NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Biostatistics

Location: 966 SPHPI; Phone: (312) 996-8860. For each course in biostatistics and epidemiology, first priority in enrollment will be given to public health students and other students who require the course to fulfill their graduate or professional degree requirements. Other graduate, professional and advanced undergraduate students who meet the prerequisites may be admitted by school approval as space permits.

BSTT            400
         Biostatistics I
       4 hours.  Enrollment restricted to public health students and healthcare administration students; other graduate, professional and advanced undergraduate students admitted by consent as space permits. To obtain consent, see the SPH registrar. Restricted to Public Health, Public Health (DrPH), Public Health (MPH), and Healthcare Administration.  

BSTT            505
         Logistic Regression and Survival Analysis
       2 hours.  Previously listed as BSTT 402. Prerequisite(s): BSTT 400 and BSTT 401.  

BSTT            523
         Biostatistics Methods I
       4 hours.  Previously listed as BSTT 502. Prerequisite(s): College calculus, including multivariable calculus, concurrent registration in BSTT 524, and consent of the instructor.  

BSTT            524
         Biostatistics Laboratory
       2 hours. Meets 25-Aug-08 - 17-Oct-08. Previously listed as BSTT 503. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in BSTT 523 and consent of the instructor. Restricted to School of Public Health.  

BSTT            535
         Categorical Data Analysis
       3 hours.  Previously listed as BSTT 511. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in BSTT 525; and STAT 411, or consent of the instructor. Restricted to School of Public Health.  

BSTT            536
         Survival Analysis
       3 hours.  Previously listed as BSTT 512. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in BSTT 525 and Grade of B or better in STAT 411, or consent of the instructor. Restricted to School of Public Health.  

BSTT            537
         Longitudinal Data Analysis
       4 hours.  Previously listed as BSTT 513. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in STAT 411 and Grade of B or better in BSTT 525, or consent of the instructor. Restricted to School of Public Health.  

BSTT            538
         Biostatistical Consulting
       2 hours.  Previously listed as BSTT 514. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in BSTT 525 and consent of the instructor. Restricted to students enrolled in the biostatistics major. Restricted to School of Public Health.  

BSTT            560
         Large Sample Theory
       2 hours. Meets 25-Aug-08 - 17-Oct-08. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Previously listed as BSTT 534. Prerequisite(s): Open only to PhD degree students; or consent of the instructor. Adequate training at the level of intermediate mathematical statistics. Masters degree in biostatistics or mathematics. Restricted to School of Public Health.  

BSTT            562
         Linear Models
       4 hours.  Previously listed as BSTT 533. Prerequisite(s): Open only to Ph.D. degree students; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: MS degree in Biostatistics or the equivalent.  

BSTT            565
         Computational Statistics
       4 hours.  Previously listed as BSTT 543. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in or prior completion of BSTT 560. Open only to Ph.D. degree students; or consent of the instructor. Adequate training at level of intermediate mathematical statistics. Masters degree in biostatistics, mathematical statistics or mathematics.  

BSTT            595
         Biostatistics Research Seminar
       1 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Instructor Approval Required