Master of Statistics with concentration in Statistical Genetics
From NCSU Statistics Graduate Handbook
Required Course Work
In addition to the core courses, the following courses are required.
- 3 hours of Restricted Statistics electives -- one course from the following list:
- ST 711: Design of Experiments
- ST 715: Theory of Sampling Applied to Survey Design
- ST 744: Categorical Data Analysis
- ST 745: Analysis of Survival Data
- 9 hours of Statistical Genetics Electives chosen from the following list:
- ST 721: Genetic Data Analysis
- ST 590A: Introduction to Bioinformatics
- ST 590C: Bioinformatics II
- GN 703: Population and Quantitative Genetics
- ST/GN 756: Computational Molecular Evolution
- ST/GN 757: Statistical Methods of Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci
- 3 hours of Statistics electives. Suggested electives are
- ST 520: Stat. Principles of Clinical Trials and Epidemiology
- ST 708: Applied Least Squares
- ST 740: Bayesian Inference and Analysis
- ST 744: Categorical Data Analysis
- ST 746: Introduction to Stochastic Processes
- ST 758: Computation for Statistical Research
- 6 hours of Supporting Electives. Suggested electives are:
- GN 504, GN 521, GN 541, GN701, GN 735, GN 740, GN 755
Example Schedule of Courses
| Fall Year 1 | Spring Year 1 | |
| ST 521 + lab | ST 522 + lab | |
| ST 512 + lab | ST 552 + lab | |
| ST 520 | Elective | |
| Before third semester: Take Basic Exam in August | ||
| Fall Year 2 | Spring Year 2 | |
| ST 711 | ST 641 | |
| ST 590A | ST 590C | |
| Elective | ST 721 | |
| Master's Final Oral Exam |
Additional Notes on Course Work
Most statistical genetics elective courses rely on the material covered in GN 311 (Principles of Genetics) or a comparable course from another university as a prerequisite. Note that GN 311 will not count for graduate credit.
Students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. in a field related to biology are strongly encouraged to enroll in Molecular Genetics (GN 701).
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