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Elective List One: Methodological Emphasis
| AMATH 351 | Introduction to Differential Equations and Applications (3) Offered: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer |
| AMATH 584 | Applied Linear Algebra and Introductory Numerical Analysis (5) Offered: jointly with MATH 584; Autumn |
| AMATH 585 | Numerical Analysis of Boundary Value Problems (5) Offered: jointly with MATH 585; Winter |
| AMATH 586 | Numerical Analysis of Time Dependent Problems (5) Offered: jointly with MATH 586; Spring |
| BIOST 524 | Design of Medical Studies (3) Offered: jointly with STAT 524; Spring |
| BIOST 526 | Bayesian Biostatistics (3) Offered: jointly with EPI 540/PHARM 526; Spring |
| BIOST 527 | Nonparametric Regression and Classification (3) Offered: jointly with STAT 527; Spring |
| BIOST 529 | Sample Survey Techniques (3) |
| BIOST 531 | Statistical Methods for Analysis with Missing Data (3) Offered: jointly with EPI 531; Winter |
| BIOST 534 | Statistical Computing (3) Offered: jointly with STAT 534; Spring |
| BIOST 536 | Categorical Data Analysis in Epidemiology (4) Offered: jointly with EPI 536; Autumn |
| BIOST 537 | Survival Data Analysis in Epidemiology (4) Offered: jointly with EPI 537; Winter |
| BIOST 540 | Longitudinal and Multilevel Data Analysis (3) Offered: Spring |
| BIOST 545 | Biostatistical Methods for Big Omics Data (3) |
| BIOST 546 | Machine Learning for Biomedical and Public Health Big Data (3) Offered: Winter |
| BIOST 550 | Statistical Genetics I: Mendelian Traits (3) Offered: jointly with STAT 550; Spring |
| BIOST 551 | Statistical Genetics II: Quantitative Traits (3) Offered: jointly with STAT 551; Autumn |
| BIOST 552 | Statistical Genetics III: Design and Analysis (3) Offered: jointly with STAT 552; Winter |
| BIOST 555 | Statistical Methods for Spatial Epidemiology (3) Offered: jointly with EPI 555/GH 534; Spring |
| BIOST 565 | Statistical Evaluation of Biomarkers (3) |
| BIOST 576 | Statistical Methods for Survival Data (3) |
| BIOST 578 | Special Topics in Advanced Biostatistics (*-*, max. 30) Offered: jointly with STAT 578; Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer |
| CSE 528 | Computational Neuroscience (3) |
| E E 578 | Convex Optimization (4) Offered: jointly with A A 578/CSE 578/M E 578; Winter |
| HSERV 522 | Health Program Evaluation (1-5, max. 5) |
| HSERV 523 | Advanced Health Services Research Methods I: Large Public Databases; Big Data (4-5) |
| STAT 516 | Stochastic Modeling of Scientific Data (3-*) Offered: Autumn |
| STAT 517 | Stochastic Modeling of Scientific Data (*-3) Offered: Winter |
| STAT 521 | Advanced Probability (3) Offered: jointly with MATH 521; Autumn |
| STAT 522 | Advanced Probability (3) Offered: jointly with MATH 522; Winter |
| STAT 523 | Advanced Probability (3) Offered: jointly with MATH 523; Spring |
| STAT 535 | Statistical Learning: Modeling, Prediction, and Computing (3) Offered: Autumn |
| STAT 538 | Statistical Learning: Modeling, Prediction, and Computing (3) Offered: Winter |
| STAT 542 | Multivariate Analysis (3) |
| STAT 554 | Statistical Methods for Spatial Data (3) Offered: jointly with CS&SS 554/SOC 534; Winter |
| STAT 566 | Causal Modeling (4) |
Elective List Two: Biology or Public Health Emphasis
| BIOL 449 | Applied Phylogenetics (3) |
| BIOL 472 | Community Ecology (5) |
| BIOL 553 | Applied Phylogenetics (3) |
| BIOST 504* | Foundations of Public Health for Biostatistics (2) Credit/no-credit only. Offered: Autumn *This course does not count as an elective for PhD or Thesis students entering in 2024 or later. BIOST 504 or PHI 500 is a requirement for this cohort. Students should register for either BIOST 504 or PHI 500, not both. |
| BIOST 516 | Statistical Methods in Genetic Epidemiology (3) |
| ENV H 511 | Environmental and Occupational Health (4) Offered: Spring |
| ENV H 517 | Children's Environmental Health (3) Offered: Spring |
| ENV H 533 | Molecular Toxicology (3) Offered: Spring |
| ENV H 552 | Detection and Control of Environmentally Transmitted Microbial Hazards (3) Offered: Winter |
| ENV H 570 | Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology (3) Offered: jointly with EPI 570; Spring |
| ENV H 577 | Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards (3-4) Offered: jointly with CEE 560/PB AF 589; Autumn |
| EPI 511 | Introduction to Epidemiology (4) Offered: Autumn |
| EPI 512 | Epidemiologic Methods I (4) Offered: Autumn |
| EPI 513 | Epidemiologic Methods II (4) Offered: Winter |
| EPI 514 | Application of Epidemiologic Methods (5) Offered: Spring |
| EPI 517 | Genetic Epidemiology (3) Offered: jointly with PHG 511; Spring |
| EPI 519 | Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease (3) Offered: Winter |
| EPI 520 | Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (3) Offered: Winter |
| EPI 524 | Cancer: Epidemiology and Biology (3) Offered: Winter |
| EPI 527 | Vaccines (3) Offered: Autumn |
