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Biostatistics

Table of units of study: Biostatistics

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Part 1

PUBH5010
Epidemiology Methods and Uses
6    N BSTA5011,CEPI5100
Semester 1
BSTA5011
Epidemiology for Biostatisticians
6    N PUBH5010
Semester 2

Part 2

Graduate diploma students, with no waivers, must complete all units of study from Part 2 of table, except BSTA5009
BSTA5009 is a compulsory unit of study for master's students
BSTA5001
Mathematics Background for Biostatistics
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
BSTA5002
Principles of Statistical Inference
6    P BSTA5023
Semester 1
Semester 2
BSTA5004
Data Management and Statistical Computing
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
BSTA5006
Design of Randomised Controlled Trials
6    P BSTA5001 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010)
Semester 2
BSTA5007
Linear Models
6    P BSTA5023 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010)
C BSTA5002
Semester 1
Semester 2
BSTA5008
Categorical Data and GLMs
6    C BSTA5007
Semester 2
BSTA5009
Survival Analysis
6    P BSTA5007
Semester 1
BSTA5023
Probability and Distribution Theory
6    P BSTA5001
Semester 1
Semester 2

Part 3

BSTA5003
Health Indicators and Health Surveys
6    C BSTA5001
Semester 1
BSTA5005
Clinical Biostatistics
6    P BSTA5002 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010) and BSTA5006
C BSTA5007
Semester 1
BSTA5012
Longitudinal and Correlated Data
6    P BSTA5008
Semester 1
BSTA5013
Bioinformatics

This unit of study is not available in 2016

6    P BSTA5007


This unit of study is only offered in odd numbered years
Semester 2
BSTA5014
Bayesian Statistical Methods

This unit of study is not available in 2016

6    P BSTA5008


This unit of study is only offered in even numbered years
Semester 2
PUBH5215
Introductory Analysis of Linked Data
6    P (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5211 or BSTA5004)
Intensive June
Intensive November
BSTA5013 is only available in odd years and BSTA5014 is only available in even years.

Part 4

BSTA5020
Biostatistics Research Project Part A
6    P 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007
C BSTA5021
N BSTA5022

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BSTA5021
Biostatistics Research Project Part B
6    P 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007
N BSTA5022

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BSTA5022
Biostatistics Research Project Part C
6    P 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007
N BSTA5020 or BSTA5021

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
Master's degree students must submit a Biostatistics Research Project Portfolio, comprising either two projects (Part A and Part B) or one project (Part C).
A student must be enrolled in order to submit the biostatistics research project portfolio. If a student is not able to submit his/her biostatistics research project portfolio after enrolling once in Part C or once in both Part A and Part B, then he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of six credit points of biostatistics research project portfolio units of study, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.