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Computing & Information TechnologyDescription of the Programme
Biometry (also known as biostatistics or biometrics) is the application of mathematical and statistical methods to the collection, analysis and interpretation of biological data. Biometry uses the application of statistical methods to conduct research in the areas of biology, public health and medicine. Today, the healthcare industry is being flooded with data from many sources such as clinical trials, observational and longitudinal studies and genomics. This deluge has created an unprecedented and huge demand for bioinformatics skilled in the art of informatics to help in translating the flow of data into meaningful information that can be used to make logical decisions in medicine and public health. Informatics relies on the basic disciplines of science, mathematics, probability and statistics, and computer science to build a solid statistical foundation for making advances, improvements and even breakthroughs in public health and medicine. Students studying Biometry and Informatics will learn how to design and implement public health experiments, and learn how to collect, analyze and summarize data from those experiments to solve complex problems in medicine and public health. Some of the courses covered in the programme include applied biostatistics, database design and management, statistical consulting, applied survival and longitudinal analysis, design of clinical trials, analytical epidemiology and research methods among others.
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