M.Sc. in Biostatistics (Collaborative) Queen's University

The M.Sc. program with a specialization in biostatistics is jointly offered by the Department of Public Health Sciences and Department of Mathematics and Statistics. The two departments offer strong graduate programs that include a broad range of courses in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, and health services research.

Opportunities

Students have unique opportunities to develop their analytic skills and practical experience. Students find themselves in a stimulating health research environment and work with excellent research groups in most major fields in health sciences such as the NCIC Clinical Trials Group and the Cancer Care and Epidemiology Group in the Queen’s Cancer Research Institute, the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, Emergency Medicine and Injury Research Group, Queen’s – ICES Health Services Research, Social Program Evaluation Group, Centre for Studies in Primary Care, Centre for Obesity and Research Education (CORE), Nursing (PRN) group, Mental Health Research Group, Clinical Research Centre in Kingston General Hospital (KGH), and Research and Education Program at KFL&A Public Health Unit.

Career paths – employment opportunities

High employment opportunities in Canada and internationally in pharmaceutical companies, private industry, contract research organizations, regional or national centers for health research, academic centers, public health and government agencies, medical research institutions, and universities.

Degrees Offered

M.Sc.(Epidemiology with Specialization in Biostatistics): 12 months Full time. (part time available case by case)

M.Sc.(Mathematics and Statistics with Specialization in Biostatistics): 12 months Full time. (part time available case by case)

Method of Completion

Course work, practicum or research project. All students are required to complete eight courses in two terms (including 6 core courses and two elective courses approved by the home department) and a one-term supervised practicum project in biostatistics.

In the practicum, students will complete either a research project pertaining to some aspect of the biostatistics methodological research work of their supervisor or a practicum placement with an academic or industry-based research group pertaining to the biostatistics applications.

Through the combination of coursework and practicum experience, the program stresses the development of the analytical, technical and interpersonal skills required for a biostatistician to work effectively in multi-disciplinary health research environments.