BCA Master of Biostatistics

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The BCA (Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia) is a collaboration of six Australian universities offering a national (and international) program of postgraduate courses in Biostatistics. [1]

The universities are

Courses are taught online. Students enrol at their chosen participating university and each unit of study is delivered by a member university.

The BCA Graduate Diploma and Masters Programs are accredited by the Statistical Society of Australia. [2]

NSW Ministry of Health and the BCA have an ongoing partnership associated the NSW Biostatistics Training Program. [3] Students in this program complete the Masters of Biostatistics at the University of Sydney.

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References

  1. "Home". bca.edu.au.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "NSW Biostatistics Training Program".