Fall 2023 Courses
Important Dates
First day of classes: Wednesday, August 30, 2023
No classes (Labor Day): Monday, September 4, 2023
No BST classes (Thanksgiving): Wednesday, November 22 - Friday, November 24, 2023
Last day of classes: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Final exam period: Thursday, December 14 - Friday, December 22, 2023
Course Offerings
| Course | Course Title | Credits | Days | Times | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BST 401 | Probability Theory | 4 | Tuesdays & Thursdays | 9:10 am - 10:50 am | SRB 1.402 | Changyong Feng |
| BST 402 | Stochastic Processes | 4 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 11:00 am - 12:40 pm | SRB 1.410 | David Oakes |
| BST 411 | Statistical Inference I | 4 | Tuesdays & Fridays | 11:00 am - 12:40 pm | SRB 1.404 | Abdus Wahed |
| BST 430 | Introduction to Statistical Computing | 4 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 9:10 am - 10:50 am | SRB 1.406 | Matthew McCall |
| BST 432 | High Dimensional Data Analysis | 4 | Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays |
Mondays & Wednesdays: 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm. Fridays: 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm. | Mondays & Wednesdays: SRB 1.410. Fridays: SRB 1.402. | Michael Sohn |
| BST 461 | Biostatistical Methods I | 4 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 1:30 pm - 3:10 pm | SRB 1.406 | Mike McDermott & Tongtong Wu |
| BST 463 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 10:00 am - 11:15 am | SRB 1.412 | Hongmei Yang |
| BST 479 | Generalized Linear Models | 4 | Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays |
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm. Fridays: 10:00 am - 10:50 am. | SRB 1.402 | Derick Peterson |
| BST 487 | Seminar in Statistical Literature | 1 | Wednesdays | 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm | SRB 1.406 | Mike McDermott |
| BST 523 | Advanced Bayesian Inference | 4 | Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays |
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 11:00 am - 12:15 pm. Fridays: 11:00 am - 11:50 am. | SRB 1.402 | Sally Thurston |
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 595 - Research at the PhD Level
BST 999 - Doctoral Dissertation
* maximum of 6 credits per BST 591 course
Please direct questions to: URBiostat@urmc.rochester.edu
Last updated: August 7, 2023 (location changes)