Biostatistics (MMath) (Taught) Program By University of Waterloo |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 251-300QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

21,126 CADTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Biological SciencesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Biostatistics is an exciting discipline devoted to the development and application of innovative methods for using data to answer important questions in areas ranging from clinical trials, population health to biological science. When evaluating new pharmaceutical treatments biostatisticians play an important role in all phases of drug development through the design and analysis of clinical trials. In population health research biostatisticians can work closely with epidemiologists in the design of cross-sectional, cohort or retrospective studies to illucidate the causal mechanisms of chronic disease. In biology interest may lie in how individual organisms or ecosystems respond to pollutants through the analysis of experimental or observational data. The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo has a strong record of impact in a diverse range of areas in Biostatistics.

Program overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Biostatistics is an exciting discipline devoted to the development and application of innovative methods for using data to answer important questions in areas ranging from clinical trials, population health to biological science. When evaluating new pharmaceutical treatments biostatisticians play an important role in all phases of drug development through the design and analysis of clinical trials. In population health research biostatisticians can work closely with epidemiologists in the design of cross-sectional, cohort or retrospective studies to illucidate the causal mechanisms of chronic disease. In biology interest may lie in how individual organisms or ecosystems respond to pollutants through the analysis of experimental or observational data. The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo has a strong record of impact in a diverse range of areas in Biostatistics.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

90+
7+
3.33+

Minimum requirements: (1) A four-year Honours Bachelor degree with a significant statistics and/or actuarial science component; (2) An overall 78% average from a Canadian university (or its equivalent); (3) An interview may be required. // Application materials: (1) Résumé; (2) Supplementary information form; (3) Transcript(s). // For further information on admission requirements please check with the University for entry.

1 Year
Jan-2000

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

6,762 CAD
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International Students

21,126 CAD
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