Program Overview
The Johns Hopkins MHS in Biostatistics is a year-long intensive program for individuals seeking expertise in biostatistical theory and methods. Students complete 64 units of coursework, a comprehensive exam, and a culminating data analysis project. Graduates are equipped to design and conduct health research and data management, analyze data, and apply statistical reasoning to complex problems.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Johns Hopkins Department of Biostatistics MHS program is a one-year intensive course of study designed for individuals with prior professional experience or a professional degree (PhD or MD) seeking to deepen their knowledge in biostatistical theory and methods. It is also open to students concurrently enrolled in a doctoral program at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Objectives:
MHS graduates are expected to:
- Design research studies of human health and disease.
- Design and implement data management systems, pipelines, and tools.
- Design and implement tabular and graphical displays of quantitative information.
- Draw inferences from quantitative data.
- Use statistical reasoning and theory to deal effectively with non-standard statistical problems.
Program Description:
The program involves one year of coursework (64 units) in biostatistics and other courses. Students are required to take a year-end comprehensive written examination and complete a culminating data analysis project.
Assessment:
- Year-end comprehensive written examination: This exam covers the material taught in the program's courses.
- Culminating data analysis project: This project documents the statistical ideas and skills developed in the coursework.
Other:
- Departmental Seminars: All graduate students are required to attend the department's weekly seminar program featuring recent work by outstanding statistical scientists from around the world.
- Sample Curriculum: The curriculum is essentially the same as that for ScM candidates, with the exception that MHS students do not write a thesis but instead prepare a culminating data analysis project.
- Elective Courses: MHS students can choose from a wide range of elective courses to meet their educational needs.
- Special Students and Postdoctoral Fellows: The department may accept a few students who do not seek degrees (special students and postdoctoral fellows) for periods of at least one academic year. This provision is intended for mature students who wish to undertake specialized study or research.
- CEPH Requirements: All BSPH degree students must be grounded in foundational public health knowledge. Specific CEPH requirements vary by degree type.
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