The Graduate Certificate in Applied Biostatistics is a 15-credit hour program designed to offer a progression in applied biostatistics training beyond the initial statistics and/or quantitative methods courses offered within graduate programs across the university. Pre-approved electives have been identified to facilitate a smooth transition into the certificate curriculum for students in a variety of disciplines.
Students in the MPH, Ph.D., DrPH, or Graduate Certificate in Public Health programs who want to build applied biostatistics knowledge and skills can embed the Graduate Certificate in Applied Biostatistics. Because many of the prerequisite and required Graduate Certificate in Applied Biostatistics program courses overlap with these public health programs, you can earn both credentials at the same time.
The Graduate Certificate in Applied Biostatistics curriculum requires five courses-two of which are core courses and three of which are electives-totaling 15 credit hours of coursework.
Required Core Classes: 2 courses (six credit hours)
Required Elective Courses: 3 courses (nine credit hours)
Learning Objectives
The Graduate Certificate in Applied Biostatistics (GCAB) has six Student Learning Objectives (SLOs):
1. Apply advanced (multivariate) descriptive and inferential techniques used with public health data. ( PHPH 8820 )
2. Distinguish among the different measurement scales and the implications for selection of statistical methods to be used based on these distinctions. ( PHPH 8820 )
3. Interpret results of statistical analyses found in public health studies. ( PHPH 8820 )
4. Develop written and oral presentations based on statistical analyses for both public health professionals and educated lay audiences. ( PHPH 8820 )
5. Apply basic informatics techniques (storage, access, management, organization, visualization, and evaluation of public health data) in public health research. ( PHPH 7525 )
6. Conduct data analysis using statistical software. ( PHPH 8525 )
