<p>哥倫比亞大學Mailman公共衛(wèi)生學院生物統(tǒng)計學系開設了6個MS programs,不同track 的學分和項目時長都不一樣的;分別是:
公共健康數據科學MS in Biostatistics Public Health Data Science Track (MS/PHDS)2年制,36個學分,這是比較熱門的,我今年的學生拿到的也是這個track,看重學生的數學背景;
制藥統(tǒng)計MS in Biostatistics Pharmaceutical Statistics Track 35個學分,這個也是申的比較多的,課程也非常“實用”,職業(yè)導向,畢業(yè)去藥廠做biostatistician非???;
統(tǒng)計基因遺傳學Statistical Genetics track 36個學分,2年制,需要有genetics相關經歷。理論和方法Theory and Methods track (TM),36個學分,大多數2年,PhD導向;
臨床研究方法Master of Science in Biostatistics with Clinical Research Methods (CRM) track ,30個學分,需要medical/doctoral degree,或者有多年臨床經驗(基本可以忽略);面向病人的研究Patient-Oriented Research (MS/POR),2年30個學分,applicants with doctoral degrees(基本可以忽略)此外,生物統(tǒng)計系還開設了MPH: Biostatistics 碩士,如果說MS培養(yǎng)的是biostatistician, MPH則是需要用到統(tǒng)計方法的public health practitioners。(但其實錄取時候也沒有很卡這個…)</p><p>
申請方面,除了CV,SOP之外,需要注意的是網申里有很多小questions,比如問你之前的previous courses (noting your performance and learning outcomes), other academic work requiring quantitative analysis, work experience, test performance, etc.,還有previous courses (noting your performance and learning outcomes), publications, work experience, test performance, etc. 就“網申”很重要!不要忽視</p>