Department of Statistics

BCA Units

BCA units are delivered as part of the distance education program run by Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia. The program consists of the Masters of Biostatistics, the Postgraduate Diploma in Biostatistics and the Postgraduate Certificate in Biostatistics.

Students who enrol at Macquarie University will receive a single transcript from Macquarie University showing their results for all units of study.

Units of Study

MQ unit (link to Handbook)
BCA Code
Unit of Study
Credit
Points

BCA801 EPI
Epidemiology
4
BCA802 MBB
Mathematical Background for Biostatistics
4
BCA803 HIS
Health Indicators and Health Surveys
4
BCA804 DMC
Data Management and Statistical Computing
4
BCA805 PSI
Principles of Statistical Inference
4
BCA806 CLB
Clinical Biostatistics
4
BCA807
DES
Design of Experiments and Randomised Clinical Trials
4
BCA808 LMR
Linear Models
4
BCA809 CDA
Categorical Data and Generalized Linear Models
4
BCA810 BSG
Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics
4
BCA811 LCD
Longitudinal and Correlated Data
4
BCA813 ACT
Advanced Clinical Trials and Meta-Analysis
4
BCA814 BAY
Bayesian Statistical Methods 4
BCA815 WPP
Work Placement or Project Part A
4
BCA816 WPP
Work Placement or Project Part B
4
STAT827 SVA
Survival Analysis
4

A new unit PDT - Probability and Distribution Theory will be delivered in 2007. 

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