GSTP Courses

Required Core Courses

7-8 courses, 20-23 credit hours (in parentheses)

Statistical Reasoning (one of the following pairs of courses or equivalent prior coursework)

  • Biostatistics 601 Probability & Distribution Theory (4) + Biostatistics 602 Biostatistical Inference (4)
  • Statistics 425 Introduction to Probability (3) + Statistics 426 Introduction to Theoretical Statistics (3)
    • Prerequisites: Multivariable calculus and linear algebra

Computation in Biomedicine - one of the following courses (or equivalent prior coursework)

  • Biostatistics 615 Statistical Computing (3)
  • Bioinformatics 575 Programming Laboratory in Bioinformatics (3)
  • Human Genetics 551 Computational Genetics (3)

Human Genetics - the following two courses (or equivalent prior coursework)

  • Human Genetics 545 Molecular, Cellular, and Organismal Genetics (3)
  • Human Genetics 546 Genetics in Human Biology and Disease (4)
    • Prerequisite: Bioinformatics 523 (3), Epidemiology 515 (3), Biology 305 (3), or consent of instructor. 

Statistical Human Genetics

  • Biostatistics 666 Statistical Models and Numerical Methods in Human Genetics (3) (or equivalent prior coursework)

Responsible Conduct of Research - one of the following (pair of) courses or equivalent coursework

  • Biostatistics 810 Approaches to the Responsible Practice of Biostatistics (1)
  • Epidemiology 889 Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarship (1)
  • PIBS 503 Research Responsibility and Ethics (1) + PIBS 504 Rigor and Reproducibility Training (1)

Elective Core Courses

Other Recommended Courses

Sample Programs

  • Biostatistics Predoctoral Trainee Sample Program
  • Epidemology Predoctoral Trainee Sample Program
  • Human Genetics Predoctoral Trainee Sample Program
  • Bioinformatics Predoctoral Trainee Sample Program

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