| EPI 529 | Emerging Infections of International Public Health Importance (3) Offered: jointly with H SERV 536; Winter |
| EPI 530 | AIDS: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2) Credit/no-credit only. Offered: jointly with G H 562/MED 530; Spring |
| EPI 532 | Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Resource-Limited Countries (3) Offered: Spring |
| EPI 533 | Pharmacoepidemiology (3) Offered: jointly with PHARM 533; Spring |
| EPI 538 | Nutritional Epidemiology (3) Offered: jointly with NUTR 538; Autumn |
| EPI 539 | Research and Evaluation Methods in Global Health (3-4) Offered: jointly with G H 531; Winter |
| EPI 541 | Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis of Evidence (3) Offered: jointly with BIME 541/HSERV 529/PHARM; Spring |
| EPI 542 | Clinical Epidemiology (2) Offered: Spring |
| EPI 546 | Psychiatric Epidemiology (3) Credit/no-credit only. Offered: jointly with PBSCI 546; Spring |
| EPI 549 | HIV/STI Prevention Research Methods (3) Offered: jointly with G H 563; Spring |
| EPI 554 | Introduction to Epidemic Modeling for Infectious Diseases (3) Offered: Autumn |
| EPI 571 | Neuroepidemiology and Environmental Risk Factors (3) Offered: jointly with ENV H 571; Winter |
| EPI 573 | Methods and Issues in Using Biological Measurements in Epidemiologic Research (3) Offered: jointly with ENV H 573; Autumn |
| EPI 590* | Selected Topics in Epidemiology or International Health (1-6, max. 6) Offered: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer *Approved on a case-by-case basis. Contact biogpd@uw.edu. |
| G H 501 | Core Topics in Global Health (1) Offered: Autumn |
| G H 502 | Contemporary Issues in Global Health (1) Offered: Winter |
| G H 503 | Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Global Health (1) Offered: Spring |
| G H 511 | Problems in Global Health (*-4, max. 4) Offered: Autumn |
| G H 539 | Methods, Tools, and Data in Global Health (2) Offered: Autumn |
| G H 590* | Selected Topics in Global Health (1-5, max. 15) Offered: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer *Approved on a case-by-case basis. Contact biogpd@uw.edu. |
| GENOME 361 | Fundamentals of Genetics and Genomics (3) Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer |
| GENOME 371 | Introductory Genetics (5) Offered: Autumn |
| GENOME 372 | Genomics and Proteomics (5) |
| GENOME 453 | Genetics of the Evolutionary Process (3) |
| GENOME 540 | Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology: Genome and Protein Sequence Analysis (4) Offered: Winter |
| GENOME 541 | Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology: Molecular Evolution (4) Offered: Spring |
| GENOME 551 | Principles of Gene Regulation () |
| GENOME 552 | Technologies for Genome Analysis () Offered: Autumn |
| GENOME 553 | Advanced Genetic Analysis () |
| GENOME 555 | Protein Technology () |
| GENOME 561 | Molecular Population Genetics and Evolution () |
| GENOME 562 | Population Genetics (4) Offered: Winter |
| GENOME 565 | Advanced Human Genetics (4) Offered: Winter |
| GENOME 570 | Phylogenetic Inference (3) Offered: Winter |
| HSERV 510 | Social and Behavioral Sciences in Health Program Planning and Implementation (3) |
| HSERV 511 | Introduction to Health Services and Public Health (3-4) |
| HSERV 541 | Topics in Maternal and Child Health I (3-*) |
| HUBIO 512P | Mechanisms in Cell Physiology (5) Offered: Autumn |
| HUBIO 514P | Biochemistry I-A (4) Offered: Autumn |
| HUBIO 524P | Biochemistry I-B (4) Offered: Winter |
| IMMUN 441 | Introduction to Immunology (4) Offered: Autumn |
| MICROM 301 | General Microbiology (3) Offered: Autumn, Spring, Summer |
| NEURO 501 | Introduction to Neurobiology (3) |
| NEURO 502 | Introduction to Neurobiology (5) |
| NEURO 503 | Cognitive and Integrative Neurobiology (4) |
| PABIO 551 | Biochemistry and Genetics of Pathogens and Their Hosts (4) Offered: jointly with G H 566; Autumn |
| PCEUT 501 | Pharmacometrics (3) |
| PCEUT 502 | Pharmacokinetics of Drug Metabolism (4) |
| PCEUT 510 | Drug Interactions (3) |
| PHG 513 | Basic Concepts in Pharmacogenetics and Toxicogenomics (3) Offered: jointly with ENV H 513/PCEUT 513; Winter |
| PHG 519 | Statistical Methods in Genetic Epidemiology (3) |
| PHG 536 | Bioinformatics and Gene Sequence Analysis (3) Offered: jointly with BIME 536/PABIO 536; Spring |
| PHI 500* | Public Health Practice, Science and Knowledge (1) Credit/no-credit only. Offered: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer *This course does not count as an elective for PhD or Thesis students entering in 2024 or later. BIOST 504 or PHI 500 is a requirement for this cohort. Students should register for either BIOST 504 or PHI 500, not both. |
| PSYCH 421 | Neural Basis of Behavior (5) |
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Email the to Biostatistics Graduate Director
- Name of the UW course you wish to take
- Reason for your request, and
- Course syllabus (You may need to contact the course instructor to obtain the syllabus.)
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