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Students completing this certificate will develop a deeper understanding of the health and medical related research practices, and increase their background qualifications to analyze health and clinical research data related to medicine and the health sciences appropriately. This program will provide students with an understanding of the concepts and the technical tools to analyze health related data appropriately. This certificate program will meet and surpass the needs of many of the health, biological and related programs across the University that requires one or two statistics courses. At the same time the students in this certificate program will gain a solid analytical background for future research and employment prospects in the medical and health fields.
Course Requirements: Total program hours: 15 credit hours minimum.
Required courses (6 credits)
PHC 6051 Biostatistics II (3 credits)
PHC 6053 Categorical Data Analysis (3 credits)
Elective Courses (9 credits)
Select Electives 3 courses from the following course list (some courses on this list may require Epidemiology PHC 6000 as a prerequisite):
PHC 6060 Biostatistical Case Studies and Collaboration I (3 credits)
PHC 6057 Biostatistical Inference I (must have calculus background) (3 credits)
PHC 6017 Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials (PHC 6000 prerequisite) (3 credits)
PHC 6701 Computer Applications for Public Health Researchers (3 credits)
HSC 6054 Design and Analysis of Experiments for Health Researchers (3 credits)
HSC 6055 Survival Analysis (3 credits)
HSC 6056 Survey Sampling Methods in Health Sciences (3 credits)
Prerequisites
- Bachelor degree from a regionally accredited university or college in any health related field, for example, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, etc.
- Quantitative skills equivalent to college level algebra required, calculus is recommended. GRE scores, though not required, may be used to demonstrate quantitative skills.
- Introductory skills equivalent to PHC 6050 (Biostatistics I) are also required.
Application Process for Enrollment
Call the Graduate Certificate Office at (813) 974-2442 or visit their website at www.outreach.usf.edu/gradcerts/ to obtain the appropriate applications.
Completion of the Graduate Certificate Departmental Approval Form, the Graduate Certificate Enrollment Application, a transcript showing previous completion of a Bachelor's degree, and a personal statement of interest are needed to apply. For international students, a copy of their degree that is equivalent to the Bachelor's degree along with a certified copy of their transcript is required. Graduate students from the College of Public Health are exempt from the above requirements except for the Departmental Approval Form.
Standardized Test Requirements
There are no specific test requirements.
Application of Certificate Courses Towards Graduate Degree
Up to 12 credit hours may be applied contingent upon departmental approval.
Registration Process for Individual Courses
Follow the accepted procedure for graduate level courses.
Time Limit for Completion of Certificate
Courses must be completed in nine (9) semesters.
Fees per Course / Credit Hour
Fees parallel that of standard graduate level classes. Please visit the USF website at http://www.usf.edu/controller/cashaccounting/tuition to view current fees.
Course Location
This Certificate is offered at the Tampa campus.
Department contact information
Dr. Getachew Dagne at (813) 974-8860 or gdagne@health.usf.edu
Jane Lundh at (813) 974-4529 or jlundh@health.usf.edu
New Student Advisor
Pre-Admission Counseling and Advising (813) 974-6505 or advisor@health.usf.edu
Special Notes:
- This graduate certificate does not require that you submit GRE scores with your application
- You may apply and/or enroll any semester as a certificate-seeking student
- The College of Public Health website is http://www.publichealth.usf.edu
- The College of Public Health graduate certificate website is http://publichealth.usf.edu/gradcert.html
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