About the course

The Ph.D. Program in Biostatistics trains individuals to develop and apply new and innovative biostatistical methods and thus improve the quality of public health and biomedical research and practice. The primary objective of the Ph.D. program in biostatistics is to provide students with the foundations to develop new and innovative biostatistical methods for applications in public health and biomedicine. Student completing the program are trained in core biostatistical methods, design of experiments and public health surveys, recent developments in biostatistical research, statistical computing, biostatistical consulting, probability, and mathematical statistics. The Faculty of Biostatistics have expertise in bioinformatics, biomarker data, data mining, causal modeling, classifier development and validation, covariate measurement error models, ecological momentary assessment, environmental statistics, experimental design, high dimensional data analysis, longitudinal data analysis, machine learning, medical diagnostic testing, missing data problems in clinical trials, nonparametric methods, recurrent events analysis, ROC curves, semiparametric regression, spatial epidemiology, spatial statistics, statistical genetics and survival analysis. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 8 Semester(s)Fees: US$98,520

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2024	Athens
Fall (August), 2025	Athens

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Georgia

Applicants may have training in any discipline including but not limited to mathematics, public health, the biological or physical sciences, psychology, sociology, business, statistics or biostatistics. While a degree in mathematics or the statistical sciences is not required, applicants should have taken courses in differential, integral and multivariate calculus. A course in linear algebra is also encouraged.

　　Minimum TOEFL score requirement: overall score of 80 with at least 20 on speaking and writing

　　Minimum IELTS score requirement: overall band-width of 6.5, with no single band (score) below 6.0.

　　student must maintain a 3.0 (B) average on the graduate transcript and a 3.0 (B) average on the program of study.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

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