Graduate Courses for Biometrics (BIOM)

Schedule of Classes: Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer
(Only current and next semester available)

BIOM 405 Computer Applications in Biometrics (1 credits)
Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOM402 or equivalent.
An introduction to computer applications for data analysis. This is equivalent to the computer lab of 601 and is required for students that have taken BIOM 301 and BIOM402 and wish to go directly into BIOM602.

BIOM 601 Biostatistics I (4 credits)
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOM 301, STAT 464 or equivalent. Not open to students who have completed BIOM 402. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BIOM 401 or BIOM 601.
Estimation and hypothesis testing, t tests, one and two way analysis of variance, regression, analysis of frequency data. Lecture will emphasize uses and limitations of these methods in biology, while the laboratory will emphasize the use of statistical analysis software for the analysis of biological data.

BIOM 602 Biostatistics II (4 credits)
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOM 601 or (BIOM 402 and BIOM 405). Also offered as AGRO 804.
The principles of experimental design and analysis of variance and covariance.

BIOM 603 Biostatistics III (4 credits)
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOM 602; or equivalent.
Applications and implementation of linear model analysis to biological data, including logistic and Poisson regression models for correlated data.

BIOM 621 Applied Multivariate Statistics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BIOM 602. Recommended: BIOM 603. Not open to students who have completed BIOM 688B.
Brief review of matrix algebra, means, covariance matrices, multivariate normal, multivariate confidence ellipses, MANOVA, Discriminant Methods, Principal Component Analysis, Factor Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling, Cluster Analyses, and other topics, depending on student interest.

BIOM 688 Topics in Biometrics (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Advanced topics of current interest in various areas of biometrics. Credit assigned will depend on lecture and/or laboratory time scheduled and organization of the course.

BIOM 698 Special Problems in Biometrics (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of both department and instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Individual study of a particular topic in biostatistics or biomathematics.

BIOM 699 Seminar in Biometrics (1 credits)