Independent Study allows students to pursue academic interests not available in regularly offered courses. Students must consult with their academic advisor to formulate a project directly related to the student’s research interests. All independent study courses are subject to the approval of the AMCS Graduate Group Chair.
AMCS9999 - Ind Study & Research
Study under the direction of a faculty member.
BSTA6990 - Lab Rotation
Student lab rotation.
BSTA7820 - Stat Meth/Incomplet Data
Selected topics from public health and biomedical research where "Big data" are being collected and methods are being developed and applied, together with some core statistical methods in high dimensional data analysis. Topics include dimension reduction, detection of novel association in large datasets, regularization and high dimensional regression, ensemble learning and prediction, kernel methods, deep learning and network analysis. R programs will be used throughout the course, other standalone programs will also be used. Prerequisite: If course requirement not met, permission of instructor required.
BSTA8990 - Pre-Dissertation Lab Rot
BSTA9950 - Dissertation
Ph.D. students enroll in this course after passing their candidacy exam. They work on their dissertation full-time under the guidance of their dissertation supervisor and other members of their dissertation committee.
CIS9999 - Independent Study Research
For Computer and Information Science doctoral students studying a specific advanced subject area. Students should discuss with the faculty supervisor the scope of the independent study/research and know the expectations and work involved.
GCB6990 - Lab Rotation
Lab rotation
GCB8990 - Pre-Dissertation Research
Pre-dissertation lab research
GCB9950 - Dissertation
Ph.D. students enroll in this course after passing their candidacy exam. They work on their dissertation full-time under the guidance of their dissertation supervisor and other members of their dissertation committee.