Overview

The Certificate in Biomedical Data Science program at The University of Texas at San Antonio is designed to provide specialized education where students will gain experience to speed the development of Biomedical Data Science strategies, to refine education programs for future leaders in the field of Biomedical Data Science, and to translate research findings into public health messages.

What you'll learn

This 16 semester-credit-hour (SCH) program within the UT Health San Antonio Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) offers formal coursework in topics relevant to Biomedical Data Science. The educational objectives for the CBDS consist of the students’ fundamental understanding and abilities to utilize standard Data Science programming and platforms such as R, Python and SQL and the software tools used to develop user friendly and powerful data science applications. Students will also become proficient in cross-cutting best practices for developing informative visualizations, in application of supervised and unsupervised techniques for machine learning, and in the ability to assess and optimizes artificial intelligence solutions for real-world performance.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Responsible Conduct of Research
Rigor & Reproducibility
Advanced Statistics for Machine Learning Methods: Statistical Principles of Machine Learning applied to biomedical data
Programing for Biomedical Data Science
Data Visualization and Real-Time Analytics
Data Science Leadership in Healthcare

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

16 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Antonio, United States

Disciplines

Biomedical Science Data Science & Big Data View 261 other Masters in Biomedical Science in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A medical, dental, masters and/or baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution in the United States or an U.S. equivalent degree and training at an international institution. All transcripts from international institutions (including GPA) must be evaluated and submitted by an approved NACES member foreign credentialing evaluation agency. The CBDS preferred agencies are: The Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE) or the World Education Services, Inc. (WES).
A Grade Point Average (GPA) no lower than a B (3.00 in a 4.00 system) in the last 60 hours of coursework for a BS/BA degree or a GPA of at least 3.0 for applicants with a MS degree.
A minimum score of 84 on the internet version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 6.5 on the academic version of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) for our international applicants.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

5520 USD / year

≈ 5520 USD / year
Out-of-State

5520 USD / year

≈ 5520 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

1200 USD / year

≈ 1200 USD / year

Living costs

San Antonio

United States

972 - 1507 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

What you'll learn

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

San Antonio

Funding

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