专业中文名：生物统计学理科硕士
专业英文名：MS in Biostatistics
学　　　制：2.00 年
学　　　费：33300 美元/年
入学时间：1,8月
授课语言：英文
授课校区：美国康涅狄格大学
领　　　域：自然科学
申请费：75美元

美国康涅狄格大学生物统计学理科硕士课程教授给学生生物统计学领域的专业知识与实用技能。生物统计学理科硕士旨在带领学生研究生物统计学的现代应用领域，学习这个学科的理论与统计方法，以解决公共健康，公共政策，生物医药研究等领域的问题。美国康涅狄格大学生物统计学理科硕士课程的学制为两年，生物统计学理科硕士教授的主要科目包括统计学，统计分析，初等概率，探索性数据分析，样本分布研究，统计假设检验。 The new professional MS program in biostatistics will focus on practical skills that are sought after in health related fields, including pharmaceutical sciences and genomics. The objective of the program is to provide rigorous training in the modern areas of biostatistics related to the theory and application of statistical science to solve problems in public health, health services, health policy, and biomedical research, and other areas such as environmental health and ecology. Students completing this program successfully will acquire expertise in topics including statistical inference, linear regression, analysis of variance, design and analysis of clinical trials and epidemiological studies, programming in SAS and R, and consulting. Individuals with a Bachelor’s degree in any major, with a background in mathematics and statistics are encouraged to apply. The program requires 31 credits and passing a written qualifying exam on both theoretical and applied aspects of biostatistics. Qualified full time students are expected to complete this program in three to four semesters.

美国康涅狄格大学生物统计学理科硕士课程入学要求： 学术要求： 大学毕业，拥有学士学位，GPA不低于3.0分。 语言要求：雅思总分不低于6.5分或托福总分不低于79分。 OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS You must submit all applicable, official transcripts (undergraduate & graduate). Your transcript(s) must meet the following criteria: A cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 for your entire undergraduate career or A grade-point average of at least 3.0 for your last two undergraduate years or Exceptional work in your entire final undergraduate career (3.5 or better) or Graduate work with a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 or better GRADUATE TEST SCORES Many programs require submission of the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Some programs require specific GRE Subject Tests. Business programs require the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). *Please check with your intended program to confirm which test scores are required, if any. ENGLISH PROFICIENCY If you are not a native speaker of English, you must submit evidence of your proficiency in the English language. You may use the (no more than two years old) results from either one of two standardized tests to satisfy this requirement. If you submit results from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), you need a minimum overall score of 550 for the paper-based test, or 79 for the Internet-based test. If you submit results from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), you need an average overall band score of at least 6.5. Only the scores from the Academic Module, not the General Training Module, are applicable. If you submit results from the Person Test of English (PTE) we require and overall score of 53. If you are not a native speaker of English, and you plan to obtain a teaching assistantship, you must satisfy UConn’s English Proficiency Policy before being allowed classroom instruction contact http://ita.uconn.edu/testing-english-proficiency-certification-effective-for-teaching-assistants-starting-in-fall-2014-or-aft

美国康涅狄格大学生物统计学理科硕士课程设置： 统计学概论，统计标准的基本概念，统计分析，初等概率，探索性数据分析，样本分布研究，统计假设检验。 STAT 1000Q Introduction to Statistics I A standard approach to statistical analysis primarily for students of business and economics; elementary probability, sampling distributions, normal theory estimation and hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, exploratory data analysis. Learning to do statistical analysis on a personal computer is an integral part of the course. STAT 1100Q Elementary Concepts of Statistics Standard and nonparametric approaches to statistical analysis; exploratory data analysis, elementary probability, sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing, one- and two-sample procedures, regression and correlation. Learning to do statistical analysis on a personal computer is an integral part of the course. STAT 2215Q Introduction to Statistics II Analysis of variance, multiple regression, chi-square tests, and non-parametric procedures. STAT 3005 Biostatistics for Health Professions Introduction to biostatistical techniques, concepts, and reasoning using a broad range of biomedical and public health related scenarios. Specific topics include description of data, statistical hypothesis testing and its application to group comparisons, and tools for modeling different type of data, including categorical, and time-event, data. Emphasis on the distinction of these methods, their implementation using statistical software, and the interpretation of results applied to health sciences research questions and variables.

美国康涅狄格大学生物统计学理科硕士就业方向： 毕业生可以从事医药品、生物制药、生物科技、健康护理、医疗用具、饮食研究、环境保护等相关的工作。