Overview

What will you do at the Master of Biostatistics from University of Adelaide?

You will:

learn from leading teachers and biostatisticians Australia-wide
study statistical theory and methods
apply your learning to problems in professional practice
build career skills through workplace research placements.

Where could it take you?

You’ll emerge fully qualified for registration. You could work for a pharmaceutical or biotech company. You’ll be in high demand in medical and epidemiological research, and government departments and agencies. Perhaps you’ll help design and execute world-changing clinical trials while sharing your knowledge as a university teacher.

Career

The Master of Biostatistics will allow you to develop a specialist career role in health-related research or health services. Biostatistical expertise is in very high demand in many areas. Possible job settings include:

Medical and epidemiological research
The pharmaceutical industry
Government departments and agencies

The Masters degree also provides a great grounding for PhD and other higher degree research programs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Epidemiology

Mathematical Background for Biostatistics

Data Management
Statistical Computing

Probability and Distribution Theory

Statistical Inference

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-02-03 00:00:00

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Starting 2025-07-28 00:00:00

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More details

There is not a specific application deadline, however we strongly encourage students to lodge their application no later than 6 weeks before the commencement

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

Credits

36 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 12 other Masters in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: Available to non-student visa holder ONLY.

CRICOS Provider Number 00123M

Applicants must;

display a proven aptitude for advanced mathematical work, indicated for example by a high level of achievement in high school or undergraduate mathematics, or by means of an administrated mathematics exam;

have successfully completed introductory course in statistics for which they were formally enrolled and assessed, covering at least the estimation of means and proportions with confidence intervals, and the comparison of means and proportions between two groups using hypothesis tests (i.e. t-tests and chi-squared tests for 2x2 tables).

Successful completion of an Australian year 12 qualification with a minimum pass in an accepted English language subject

All applicants must attend an interview
A range of alternative qualifications may meet the University’s minimum English requirements

Tuition Fee

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International

48100 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 48100 AUD per year during 18 months.
National

34500 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 34500 AUD per year during 18 months.

Domestic applicants: This is an Australian full-fee program.

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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