<p>哥伦比亚大学Mailman公共卫生学院生物统计学系开设了6个MS programs,不同track 的学分和项目时长都不一样的;分别是:
公共健康数据科学MS in Biostatistics Public Health Data Science Track (MS/PHDS)2年制,36个学分,这是比较热门的,我今年的学生拿到的也是这个track,看重学生的数学背景;
制药统计MS in Biostatistics Pharmaceutical Statistics Track 35个学分,这个也是申的比较多的,课程也非常“实用”,职业导向,毕业去药厂做biostatistician非常可;
统计基因遗传学Statistical Genetics track 36个学分,2年制,需要有genetics相关经历。理论和方法Theory and Methods track (TM),36个学分,大多数2年,PhD导向;
临床研究方法Master of Science in Biostatistics with Clinical Research Methods (CRM) track ,30个学分,需要medical/doctoral degree,或者有多年临床经验(基本可以忽略);面向病人的研究Patient-Oriented Research (MS/POR),2年30个学分,applicants with doctoral degrees(基本可以忽略)此外,生物统计系还开设了MPH: Biostatistics 硕士,如果说MS培养的是biostatistician, MPH则是需要用到统计方法的public health practitioners。(但其实录取时候也没有很卡这个…)</p><p>
申请方面,除了CV,SOP之外,需要注意的是网申里有很多小questions,比如问你之前的previous courses (noting your performance and learning outcomes), other academic work requiring quantitative analysis, work experience, test performance, etc.,还有previous courses (noting your performance and learning outcomes), publications, work experience, test performance, etc. 就“网申”很重要!不要忽视</p>