| SCHOOL OF SCIENCE - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BIO-STATISTICS |
The D. Phil. Programme (Biostatistics) is intended to guide candidates to work independently, arrive at new insights and contribute to research in a wide range of research projects in Biostatistics. It is tailored to allow the student to make a distinct contribution to the knowledge and understanding of Biostatistics and afford evidence of ability to carry out original research in a well-defined problem in Biostatistics.
The coursework shall be taken along with research and thesis work for cognitive and theoretical understanding of the area of specialisation in Biostatistics. This programme, it is hoped, shall jumpstart industrialization perceptions in developing countries.
The minimum requirements for entry into D.Phil. in Biostatistics shall be as laid down in the Moi University common regulations for D. Phil. degrees and School of Science general regulations. Specifically the candidates must be holders of a relevant Master's degree of Moi University or those recognized by the Moi University Senate in related fields of Biostatistics.
Under special conditions, a candidate who has outstanding academic ability and has successfully completed the first year of Master's degree programme may be recommended tor register for the D. Phil. programme.
Furthermore, under special circumstances, a candidate with recognized master's degree and long experience in research and/or postgraduate teaching at the University level may be allowed to undertake a D.Phil. programme by research and thesis only without coursework.
All current D. Phil. level courses are core. The minimum number of units of coursework shall be 21 units; for the time being, comprising 12 units of all the four level 9 courses (D.Phil. level). The remaining 9 units shall include at least two level 9 courses and one level 8 course ( M. Phil. level) which must, for the time being, consist of STA 810, STA 910 and STA 912.
A candidate who has successfully taken the required level 9 and/or 8 courses during the master's studies shall be credited no more than 9 units towards the D. Phil. course units.
All coursework shall be done in the first year. Coursework, research and thesis work distributed throughout the D. Phil. degree programme shall be as follows:
Year 1
Semester I
9 units of M. Phil. level credit and/or taught coursework and 6 units of Research Proposal.
Semester II
12 units of coursework and 3 units of Research Proposal.
Year 2
15 units of research throughout the year
Year 3
15 units of research thesis throughout the year
The common regulations for the conduct D Phil examinations of Moi University shall apply.
All the common regulations of Moi University shall apply.
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Units |
| STA 916 |
Optimum Experimental Designs and Information Matrices |
3 |
| STA 917 |
Admissibility and Bayes Designs |
3 |
| STA 918 |
Response Surface Methodology II |
3 |
| STA 919 |
Strata for Randomized Experiments |
3 |
| STA 920 |
Research Project |
9 |
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3 M.Phil. Level courses credited and/or taught STA 810,STA 910 and STA 912
|
9 |
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