Courses
Course List
The Professional M.S in Biostatistics consists of 37 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Common Courses in Professional Science Masters
- STA 610 Applied Statistics for Health Professions (3 cr)
- CMB 610 Foundations of Biotechnology (3 cr)
- CS 661 Introduction to Medical/Bioinformatics (3 cr)
- PSM 650 Ethics and Professionalism in Applied Science (3 cr)
Seminar Course:
(The seminar course is an important inter-disciplinary opportunity for the PSM programs)
- PSM 662 (2 cr)
Directed Courses
- STA 616 Statistical Programming (3 cr)
- STA 621 Design of Experiments and Regression (4 cr)
- STA 623 Categorical Data Analysis (3 cr)
- STA 625 Clinical Trials (2 cr)
- STA 630 Perspectives in Advanced Biostatistics (3 cr)
The Internship
- PSM 691 (minimum of 4 credits, taking place in a partnering workplace organization, supervised by GV faculty to meet properly outlined criteria and objectives)
Suggested Course Sequence
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Year One, Fall Semester STA 610 CIS 661 Elective* or PSM Core Course |
Year One, Winter Semester STA 616 STA 623 Elective or PSM Core Course |
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Year Two, Fall Semester
PSM 662 |
Year Two, Winter Semester
STA 625 |
*Common fall electives is STA 580(Statistical Computing in R)
**Internships can be completed during the spring/summer semester or during either semester of the second year
-- Note: PSM 650 or PSM 691 can be taken in the spring/summer term
Click for a list of suggested prerequisite courses
Internship Partners
Click here for a list of companies that have provided internships to current and former GVSU Biostatistic students
Page last modified April 12, 2013
