Congratulations! New Master Program is opened in Master of Public Health in Biostatistics

Background of the Department

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Institute of Public Health) has finalized its preparation to start Mater of Public Health in Biostatistics in collaboration with Hasselt University (Belgium) since July 2015. In addition to the PhD statisticians added to the department this year, the world famous bio-statisticians from Hasselt University will offer the courses of the MPH in biostatistics. The major objective of the program is to produce professionals in Master of Public Health in biostatistics with world class competence that enables professionals to apply the knowledge and skill they acquired from the program on any research geared towards health and health related problems.  

More specifically, this program is designed:

• To produce competent professionals who have expert skills, experience, and knowledge of statistics, health, mathematics, and computer software to analyze large data set.

• To alleviate the severe shortage of biostatisticians who have the skills to identify public health problems and then formulate the scientific questions to be answered, determine the appropriate sampling techniques, coordinate data collection procedures, and carry out statistical analyses to answer those scientific questions.

• To ensure that the systems and methods of designing of the health sector in the country are based on evidence based decision through planning, data analysis, modeling and projections, and  associated documentation; and ensuring that all these are in line with the strategic development goals of the country and stakeholders

• To produce Biostatisticians who can work with the research team or researchers, and have a skill to develop new algorithms, statistical techniques, and visualization approaches so that workgroup, and stakeholders can implement findings

• To enable students who will undergo in this program to work as academics in the biomedical field,  analyzing the effects of treatments, environmental conditions, and other factors on living things

• Eventually, to produce human resource having special knowledge and skill of integrating various concerned disciplines and practitioners working together for the same goal of the improvement of the health of the national and continental community.

1. Professional Competences

   A prospective graduate of the Masters of Public Health in Biostatistics will have the following core competencies up on compilation of the program:

• have a sound skill, experience and understanding which is oriented to the application of the major areas of biostatistics relevant to professional practice

• The ability to independently apply statistical thinking and reasoning

• have acquired skills in complex statistical analyses to handle a variety of practical problems using modern statistical techniques and software

• A sound and systematic skill and  knowledge of the theoretical aspects of the subject matter

• Having the skill to apply the epidemiological study designs and integrate them in statistical methods during application

• have acquired skills in data collection and data management, including quality control procedures and the ethical handling of data

• Have developed skills to identify the relevant statistical issues in practical problems in medical/health settings and to propose and implement an appropriate statistical design and/or analysis methodology.

• have developed skills and had experience in communication of biostatistical issues with clinical/health personnel and the presentation of statistical results in a format suitable for publication in health-related journals or professional reports

• have acquired the technical skills to read methodological papers in the biostatistical literature and apply the methods described therein to practical problems

• have developed the practical and technical skills to commence professional careers as independent biostatisticians and/or to progress to further postgraduate research studies

• have developed problem solving abilities in biostatistics, characterized by flexibility of approach

• have the ability to work independently on assignments and research projects, which require the appropriate theoretical and practical skills

• have the ability to critically evaluate and utilize a wide range of basic and complex statistical tools for solving research problems

1. Admission requirement

   Applicants to the Master of Public Health in Biostatistics program should have a minimum of first degree in Statistics, mathematics, medical or health science related field, health informatics, psychology, sociology, economics and biology. Moreover, applicants must submit two letters of recommendation from independent academic supervisors for the purpose of academic referee. Candidates who pass the preliminary screening organized by the department of epidemiology and biostatistics can be invited for an entrance examination.

2. Mode of Delivery

   The program will be delivered in regular (Sandwich) program

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