Fall 2023 Courses
Important Dates
First day of classes: Wednesday, August 30, 2023
No classes (Labor Day): Monday, September 4, 2023
No BST classes (Thanksgiving): Wednesday, November 22 - Friday, November 24, 2023
Last day of classes: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Final exam period: Thursday, December 14 - Friday, December 22, 2023
Course Offerings
| Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Days |
Times |
Location |
Instructor |
| BST 401 |
Probability Theory |
4 |
Tuesdays & Thursdays |
9:10 am - 10:50 am |
SRB 1.402 |
Changyong Feng |
| BST 402 |
Stochastic Processes |
4 |
Mondays & Wednesdays |
11:00 am - 12:40 pm |
SRB 1.410 |
David Oakes |
| BST 411 |
Statistical Inference I |
4 |
Tuesdays & Fridays |
11:00 am - 12:40 pm |
SRB 1.404 |
Abdus Wahed |
| BST 430 |
Introduction to Statistical Computing |
4 |
Mondays & Wednesdays |
9:10 am - 10:50 am |
SRB 1.406 |
Matthew McCall |
| BST 432 |
High Dimensional Data Analysis |
4 |
Mondays,
Wednesdays, &
Fridays |
Mondays & Wednesdays: 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm. Fridays: 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm. |
Mondays & Wednesdays: SRB 1.410. Fridays: SRB 1.402. |
Michael Sohn |
| BST 461 |
Biostatistical Methods I |
4 |
Mondays & Wednesdays |
1:30 pm - 3:10 pm |
SRB 1.406 |
Mike McDermott & Tongtong Wu |
| BST 463 |
Introduction to Biostatistics |
3 |
Mondays & Wednesdays |
10:00 am - 11:15 am |
SRB 1.412 |
Hongmei Yang |
| BST 479 |
Generalized Linear Models |
4 |
Tuesdays,
Thursdays, &
Fridays |
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm. Fridays: 10:00 am - 10:50 am. |
SRB 1.402 |
Derick Peterson |
| BST 487 |
Seminar in Statistical Literature |
1 |
Wednesdays |
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm |
SRB 1.406 |
Mike McDermott |
| BST 523 |
Advanced Bayesian Inference |
4 |
Tuesdays,
Thursdays, &
Fridays |
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 11:00 am - 12:15 pm. Fridays: 11:00 am - 11:50 am. |
SRB 1.402 |
Sally Thurston |
For students matriculated in the Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
BST 590 - Supervised Teaching
BST 591 - Reading Course at the PhD Level*
BST 592 - Supervised Statistical Consulting
BST 595 - Research at the PhD Level
BST 999 - Doctoral Dissertation
* maximum of 6 credits per BST 591 course
Please direct questions to: URBiostat@urmc.rochester.edu
Last updated: August 7, 2023 (location changes)