Certificate in Biostatistics and Data Science

This 18-credit-unit certificate is designed to prepare students to effectively extract, process, analyze, present, and interpret information from modern biomedical research and practices and to translate this new knowledge to improve health outcomes and public health. The certificate is earned after the successful completion (with a minimum grade of B) of six core courses. To earn the certificate, the following courses must be taken over the course of one to two consecutive years:

MSB 560Biostatistics I3
MSB 570Biostatistics II3
MSB 550Introduction to Bioinformatics3
MSB 660Biomedical Data Mining3
BMI 5302Introduction to Biomedical Informatics I3
BMI 5303Introduction to Biomedical Informatics IIvar.; max 4
Total Units15-19

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