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)
- Prerequisite: Biostatistics 601 (4), Statistics 425 (3), or equivalent.
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
- Biostatistics 665 Statistical Population Genetics (3)
- Biostatistics 830 Advanced Topics in Biostatistics (if genomics focused) (3-4)
- Biostatistics 866 Advanced Topics in Genetics Modeling (3)
- Bioinformatics 527 Introduction to Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (4)
- Bioinformatics 529 Bioinformatics Concepts and Algorithms (3)
- Epidemiology 516 Genomics in Epidemiology (4)
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