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Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics (GD-BIOSTAT) // Course structure
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About this course
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Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Currently enrolled students:
Future Students:
- Further Information: http://mspgh.unimelb.edu.au/
- Email: Online Form
Coordinator
A/Professor Julie Simpson
Course structure
SIX core subjects and TWO electives (100 points)
Subject options
CORE SUBJECTS
Students must complete the following six CORE subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAST90100 | Inference Methods in Biostatistics | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90014 | Epidemiology 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90101 | Introduction to Statistical Computing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90102 | Linear Regression | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90148 | Probability and Distribution Theory |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MAST90099 | Categorical Data: Models and Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS
Students must choose TWO subjects from the following list of electives:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| POPH90118 | Clinical Biostatistics | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90117 | Health Indicators and Health Surveys | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90123 | Longitudinal and Correlated Data | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90122 | Survival Analysis | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90069 | eHealth & Biomedical Informatics Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (Online)
|
12.5 |
| POPH90124 | Bioinformatics | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAST90140 | Causal Inference | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAST90083 | Computational Statistics & Data Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90119 | Design of Randomised Controlled Trials | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MAST90027 | Practice of Statistics & Data Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90242 | Epidemiology 2 | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| INFO90002 | Database Systems & Information Modelling |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90041 | Programming and Software Development |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| POPH90139 | Bayesian Statistical Methods | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 15 January 2021