Bachelor of Science (Biostatistics)

Description of the Programme

Biostatistics is the application of statistical techniques to scientific research in agricultural and health-related fields including medicine, public health and biomedical research. Biostatisticians play a critical role in designing studies, analyzing data and creating methods to solve research problems within life sciences. You will receive sound training in modern biostatistical methodology needed to design and analyze biomedical, epidemiological and agricultural research data. Biostatistics can be used to show the most effective treatment, discover or isolate factors in the spread of diseases, or determine risk factors in genetic inheritance and mutation. This programme is appropriate for students with a strong aptitude for advanced mathematics and with an interest in advanced training in the statistical analysis of agricultural, health and medical data. Areas of study include epidemiology, generalized linear models, design of randomized controlled trials, longitudinal and correlated data analysis and survival analysis among other topics. You will be able to learn more sophisticated knowledge of statistics and their applications to solve research problems in agricultural and health-related fields. The course includes a strong foundation of theoretical work complemented by practical analysis of real data by the use of appropriate software programs. This enables the learners to be technically proficient biostatisticians to assist researchers with the design and analysis of research data. Additionally, it prepares them for real-life data analysis and statistical inference thereby enabling them to draw suitable conclusions from all types of data.

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