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CHS 794

Professional Paper

Catalog2026-2027
Credits1 to 6 units
LevelGraduate
S U Only

Overview

Description

This course is required for all students who wish to earn a M.S. in Biostatistics using the Option B, which requires the writing of a professional paper of a quality suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • 6 additional units in graduate-level CHS courses
CHS 703CHS 712CHS 753CHS 780CHS 782CHS 788
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

CHS 703; CHS 712; CHS 753; CHS 780; CHS 782; CHS 788; 6 additional units in graduate-level CHS courses.

Units

1 to 6 units

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

Terms

fall, spring, summer

Attributes

S U Only

Learning Outcomes

  • formulate a research question or identify an area of inquiry in biostatistics that is significant and timely.
  • analyze and synthesize a body of literature to address a question or area of inquiry.
  • prepare a written document that effectively articulates the results and implications of a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of scholarly literature.
  • effectively present and defend the findings of their professional paper.