Class Schedule
The MDSH program caters to working professionals by providing a convenient schedule of classes. Through this highly cost-effective program, students are able to maintain their full-time working schedule and professional income. Combining in-class sessions and distance learning education, the 20-month program is intended to be fast-paced and demanding. The goal is to create a student-centered and supportive environment that produces unlimited opportunities for career success.
Two-Year Program Schedule
MDSH students typically take 2 courses per quarter and complete the program in 6 academic quarters (20 months).
| Year | Fall Quarter | Winter Quarter | Spring Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIOSTAT 203A Data Management and Statistical Computing | BIOSTAT 203B Data Science in R | BIOSTAT 203C Data Science in Python |
| BIOSTAT 100A Biostatistics | BIOSTAT 212A Statistical Learning | BIOSTAT 212B Statistical Learning | |
| 2 | PUBHLT C201 Public Health | Elective 2 | Elective 4 |
| Elective 1 | Elective 3 | BIOSTAT 401 Capstone |
Quarter Schedule
In each academic quarter with two courses, MDSH students take in-person classes on UCLA campus for three weekends and two online, synchronous sessions per week for eight weeks.
| Week | Tuesday (online) | Thursday (online) | Saturday | (in-person) | Sunday | (in-person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evening (5p-7p PT) | Evening (5p-7p PT) | Morning (8a-12p PT) | Afternoon (1p-5p PT) | Morning (8a-12p PT) | Afternoon (1p-5p PT) | |
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 1 | Course 2 | ||
| 3 | Course 1 | Course 2 | ||||
| 4 | Course 1 | Course 2 | ||||
| 5 | Course 1 | Course 2 | ||||
| 6 | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 1 | Course 2 |
| 7 | Course 1 | Course 2 | ||||
| 8 | Course 1 | Course 2 | ||||
| 9 | Course 1 | Course 2 | ||||
| 10 | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 1 | Course 2 |