Biostatistics
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Biostatistics |
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Master of Biostatistics |
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| Students must complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 6 credit points form Part 1; and | |||
| (b) 48 credits points from Part 2; and | |||
| (c) a minimum of 6 credit points of units of study from Part 3; and | |||
| (d) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of workplace project units of study from Part 4 | |||
Graduate Diploma of Biostatistics |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 6 credit points of units of study from Part 1; and | |||
| (b) 42 credit points of units of study from Part 2. | |||
Graduate Certificate of Biostatistics |
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| Students must complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 6 credit points of units of study from Part 1; and | |||
| (b) 18 credit points of units of study from Part 2 or Part 3. | |||
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 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BSTA5011 Epidemiology for Biostatisticians |
6 | N PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
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 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BSTA5002 Principles of Statistical Inference |
6 | P BSTA5023 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BSTA5004 Data Management and Statistical Computing |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BSTA5006 Design of Randomised Controlled Trials |
6 | P BSTA5001 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BSTA5007 Linear Models |
6 | P BSTA5023 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) C BSTA5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BSTA5008 Categorical Data and Generalised Linear Model |
6 | C BSTA5007 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BSTA5009 Survival Analysis |
6 | P BSTA5007 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BSTA5023 Probability and Distribution Theory |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Part 3 |
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| Masters students must complete a minimum of 6 credit points 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 |
6 | C BSTA5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BSTA5005 Clinical Biostatistics |
6 | P BSTA5006 C BSTA5007 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BSTA5012 Longitudinal and Correlated Data |
6 | P BSTA5008 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BSTA5013 Statistical Genomics |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BSTA5014 Bayesian Statistical Methods This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Note: this unit is only offered in even numbered years. It is available in 2020. |
Semester 2 |
| BSTA5017 Causal Inference |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and BSTA5023 and (BSTA5007 or PUBH5017) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BSTA5018 Machine Learning in Biostatistics |
6 | P BSTA5007 or PUBH5217 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5215 Analysis of Linked Health 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 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive June Intensive November |
| PUBH5312 Health Economic Evaluation |
6 | P HPOL5000 and (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 N PUBH5302 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive September |
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 BSTA5020; those wishing to do two projects (12cp) should enrol in BSTA5020 and BSTA5021. | |||
| BSTA5020 Biostatistics Research Project 1 |
6 | P 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BSTA5021 Biostatistics Research Project 2 |
6 | P 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007 C BSTA5020 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |