| Course Type: | Postgraduate Coursework Degree |
| Award: | PGDipBiostat - Postgraduate Diploma in Biostatistics |
| More Information: | Department of Statistics |
Key Features
Due to an increasing demand for well trained biostatisticians, a group of senior academic biostatisticians around Australia have collaborated to mount this distance education program. This group is known as the Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia (BCA), with representatives from major Australian universities with medical statistics expertise, pharmaceutical companies, government and non-government organisations, all as major employers with a valued stake in the future of biostatistics.
Should you decide to enrol, Macquarie University will become your ‘home university’, and the BCA program coordinator Associate Gillian Heller will be you academic advisor. You wil need to meet the requirements stipulated by Macquarie Univeristy, and if you successfully complete the course you will graduate with an award from Macquarie University.
This program is shorter than the Masters in Biostatistics program.
Suitable For
The program has been designed to provide advanced biostatistical training for a diverse range of students. It is primarily aimed at those wishing to become highly trained professional biostatisticians. Candidates should possess an aptitude for advanced mathematics, and a desire to learn biostatistics.
Career Opportunities
Employment as statisticians in Australian universities, pharmaceutical companies, government and non-government organisations
Requirements
| Entry Requirements: | A Bachelor degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Science, Psychology, Medicine, Pharmacy, Economics, Health Sciences or other appropriate discipline, from an approved university (or equivalent qualification); A proven aptitude for advanced mathematical work, indicated for example by a high level of achievement in high school or undergraduate mathematics; and A pass in an introductory course in statistics, covering at least the estimation of means and proportions with confidence intervals, and the comparison of means and proportions between two groups using hypothesis tests (i.e. t-tests and chi-squared tests for 2x2 tables), such as STAT170. |
| Course Quota: | No |
| Work Experience Requirements: | No |
| English Language Requirements: | English proficiency is required at IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 580. More information can be accessed from Macquarie International. |
| Domestic Students: | Apply through Macquarie University's Postgraduate Studies Section. Fees |
| International Students: | Apply through Macquarie International |
Course Details
| Minimum Course Duration: | 2 Years part-time |
| Location: | North Ryde |
| Course Commences: | Semester 1 (March), Semester 2 (July) |
| Study Options: | Part-time |
| Course Credit Point Value: | 32 |
| Enquiries: | Department of Statistics |
Structure of the Course
PLEASE NOTE: It is essential that students refer to degree rules and official unit sequences in the University handbook to ascertain their official study program. The university calendar can be found at: http://handbook.mq.edu.au.
It is highly recommended that students access the website http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au at least two weeks prior to enrolment to ensure a suitable schedule for lectures, tutorials and practical sessions for all enrolled units. Please note that new students are required to have their class timetable officially approved by an Academic Adviser upon enrolment and that it is subject to change due to class availability.
