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MPH in Applied Biostatistics

In this program, you'll focus more on the applied nature of biostatistics and less on the theory behind it. It's perfect for public health workers and individuals who want to strengthen their analytic skills and is particularly useful if you have a previous research degree or experience. As a student in this program, you’ll gain a strong understanding of programming and data management and learn how to navigate serving as a consultant on projects. And if your interests are bigger than what just one country can contain, we offer the option to add an emphasis in global health.

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Quick facts, careers, and skills

When you leave this program, you’ll be prepared for a career in local, state, and federal agencies; health and medical centers; pharmaceutical companies; and research institutions working on topics such as heart and lung disease, cancer, genetics, and infectious diseases, among others.

Quick facts

Program location: CU Anschutz
Credit hours: 42-45
Est. time to complete: 2 years
Option: Emphasis in global health

Sample careers

Data manager
Biostatistician
Health services researcher
& more

Skills you'll gain

Data analysis and interpretation
Data management
Collaboration
& more

Curriculum


In this 42- to 45-credit program, you'll learn about all stages of research, starting with study design up through data analysis and interpreting results, all with an emphasis on reproducibility. In addition to the public health core areas, you'll take classes in advanced data analysis, database design and management, statistical consulting, and machine learning methods. You’ll also choose from elective courses to specialize in what matters most to you.


Course requirement  Course ID
 Credits
Applied Biostatistics I​BIOS 66013
EpidemiologyEPID 66303
Social and Behavioral Factors in HealthCBHS 66103
Environmental & Occupational HealthEHOH 66143
Health Systems, Management & PolicyHSMP 66013
Foundations in Public HealthPUBH 66002
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Course requirementCourse ID
Credits
Applied Biostatistics IIBIOS 66023
Advanced Data AnalysisBIOS 66233
Sas Database Design and ManagementBIOS 66803
Choose a minimum of three credits from the following courses:
Practical Clinical Research InformaticsBIOS 63103
Statistical Consulting IBIOS 66211
Statistical Consulting IIBIOS 66221
Latent Variable MethodsBIOS 66283
Applied Survival and Longitudinal Data AnalysisBIOS 66293
R in Data ScienceBIOS 66403
Causal Analytics in Public HealthBIOS 66413
Intro to Python ProgrammingBIOS 66423
Practical Data WranglingBIOS 66442
Design and Conduct of Clinical ResearchBIOS 66483
Intro to Public Health InformaticsBIOS 66853
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Course requirement

Course ID

Credits

​Electives


9

 

Course requirement

Course ID

Credits

Practicum

PUBH 6606

2

 

Course requirement Course ID
 Credits
Capstone PreparationBIOS 69901
Capstone IntegrationPUBH 69911
  2

 

Total credits: 42

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Competencies

IdentifierCompetencies
MPH-BIOS 1Translate a study's scientific question or aims into testable statistical hypotheses and propose and apply appropriate statistical methods to test those hypotheses.
MPH-BIOS 2Fit and interpret models for continuous outcome data (normal linear model), categorical outcome data (logistic regression), and time-to-event data (Cox regression).
MPH-BIOS 3Apply concepts of multiple regression, including confounding, statistical interactions, model selection, model fit, and regression diagnostics, in fitting and evaluating statistical models.
MPH-BIOS 4Apply scientific and statistical principles of sampling, bias, confounding, and sample size estimation to design or interpret basic public health or biomedical studies.
MPH-BIOS 5Use computer software for data management (data entry, access, and data manipulations), as well as for summarizing, analyzing and displaying research results.
MPH-BIOS 6Use the principles of hypothesis testing and estimation for population parameters to draw inferences from quantitative data and communicate orally and in writing those inferences and their statistical and scientific interpretation to non-statistical scientists.

Adding an emphasis in global health


The MPH in Applied Biostatistics + Global Health is a 45-credit-hour program that's designed to provide you with a public health perspective of globalization and global health issues. As a student in this program, you'll gain the skills you need to apply public health methods to address global challenges. As part of the MPH program, students are required to complete the core program curriculum including practicum and capstone projects. Capstone projects should incorporate applied biostatistics and a global component.

Identifier Competencies
MPH GLH 1 Describe contemporary and historic global health issues, programs, best practices and players.
MPH GLH 2 Critically analyze the political, economic, and ethical issues relevant to methods and contemporary issues in global health.
MPH GLH 3 Recommend data collection methods in a global context, taking into account unique resource and cultural aspects of the geographic setting.
MPH GLH 4 Apply concepts of global burden of disease, especially disability-adjusted life years, across national and international settings to address health challenges.
MPH GLH 5 Describe the geographic differences and connections between regions around the world and how they affect health.

Core global health courses (4 credits)

Course requirementCourse ID
Credits
Public Health in the Global CommunityCBHS 66193
Geographic Perspectives on Global HealthEHOH 6623

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  4

Global health electives (8 credits)

Course requirement
Course ID
Credits

Global public health electives
Choose 3-5 credits from the global public health electives list.

 3-5

​Global biostatistics public health electives
Choose 3-5 credits. Please see your faculty advisor for elective options.

​​3-5
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Total credits: 45

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