple
comparison, missing, and unbalanced data are considered for
experimental designs including one-way and multi-way ANOVA,
randomized block, and Latin squares. | | Athena Title: | REGRESSION & ANOVA | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Linear and Generalized Linear Models | Course
Description: | Extension of linear models to data with heterogeneous variance
and correlated repeated measures. Mixed effects, log-linear,
and generalized linear models are considered. Statistical
inference is carried out using quasi-likelihood, conditional
likelihood, marginal likelihood, and generalized estimating
equations. Applications in public health and biomedical
research. | | Athena Title: | LINEAR AND GLM | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 8010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Longitudinal Data Analysis | Course
Description: | Introduces students to statistical models and methods for the
analysis of longitudinal data, including univariate and
multivariate repeated measures analysis of variance, general
linear model for correlated continuous data, generalized linear
models, generalized estimating equations, and generalized linear
mixed effects models. | | Athena Title: | Longitudinal Data Analysis | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 8020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Biostatistics | Course
Description: | Recent developments in biostatistical research aimed at analyses
of biomedical and public health data. Emphasis is given to
their motivation, statistical properties, computation, practical
applications, comparison to alternative techniques, and
opportunities for future research. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Biostatistics | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 8030 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS(STAT) 8050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate Mathematical Statistics | Course
Description: | Calculus-based introduction to probability and mathematical
statistics for students in Biostatistics, Epidemiology and other
fields requiring a technical understanding of statistical
inference. Random variables, expectation, laws of large numbers
and central limit theorem. Point estimation, confidence
intervals, and hypothesis testing for statistical models with
public health and biomedical applications. | | Athena Title: | INTERMED MATH STAT | | Prerequisite: | MATH 2410 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID(BIOS) 8060E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Modern Applied Data Analysis | Course
Description: | Covers a variety of modern approaches for analyzing and
interpreting data commonly encountered in public health,
biomedical sciences, and related areas. | | Athena Title: | Modern Applied Data Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 8060, BIOS 8060 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Each week,
students are assigned background reading and will watch pre-
recorded lecture videos. Weekly quizzes will assess student
understanding. Students are also assigned weekly homework.
Interaction with the instructor and among the class will occur
mainly through email and class discussion boards. Occasional
real-time interactions via video conferencing will also take
place. Assessments will consist of homework, quizzes, and a
project, all of which will be done online and asynchronously. | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or permission of school | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EPID(BIOS) 8060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Modern Applied Data Analysis | Course
Description: | Covers a variety of modern approaches for analyzing and
interpreting data commonly encountered in public health,
biomedical sciences, and related areas. | | Athena Title: | Modern Applied Data Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in EPID 8060E, BIOS 8060E | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Categorical Data Analysis | Course
Description: | Introduction to analysis of categorical data including log-
linear models, logistic regression, probit models, graphical
models and casual inference. Motivating examples will be drawn
directly from the literature in the health, biological,
medical, and social sciences. | | Athena Title: | CATEGORICAL DATA | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or STAT 6210 or STAT 6310 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multivariate Design for Public Health | Course
Description: | Multivariate analysis of data from designed experiments in
public health. Topics include descriptive statistics, graphical
methods, experimental design, Hotelling's T-square, multivariate
analysis of variance, orthogonal contrasts, profile analysis,
repeated measures, and discriminant analysis. | | Athena Title: | MULTIVARIATE DESIGN | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in STAT 8210 or STAT 8250 or ERSH 8350 | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7020 or STAT 6220 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS(STAT) 8140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multilevel and Hierarchical Models | Course
Description: | Multilevel and hierarchical models for social and biological
sciences. Empirical Bayes, James-Stein, maximum likelihood, and
Bayesian estimation of model parameters. Interpreting and
diagnosing multilevel models, model building, and uncertainty
assessment. | | Athena Title: | MULTILEVEL MODELS | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7020 or STAT 6220 or STAT 6320 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS(EPID) 8150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Spatial Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Spatial modeling in infectious, chronic, and environmental
epidemiology. Methods for disease mapping, detection and
delineation of disease clusters, and linking disease outcome to
environmental exposures are considered. Parameter estimation,
inference, and diagnostic testing for geostatistical, random
field, and point process models are described. | | Athena Title: | SPATIAL EPIDEM | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8160. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Reproducible Research: Statistical Methods and Practices | Course
