Biostatistics
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Biostatistics |
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Part 1 |
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| All students must complete 6 credit points from Part 1 of the table | |||
| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011 or CEPI5100 |
Semester 1 |
| BSTA5011 Epidemiology for Biostatisticians (EPI) |
6 | N PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Special Computer Requirements: Nil |
Semester 2 |
Part 2 |
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| Graduate diploma students, with no waivers, must complete all units of study from Part 2 of table, except BSTA5009 | |||
| Masters students must complete all units of study from Part 2 of the table | |||
| BSTA5001 Mathematics Background for Biostatistics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| BSTA5002 Principles of Statistical Inference (PSI) |
6 | P BSTA5023 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BSTA5004 Data Management and Statistical Computing |
6 |
Special Computer Requirements: R software. For advice about buying this package (at education license prices) see the BCA Textbook and Software Guide. If you have further questions you can consult the BCA program coordinator at your home university or the BCA coordinating office. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BSTA5006 Design of Randomised Controlled Trials (DES) |
6 | P BSTA5001 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010) Special Computer Requirements: Nil - win_sam and PS software will be supplied by the unit coordinator |
Semester 2 |
| BSTA5007 Linear Models (LMR) |
6 | P BSTA5023 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010) C BSTA5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BSTA5008 Categorical Data and Generalised Linear Model |
6 | C BSTA5007 |
Semester 2 |
| BSTA5009 Survival Analysis (SVA) |
6 | P BSTA5007 |
Semester 1 |
| BSTA5023 Probability and Distribution Theory (PDT) |
6 | P BSTA5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Part 3 |
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| Masters students must complete a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of units of study from Part 3 of the Table | |||
| BSTA5013 is only available in odd years and BSTA5014 is only available in even years. | |||
| BSTA5003 Health Indicators and Health Surveys (HIS) |
6 | C BSTA5001 |
Semester 1 |
| BSTA5005 Clinical Biostatistics (CLB) |
6 | P BSTA5002 and BSTA5006 C BSTA5007 |
Semester 1 |
| BSTA5012 Longitudinal and Correlated Data (LCD) |
6 | P BSTA5008 |
Semester 1 |
| BSTA5013 Bioinformatics |
6 | P BSTA5007 This unit of study is only offered in odd numbered years. It is available in 2019 Special Computer Requirements: "R" (freeware - coordinator will give instructions on how to download) |
Semester 2 |
| BSTA5014 Bayesian Statistical Methods This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | P BSTA5008 and (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) This unit of study is only offered in even numbered years. It is available in 2018. |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5215 Introductory Analysis of Linked Data |
6 | A Basic familiarity with SAS computing syntax and methods of basic statistical analysis of fixed-format data files C (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5211 or PUBH5217 or BSTA5004) Note: Department permission required for enrolment For data privacy and security reasons, the analysis required to complete the major assignment can only be performed on the computers in the Sydney School of Public Health Computer Lab. The computer lab is made available to students 24/7 for ten days after the end of the unit for the purpose of completing this assessment task. |
Intensive June Intensive November |
Part 4 |
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| Masters students must complete a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points from Part 4 of the Table. Students wishing to do one project (6cp) should enrol in BSTA5022; those wishing to do two projects (12cp) should enrol in BSTA5020 and BSTA5021 | |||
| BSTA5020 Biostatistics Research Project Part A (WPP) |
6 | P 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007 N BSTA5022 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BSTA5021 Biostatistics Research Project Part B (WPP) |
6 | P 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007 C BSTA5020 N BSTA5022 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BSTA5022 Biostatistics Research Project Part C (WPP) |
6 | P 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007 N BSTA5020 or BSTA5021 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |