{"id":2,"date":"2023-11-22T20:52:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/applied-biostatistics-and-epidemiology-ms-program\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:36:16","slug":"master-of-science-in-applied-biostatistics-and-epidemiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/applied-biostatistics-and-epidemiology-ms-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science in Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary has-image fifty-fifty horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            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This program connects you to these opportunities, whether your interest is in data analysis, clinical research, or methods development.<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:tpickeri@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tpickeri@usc.edu<\/a> | View <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/trevor-pickering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty Profile<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          \n                      <div class=\"image-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/applied-biostatistics-and-epidemiology-ms-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/01\/Pickering-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/applied-biostatistics-and-epidemiology-ms-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/01\/Pickering.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/applied-biostatistics-and-epidemiology-ms-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/01\/Pickering-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Trevor Pickering, PhD\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                              <a onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M4aejsGaazs\" data-lity aria-label=\"A Message from Trevor Pickering, Play video in lightbox\" class=\"play-video\">\n                  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n\t viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n<rect fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#990000\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"\/>\n<polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" points=\"32,25 22,32 22,18 \"\/>\n<\/svg>\n                <\/a>\n                          <\/div>\n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      \n    \n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-form-embed has-vertical-form \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-form-embed has-vertical-form\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"text-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Learn More!\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-large\">\n\n    \n  <p>Your journey towards a rewarding academic experience starts here! 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During the program, students learn to manage, analyze and interpret biomedical research data using specialized software common in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-TwlrbvDXoc\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-TwlrbvDXoc\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Core Coursework (26 Units)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-TwlrbvDXoc\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-TwlrbvDXoc\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>PM 510 Principles of Biostatistics | 4 units<br \/>\n<\/strong>Concepts of biostatistics; appropriate uses and common misuses of health statistics; practice in the application of statistical procedures; introduction to statistical software including EXCEL, SPSS, nQuery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PM 511a Data Analysis | 4 units<br \/>\n<\/strong>Major parametric and nonparametric statistical tools used in biomedical research, computer packages including SAS. Includes laboratory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PM 512 Principles of Epidemiology | 4 units<br \/>\n<\/strong>Terminology\/uses of epidemiology and demography; sources\/uses of population data; types of epidemiologic studies; risk assessment; common sources of bias in population studies; principles of screening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PM 517a Research Methods in Epidemiology | 4 units<br \/>\n<\/strong>Study design, ascertainment of study objects, questionnaire development, various methodological issues in study design and interpretation including bias, measurement error, confounding and effect modification.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PM 518a Statistical Methods for Epidemiological Studies I, II | 3 units<br \/>\n<\/strong>Principles and methods used in epidemiology for comparing disease frequencies between groups. Restricted to the analysis of binary outcome variables.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PM 523 Design of Clinical Studies | 3 units<br \/>\n<\/strong>Design, conduct, and interpretation of results of clinical trials; emphasis on principles affecting structure, size, duration of a trial, and the impact of ethical and practical considerations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PM 527 Epidemiology of Infectious Disease | 4 units<br \/>\n<\/strong>Survey of natural history of infectious disease, methods of disease control and outbreak investigation, and an overview of the epidemiology of injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-TwlrbvDXoc\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-TwlrbvDXoc\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Elective (9 Units)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-TwlrbvDXoc\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-TwlrbvDXoc\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>For elective offerings, visit the<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.usc.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=14&amp;poid=17284&amp;returnto=5360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0USC Course Catalogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-TwlrbvDXoc\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-TwlrbvDXoc\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Thesis (4 Units)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-TwlrbvDXoc\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-TwlrbvDXoc\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The program culminates in a master\u2019s thesis on a topic of the student\u2019s choosing. The research consists of original work worthy of submission to a publication or peer-review journal.<\/p>\n<p>Full-time students begin working on their thesis at the beginning of their second year and register for the thesis courses over two consecutive semesters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PM 594a Master\u2019s Thesis | 2 units<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PM 594b Master\u2019s Thesis | 2 units<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Master&#8217;s Thesis\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>The program culminates in a master\u2019s thesis on a topic of the student\u2019s choosing. 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