Tier 1: choose at least 3 units from this list.
- QBS 110 Integrative Biomedical Sciences Seminar (0.5 unit)
- QBS 110.5 Integrative Biomedical Sciences Seminar Project (0.5 unit)
- QBS 122 Biostatistics III: Modeling Complex Data
- QBS 132 Molecular Biologic Markers in Human Health Studies
- QBS 132.5 Molecular Biologic Markers in Human Health Studies Lab (0.5 unit)
- QBS 133 Clinical Epidemiology
- QBS 134 Topics in Epidemiology
- QBS 147/BIOL 47 Genomics: From Data to Analysis
- QBS 175/COSC 175 Foundations of Bioinformatics II (not offered 21-22)
- QBS 177/MATH 177 Methods of Statistical Learning for Big Data
- QBS 180 Data Visualization (0.5 unit)
- QBS 195 Independent Study
- QBS 270 QBS Journal Club: Epidemiology (0.5 unit - Fall)
- QBS 271 Advanced Epidemiology Journal Club (0.5 unit - rotating topics, not offered every year)
Tier 2: choose any remaining electives from the following lists.
Tier 2 electives in QBS
- QBS 108 Applied Machine Learning
- QBS 123 Biostatistics Consulting Lab (0.5 unit)
- QBS 124 Advanced Biomedical Data Analysis
- QBS 125 Biomedical Informatics
- QBS 126 Analysis of Densely Collected Longitudinal Data
- QBS 139 Advanced Methods in Health Services Research
- QBS 140/PH 121 Decision & Cost-Effective Analysis
- QBS 181 Data Wrangling
- QBS 192 Health Informatics (Not Offered Winter 2022)
- QBS 194 Biostatistics Journal Club or QBS 270 QBS Journal Club: Biostatistics (0.5 unit)
- QBS 270 QBS Journal Club: Bioinformatics (0.5 unit - Spring)
Tier 2 electives at The Dartmouth Institute
- PH 111 Medical Care Epidemiology: Principles, Applications and Insights
- PH 115 Leading Change in Value-Based Public Health and Healthcare
- PH 117 Introduction to Quality Improvement in Health Systems (0.5 unit)
- PH 122 Survey Research and Methods (not offered 21-22)
- PH 125 Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Public Health & Healthcare Studies (0.5 unit)
- PH 126 Statistical Measurement and Analysis in Quality Improvement
- PH 131 Patient Centered Health Communications (0.5 unit)
- PH 132 Dealing with Differences: Communication, Negotiation, and Teamwork (not offered 21-22)
- PH 147 Advanced Methods in Health Services Research Project (0.5 unit)
- PH 151 Environmental Health Science and Policy (0.5 unit)
- PH 154 Determinants in Health Equities (0.5 unit)
Tier 2 electives in other departments
- COSC 274 Machine Learning and Statistical Data Analysis
- ENGM 182 Data Analytics
- PEMM 126 Cancer Biology
- PEMM 132 Clinical Management of Cancer
Limits and requirements
- No more than 3 journal clubs or 1.5 units of journal club courses may count towards elective credit.
- No more than 1 independent study may count towards elective credit.
- Seek administrative approval for non-listed electives. Email Dr. Kristine Giffin for additional information.
- Students who matriculate Fall 2021 and beyond may not take more than 4 units of coursework per quarter unless approved by QBS administration and leadership. For the Fall quarter, this unit limit does not count pre-term courses QBS 103 Foundations of Data Science, QBS 700 Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research, and QBS 110 Integrative Biomedical Sciences Seminar.