Post Graduate Diploma in Biostatics

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Duration

1 Years

Level

Post Graduation

Type

Diploma

Eligibility

Grauduate or Equivalent

Post Graduate Diploma in Biostatics is Diploma level Biostatics programme. Biostatistics is the specialized application of statistics (involving study design, data collection, data analysis and interpretation) to the field of health. This program aims to fill the gap between programs in public health and epidemiology (which train users of bio statistical methods, not professional biostatisticians) and general statistics programs (which do not cater for the diverse and specialized needs in health research).

Post Graduate Diploma in Biostatics Eligibility

  • Graduation or its equivalent with minimum 50% marks.

Post Graduate Diploma in Biostatics Syllabus

Syllabus of Biostatics as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

Subjects of Study

Introduction to Epidemiology

Mathematical Background for Biostatistics

Health Indicators & Health Surveys

Data Management & Statistical Computing

Principles of Statistical Inference

Mathematical Statistics

Clinical Biostatistics

Design of Randomised Controlled Trials

Linear Models

Categorical Data & Generalised Linear Models

Probability & Distributional Theory

Survival Analysis

Longitudinal & Correlated Data

Bioinformatics

Bayesian Statistical Methods

Special Topics in Biostatistics

Thesis in Biostatistics 

Thesis in Biostatistics 

Project in Biostatistics

 

Post Graduate Diploma in Biostatics College

Post Graduate Diploma in Biostatics Course Suitability

Program is beneficial for the student who has a mathematical or statistical background with a major interest in the biomedical sciences, or those with a degree in the biological sciences with a major interest in mathematics and statistics. The course enables health scientists and professionals in academia, government, pharmaceutical companies, medical research organizations and elsewhere to efficiently acquire knowledge and draw valid conclusions from their ever-expanding sources of information. On completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Biostatistics, students will have attained a similar range of skills required for employment as a biostatistician as those completing the Master of Biostatistics, without the workplace project and without the scope to complete elective subjects.

How is Post Graduate Diploma in Biostatics Course Beneficial?

The Course provides employment in a wide range of health, pharmaceutical, university, and government and non-government organizations. They can also become teachers and lecturers in schools and colleges both on private and government basis.

Post Graduate Diploma in Biostatics Employment Areas

  • Medical and Epidemiological Research Centres
  • Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Government Departments
  • Educational Institutes
  • Health Surveying Institutes
  • Census Ciffices

Post Graduate Diploma in Biostatics Job Types

  • Teacher & Lecturer
  • Biostatistics Team Leader
  • Research Assistant
  • Health Officer
  • Assistant Professor
  • Biostatistician
  • Clinical Data Manager
  • Research Assistant
  • Study Laboratory Technician