Graduates with the degree of Master of Biostatistics across the world are internationally recognised and are in high demand in industry and government, particularly by pharmaceutical companies and drug regulators as well as medical investigators and public health researchers and policy groups. The demand for biostatisticians has been very strong in Europe and North America for at least the
past three decades. We anticipate substantial growth in demand for biostatisticians in Australia and neighbouring regions especially with the growth in health industries that will occur in these regions.
In order to provide students with a route to high quality careers in Biostatistics, we introduce in 2007 a Master of Biostatistics Program located in the Department of Statistics of the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia.
The program will provide advanced coursework training in biostatistical theory and methods using an on-campus delivery mode with a significant project component.
