Additional Coursework Requirements:
Research Ethics (1cr)
BMI 738 – Ethics for Data Scientists or any other Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR Course List)
Scholarly Literature (4cr)
BMI 881 & BMI 882 taken during the second year
Professional Skills (2cr)
BMI 883 & BMI 884 taken during the third year
Biology coursework (6cr)
Advanced Biology coursework, selected in consultation with advisor
Research credit (6cr+) – BMI 899
Additional electives (0-6cr)
For the most accurate and up-to-date course requirements, always consult The Graduate Guide https://guide.wisc.edu/graduate/
The program requires that students complete a total of 51 credits.
Core Topics: Three year-long course sequences will be selected from a set of core topics, including one biostatistics sequence (topics 1-2) and one computer science/informatics sequence (topics 3-6). The third sequence can be selected from any of the listed topics (topics 1-11).
| Core Course Topic Areas: Select one topic from each of the 3 areas | ||
| Biostatistics: (6-8cr) | Computer Science & Informatics: (6-7cr) | Additional Specializations: Select one from topics 1-11 (6-8cr) |
| Topic 1: Biostat Theory & Methods: STAT 609 & STAT 610 | Topic 3: Machine Learning / AI: CS 540 & CS 760 | Topic 7: Clinical Informatics: ISYE 417 & BMI/ISYE 617 |
| Topic 2: Biostat Methods: STAT 849 & STAT 850 | Topic 4: Database Systems: CS 564 & CS 764 | Topic 8: Clinical Biostatistics: BMI/STAT 641 & BMI/STAT 642 |
| Topic 5: Optimization: CS 525 & CS/ISYE/MATH/STAT 726 | Topic 9: Statistical Computing (select 2): STAT 627; STAT 771; STAT/ECON/GEN BUS 775 | |
| Topic 6: Algorithms: CS 577 & CS 787 | Topic 10: Bioinformatics / Statistical Genomics (select 2): BMI/CS 576; BMI 776; BMI/STAT 877 | |
| Topic 11: Biomedical Image Analysis (select 2): CS 765; CS 766; BMI/CS 767; BMI/STAT 768 | ||
