Certificate in Applied Biostatistics

This certificate, offered at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, provides graduate training in applied biostatistics for health care professionals and others interested in expanding their analytic knowledge and skills. This 15-credit certificate will provide you with skills in basic data management, biostatistics, and data analysis with applications in a wide range of clinical and public health areas. Upon completion, you'll be ready to meet the increasing demand for biostatistical expertise in the workforce.

Gain analytical skills

Gain knowledge and skills in basic statistics, data analysis, computing, and data management.

Advance your career

Build your professional skill set by advancing your knowledge of statistics and computing.

Learn from the experts

Take advantage of faculty, research, and seminars from our Department of Biostatistics & Informatics and Center for Innovative Design & Analysis.

Curriculum

Students are required to take 2-3 credits in this area. Other courses may be used as electives upon approval of the certificate director.

Course requirement	Course ID	Credits
Data Management in SAS	BIOS 6680	3
R for Data Science	BIOS 6640	3
Intro to Python Programming	BIOS 6642	3
Structured Query Language Using SAS PROC SQL	BIOS 6681	1

Students are required to take 6-7 credits in this area. Other courses may be used as electives upon approval of the certificate director.

Course requirement	Course ID	Credits
Advanced Data Analysis	BIOS 6623	3
Causal Inference	BIOS 6641	3
Applied Longitudinal and Survival Analysis	BIOS 6629	3
Introduction to Public Health Informatics	BIOS 6685	3
Epidemiology	EPID 6630	3

Identifier	Certificate in Applied Biostatistics
CERT-ABIO 1	Fit and interpret models for continuous outcome data (normal linear model), categorical outcome data (logistic regression), and time-to-event data (Cox regression)
CERT-ABIO 2	Apply concepts of multiple regression, including confounding, statistical interactions, model selection, model fit, and regression diagnostics, in fitting and evaluating statistical models.
CERT-ABIO 3	Use computer software for data management (data entry, access, and data manipulations), as well as for summarizing and analyzing and displaying research results.

Total credits: 15

MPH students also completing a concurrent specialty certificate will need to meet the requirements of both the MPH and the certificate with only nine overlapping credits and have a minimum of 48 total credits to graduate with both.

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Colorado School of Public Health

CU Anschutz

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13001 East 17th Place

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Mail Stop B119

Aurora, CO 80045

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Course requirement	Course ID	Credits
Applied Biostatistics I	BIOS 6601	3
Applied Biostatistics II	BIOS 6602	3
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Certificate in Applied Biostatistics

Curriculum

Total credits: 15

Colorado School of Public Health

Certificate in Applied Biostatistics

Curriculum

Core courses

Computing electives

Biostatistics electives​

Learning objectives

Total credits: 15

Colorado School of Public Health