Fall 2020 Courses
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Important Dates
First day of classes: Wednesday, August 26, 2020
No classes (Labor Day): Monday, September 7, 2020
Add a SMD course deadline: Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Drop a SMD course deadline: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 (100% tuition refund deadline: to be determined)
No classes (Thanksgiving Break): Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27, 2020
Last day of classes: Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Final exam period: Sunday, December 13 - Friday, December 18, 2020
Faculty grading deadline: Monday, December 28, 2020
Course Offerings
| Course | Course Title | Credits | Days | Times | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BST 401-1 | Probability Theory | 4 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 9:10 am - 10:50 am | Feng, Changyong |
| BST 411-1 | Statistical Inference I | 4 | Tuesdays & Thursdays | 11:00 am - 12:40 pm | Almudevar, Anthony |
| BST 430-1 | Introduction to Statistical Computing I | 3 | Mondays & Wednesdays (Aug 26 - Nov 16) | 11:05 am - 12:45 pm | Zhang, Zhengwu |
| BST 432-1 | High Dimensional Data Analysis | 4 |
Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays |
Tuesdays: 11:00 am - 12:15 pm; Thursdays: 11:00 am - 12:15 pm; Fridays: 11:00 am - 11:50 am |
McDavid, Andrew |
| BST 494-1 | Biostatistical Methods I | 4 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 1:30 pm - 3:10 pm | Love, Tanzy; Sohn, Michael; Wu, Tongtong; McDermott, Michael |
| BST 463-1 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 10:00 am - 11:15 am | Yang, Hongmei |
| BST 479-1 | Generalized Linear Models | 4 | Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays |
Mondays: 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm; Tuesdays: 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm; Thursdays: 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm; Fridays: 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm |
Peterson, Derick |
| BST 487-1 | Seminar in Statistical Literature | 1 | Wednesdays | 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm | McDermott, Michael |
| BST 511-1 | Topics in Statistical Inference I: Semiparametric Inference | 2 | Wednesdays | 1:30 pm - 3:10 pm | Ertefaie, Ashkan |
For students matriculated in the Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
BST 590 - Supervised Teaching
BST 591 - Reading Course at the PhD Level*
BST 592 - Supervised Statistical Consulting
BST 593 - Internship at the PhD Level
BST 595 - Research at the PhD Level
BST 999 - Doctoral Dissertation
* maximum of 6 credits per BST 591 course
Last updated: August 19, 2020