Description: | Basic definitions, approaches, and current issues in reproducible
research; metrics for assessing reproducibility for binary,
continuous, multivariate, and meta-analysis data; best practices
for statistical design and analysis of reproducible studies
involving simple group comparisons, regression and prediction,
large database analyses, bioinformatics, and unsupervised
clustering; current examples drawn from literature throughout. | | Athena Title: | Reproducible Research | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8200. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Biosatistical Consulting I | Course
Description: | Biostatistical consulting skills needed to assist clients,
formulate statistical models, explain analyses and results, and
write reports in language understandable to the investigators in
public health and biomedicine. Practice of biostatistical
consulting as it relates to human subjects research, focusing on
ethical treatment of human subjects. | | Athena Title: | Biosatistical Consulting I | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 8020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8210. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Biostatistical Consulting II | Course
Description: | Biostatistical consulting skills needed to collaborate with
investigators in public health and biomedicine. Practice of
biostatistical consulting as it relates to ethical conduct of
research and proposals for extramural research support. | | Athena Title: | Biostatistical Consulting II | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 8200 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS(STAT) 8220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Clinical Trials | Course
Description: | Drug development and FDA approval procedures; randomization;
blindness; phase I-IV clinical trials; multicenter trials;
bioequivalency; sample size determination; design and analysis;
cross-over design; repeated measurements design; survival
analysis; meta analysis. | | Athena Title: | CLINICAL TRIALS | | Prerequisite: | STAT 6320 or STAT 6420 or BIOS 7020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8260. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Monte Carlo Methods and Bayesian Computation | Course
Description: | Introduces Monte Carlo methods, including Monte Carlo integration, variance reduction, and optimization. The Bayesian framework of inference and the Markov Chain Monte Carlo method (MCMC) will be used to estimate posteriors. | | Athena Title: | Monte Carlo Methods Bayesian | | Prerequisite: | STAT 6220 or STAT 6320 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Biostatistical Inference | Course
Description: | Following an overview of probability measures and distribution
functions, modes of convergence, laws of large numbers and
central limit theorems, decision theory, hypothesis testing,
and Bayesian inference are considered. Emphasis is given to
results needed to develop and evaluate biostatistical methods
rather than rigorous mathematical proofs. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Biostatistical Infere | | Prerequisite: | STAT 6820 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Asymptotic Biostatistical Inference | Course
Description: | Asymptotic inference for maximum likelihood estimators, M-
estimators, U-statistics, and nonparametric and semiparametric
models. Consistency, asymptotic normality, and asymptotic
efficiency are considered. Both independent and dependent data
cases are included. Emphasis is given to results needed to
develop and evaluate biostatistical methods rather than
rigorous mathematical proofs. | | Athena Title: | Asymptotic Biostatistical Infe | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 8310 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB(BIOS) 8530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multivariate Statistics in the Behavioral Health Sciences | Course
Description: | In-depth coverage of multivariate analysis of variance; multivariate analysis of covariance; binary and multinomial logistic regression; factor analysis; discriminant function analysis; path analysis; and structural equation modeling. Using SPSS and “real-world” datasets, students in the public health, behavioral, and social sciences will apply techniques to “real-world” datasets. | | Athena Title: | Multivariate Statistics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in STAT 4250, STAT 6250, STAT 8210 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8900. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Biostatistics | Course
Description: | Selected topics concerning recent developments in biostatistics
are covered. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS IN BIOSTAT | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 8910. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Problems in Biostatistics | Course
Description: | Analysis of contemporary biostatistical methods, theory, and
applications. | | Athena Title: | PROBLEMS IN BIOSTAT | | Nontraditional Format: | Variable hours established by instructor. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 9000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 200 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the
direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 9005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting for students
at the doctoral level. This course may not be used to satisfy a
student's approved program of study. | | Athena Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 9100. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Biostatistics Graduate Seminar | Course
Description: | Provides graduate students with exposure to current
biostatistical research, topics relevant to their graduate
school experience, and future academic opportunities. In a
journal club, students will critique seminal papers in
statistics and biostatistics. | | Athena Title: | Biostatistics Graduate Seminar | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOS 9300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | DOCT DISSERTATION | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral
dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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