Overview

About this Degree

The core courses incorporate classroom projects in data analysis pertinent to biomedical data, and introduce literate programming and reproducible research practices.

A Practicum in Biostatistics course will train students in preparing and presenting statistical analyses, using data drawn from collaborative projects in biomedical or public health sciences, with required oral presentations and an analysis report.

There is a growing demand for MS-level biostatisticians in academic medical centers, government agencies, and pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The UCSD Biostatistics MS program emphasizes both didactic and experiential learning. We aim to train the next generation of biostatisticians in the mathematical theory, computational skills, and inferential methods needed to analyze complex data, and to bring innovative and cutting-edge developments from the theoretical data sciences into the practical world of tools and methods for biomedical data analysis.

Our program at the University of California, San Diego is distinguished by its interdisciplinary nature and collaboration with UCSD's world-class biomedical research environment. Our program integrates rigorous data science theory and methods, training in practical collaborative skills, and the use of rich sources of data from many areas of the biomedical sciences.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Foundations in Biostat
Biostat. Methods
Stat. Methods for Observ. Studies
Optional Elective
Longitudinal Data Analysis
Clinical Trials & Exp. Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-18 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

84

Credits

76 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Biology Biotechnology Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 257 other Masters in Biotechnology in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

84

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Other requirements

General requirements

Statement of Purpose (details provided below)
Transcripts (official transcripts will be required if admitted into the program); GPA >= 3.0 required for admission.
List of mathematics and statistics courses taken/projected as well as textbooks used and grades received (can be in table format)
Three letters of recommendation
General Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test scores
TOEFL test scores (for international applicants from non-English speaking countries)
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Tuition Fee

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International

26802 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 26802 USD per year during 24 months.
National

26802 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 26802 USD per year during 24 months.
In-State

11700 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11700 USD per year during 24 months.

Living costs for San Diego

1400 - 2455 USD /month

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Funding

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Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

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