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Quantitative Health Sciences (QHS)

School of Medicine

QHS 601 Biomedical Statistics (3) Fundamental biomedical statistics concepts and tools will be introduced, as well as their applications to biomedical data. Students will perform hands-on analysis using statistical software and learn to interpret and present the results. A-F only. (Fall only) (Cross-listed as TRMD 655)

QHS 602 Biomedical Statistics II (3) Advanced biomedical statistics principles and tools as well as their applications will be introduced. Topics include: model selection, hierarchical model, repeated measurements, proportional hazard model, classification methods, structural equation modeling and multivariate analysis. A-F only. Pre: 601 (with a minimum grade of B) or consent.

QHS 610 Bioinformatics I (3) Fundamental concepts in bioinformatics with a strong emphasis on hands-on training. Covers topics such as molecular biology, sequence alignment, biological databases, phylogeny, and genomics, including microarray and RNA-seq data analysis. A-F only. (Fall only)

QHS 611 Bioinformatics II (3) Focus on bioinformatics approaches for functional genomics related to DNA, RNA, and protein. It will provide of virus, bacteria, and human genome and bioinformatics approaches to human disease. A-F only. Pre: 610 (or equivalent) (with a minimum grade of B) or consent. (Spring only)

QHS 620 Introduction to Clinical Trials (2) Introduction to clinical trials. Topics include history, definitions/terminology, adverse events, FDA and government regulatory agencies, ethics; monitoring committees, recruitment, introduction to protocol development, basis designs. A-F only. (Fall only)

QHS 621 Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials (2) Covers basic and advanced statistical methods utilized in clinical trials design, conduct, and data analysis. Topics cover statistician's role in drug development and DSMB, statistical theory in phases I-IV clinical trial designs and analysis. A-F only. Pre: 601 (or equivalent) or consent. (Fall only)

QHS 650 Secondary Data Analysis (2) Will allow students who are new to using secondary data to become comfortable with accessing the data, forming hypotheses, and designing study proposals. Will introduce examples with basic and advanced techniques. A-F only. (Spring only)

QHS 651 Secondary Data Analysis Practicum (2) Introduces students to issues in working with complex data sets and adds the hands-on experience needed to conduct individual research using secondary databases. A-F only. Pre: (601 (or equivalent) and 650) with a minimum grade of B, which can be taken concurrently. (Spring only)

QHS 670 Special Topics in Quantitative Health Sciences (V) Special topics in quantitative health sciences. Reflects special research interest of QHS faculty or guest lecturers. Repeatable unlimited times. A-F only.

QHS 699 Directed Research (V) Directed research in quantitative health sciences. Students will work closely with a QHS faculty member or mentor who will guide them through the process of conducting a research study. Repeatable two time, up to nine credits. A-F only.