MS in Biostatistics Curriculum

What courses will you take for the Master of Science in Biostatistics?

The IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health offers a Master of Science (MS) in Biostatistics. The Master of Science in Biostatistics provides highly focused training in statistical theory and biostatistical methods, with an emphasis on their application in a broad array of health sciences.

Students in this program are trained to be professional biostatisticians who are well qualified for employment in government and private health agencies, industry and research institutes. The MS program also serves as excellent preparation for doctoral programs in biostatistics.

Curriculum (36 credit hours)

Take all eight courses (24 credits)

• STAT-51900 Introduction to Probability or STAT-51600 Basic Probability Applications (3 credits)
• STAT-52800 Mathematical Statistics I or STAT-51700 Statistical Inference (3 credits)
• PBHL-B 571 Biostatistics Method I-Linear Model in Public Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-B 572 Biostatistics Method II-Categorical Data Analysis (3 credits)
• PBHL-B 573 Biostatistics Method III-Applied Survival Data Analysis (3 credits)
  PBHL-B 574 Biostatistics Method IV-Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis (3 credits)
• PBHL-B 581 Biostatistics Computing (3 credits) or PBHL-B 552 Fundamentals of Data Management
• PBHL-B 582 Introduction to Clinical Trials (3 credits)

Required Public Health courses (6 credits)

• PBHL-P 510 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-P 517 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3 credits)

Non-thesis option: Elective courses (6 credits)

• Any relevant courses upon departmental approval

or

• Thesis option: PBHL-B 711 MS Thesis Research in Biostatistics (6 credits)