Minors
By completing requirements for minor programs, students enhance
their undergraduate education and broaden their career options.
Mathematics
Mathematics plays an essential part in the health-related field
through mathematical modeling and analysis of data, It is also important
as a descriptive language and a basis for sound logical argument.
There are 6 courses after the introductory courses, for a total
of 20 credits. Four of these courses are required, and two are electives.
Prerequisite courses:
MA102
Required courses:
MA201; MA202; MA314; MA316
Elective courses:
CS201; CS326; MA320; MA321; MA324; MA330; MA340; MA350;
MA410; MA422; MA490; ST310; ST301
Physics
Physics is playing an increasingly important role
in the health sciences. From the use of radioisotopes in the therapy
to the use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (MRI) in detection, it is clear that the understanding of
modern physics is of vital importance for many students. This is
especially the case for those who wish to pursue careers in medical,
biological, biochemical or pharmaceutical research, biophysics or
advanced physical therapy. The Physics Minor provides students with
additional courses needed for work in medicine or graduate work
in any of these areas.
Prerequisite courses:
PY202 or PY212
Required courses:
MA202,PY301
Elective courses:
MA320 or MA316; PY302; PY322; PY324; PY326; PY328; PY380;
PY490 or PY701
STATISTICS MINOR
The statistics minor is suited not only for those students who
will perform their own research for their career but also those
who need to remain current with the latest developments in research.
Statistics is a toolbox required for most scientific studies, and
in most scientific areas of the job market there is an increasing
demand for students with a strong background in statistics and good
quantitative skills. Statistics tell us how to collect numerical
information in the form of data, evaluate it and draw conclusions
from it. Furthermore, statistics determines what information is
relevant in a given problem and whether the conclusions drawn from
a study are to be trusted.
The purpose of the statistics minor is to teach the fundamental
concepts and the popular applications, so that students can apply
the latter on their own and have a basic understanding of the more
complicated applications encountered in academic papers.
Descriptive statistics deals with methods for organizing and summarizing
data. When the data is a sample and the objective is to go beyond
the sample to draw conclusions about the population we use inferential
methods. For instance, inferential statistics tells us whether differences
observed between two groups are likely to be real or due to randomness.
Probability forms the bridge between the descriptive and inferential
techniques and leads to a better understanding of how inferential
procedures are developed. One of the most used concepts in statistical
inference --- the P-Value --- is, in fact a conditional probability.
This minor requires a total of 18 credits: nine credits of required
courses and nine credits of elective courses.
Required Courses
ST 310 Introduction to Biostatistics
ST 331 Regression Analysis
ST 332 Design and Analysis of Experiments
Elective Courses
ST 321 Advanced Topics in Probability
ST 322 Advanced Topics in Statistical Inference
ST 333 Categorical Data Analysis
ST 334 Applied Multivariate Analysis
ST 350 Statistical Software Packages
ST 480 Directed Study in Biostatistics
ST 490 Special Topics in Applied Biostatistics
MA 201 Mathematical Analysis III or MA 316 Linear Algebra
CS 329 System Simulation I
Other elective courses as approved by the department.
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