Requirements and Curriculum

The Advanced Graduate Certificate in Applied Biostatistics requires 15 credits (five courses) with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 as a requirement. This program is designed to be completed in two semesters.

Required Core Course - 3 credits

STA 502 Introduction to Statistical Inference or equivalent course:
STA 521 Introduction to Theoretical Statistics I or STA 522 Introduction to Theoretical Statistics II.

Elective Courses - 12 credits

  • STA 503 Introduction to Applied Statistics I
  • STA 504 Introduction to Applied Statistics II
  • STA 509 Statistical Genetics
  • STA 511 Math Analysis for Statisticians
  • STA 515 Distribution-Free Inference
  • STA 517 Categorical Data Analysis
  • STA 521 Introduction to Theoretical Statistics I
  • STA 522 Introduction to Theoretical Statistics II
  • STA 525 Statistics for Bioinformatics
  • STA 526 Design and Analysis of Clinical Experiments
  • STA 528 Statistical Analysis II
  • STA 529 Statistical Analysis III
  • STA 531 Theory and Methods of Sample Surveys
  • STA 537 Sequential Analysis
  • STA 545 Data Mining I
  • STA 546 Data Mining II
  • STA 551 Stochastic Processes
  • STA 561 Longitudinal Data Analysis and Time Series Analysis
  • STA 567 Bayesian Statistics
  • STA 571 Special Topics in Statistics
  • STA 575 Survival Analysis
  • STA 581 Multivariate Data Analysis

Applying Certificate Credit Towards a Master’s in Biostatistics

You may apply credits earned as part of this certificate program toward the master’s in biostatistics offered by the Department of Biostatistics. 

Review the Department of Biostatistics Graduate Student Handbook for complete information.

Questions? Contact Us.

Contact Noreen McGuire, academic program coordinator, at phhp.biostat@buffalo.edu or (716) 829-6142.