Graduate programs
The School of Public Health graduate programs are designed to prepare students for professional work in the fields of community health, health promotion, health management, and health policy in a wide variety of settings. Students may also complete a plan of study that prepares them to pursue a doctoral degree in a health-related area.
The School of Public Health offers eight graduate degrees.
1. A Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Health Promotion.
2. A Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Health Management and Policy.
3. A Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Biostatistics
4. A Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Environmental Systems and Human Health
5. A Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Public Health Practice
6. A Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Epidemiology
7. A Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Biostatistics.
Students with a wide variety of undergraduate degrees and professional experience are admitted to the School of Public Health.
Biostatistics MPH
The MPH Biostatistics program provides training for biostatistics methods as they apply to public health. Courses in this program emphasize intermediate to advanced applied statistical methods and statistical programming commonly used in public health research and practice, and program competencies highlight population-based study design, analytic methods, data interpretation, and communication. Epidemiological study design and methods are also an important component of the training provided by this program. Graduates of the program will be equipped to pursue careers in local, state and federal agencies, health and medical centers, and research institutions.
Program Competencies
Students graduating from this program will be able to:
Core Required Coursework (22 Credits)
BSTA 511 | Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Applied Biostatistics | 4 |
Epi 512 | Epidemiology I | 4 |
ESHH 511 | Concepts of Environmental Health | 3 |
HSMP 574 | Health Systems Organization | 3 |
PHE 512 | Principles of Health Behavior | 3 |
Exam | Certified in Public Health Examination | Pass |
Bsta 502 | Integrative Learning Experience and Paper | 1 |
Bsta 509 | Integrative Learning Experience | 4 |
Exam | Biostatistics Comprehensive Examination | Pass |
Program Required Coursework (28 credits)
Elective courses from the following (10 credits)
Bsta 500 | Reading and Research in Biostatistics | 1-3 |
BSTA 514 | Statistical Analysis of Time-to-Event Data | 3 |
BSTA 517 | Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials | 3 |
BSTA 521 | Bayesian Methods for Data Analysis | 3 |
BSTA 522 | Statistical Learning and Data Science | 3 |
BSTA 523 | Design and Analysis of Experimental Designs | 3 |
BSTA 524 | Statistical Methods for Next Gen Sequencing | 3 |
BSTA 550 | Intro to Probability | 3 |
BSTA 551 | Statistical Inference I | 3 |
BSTA 552 | Statistical Inference II | 3 |
Epi 514 | Epidemiology III | 4 |
PHE 519 | Introduction to the Etiology of Disease | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 60
For more information and instructions on how to apply to the program visit the MPH in Biostatistics web page.