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
Students following the concentration in Statistical Genetics may use Bioinformatics Consulting (currently offered as ST610) to substitute for ST641 Consulting in the Statistics core courses.
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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