Engineering, Mathematics, and Biostatistics track
Keywords: Data science, Machine Learning, Big data, Biostatistics.
The purpose of the Master of Engineering, Mathematics, and Biostatistics is to train design engineers in statistics and project managers that handle statistics related to epidemiology, clinical trials, health economics, and social sciences. The applications studied in class reflect the topics that are studied at the MAP5 Laboratory.
However, mathematical and information technology tools offer a much wider range of career opportunities.
The first year of the Master of Engineering, Mathematics, and Biostatistics focuses on basic statistical, IT, and applied mathematical tools and introduces students to topics in preparation for their second year.
The second year of the program provides advanced training in the modeling skills and IT and statistical tools needed to process and manage data.
Lectures
The lecturers featured in the program are research professors from the Information Technology and Mathematics TRU, the Biomedical TRU, and members of the MAP5 Laboratory (CNRS Mixed Research Unit 8145). Case studies are presented by lecturers from the professional world.
Entry requirements
The Master of Engineering, Mathematics, and Biostatistics is open to students with a Bachelor of Mathematics (or an equivalent French or international degree). To apply for the second year of the master’s program directly, you must have already completed the first year of a Master in Mathematics program. Advanced statistical skills are also required.
Career and continuing education opportunities :
- Statistical design engineers ;
- Project manager specialized in statistics ;
- Biostatisticians ;
- Statistical epidemiology specialists ;
- Biomedical research ;
- Banking.
There are a number of career opportunities at INSERM research units, statistical departments within hospitals, Regional Health Observatories, nutritional epidemiology research units, and technical agencies and institutes, such as InVs (Health Monitoring Institute), INCA (National Cancer Institute), ANRS (National AIDS Research Agency), AFSSA (French Food Safety Agency), CPAM (French health insurance fund), etc.
The program also prepares students for careers in the statistical departments of survey and planning institutes. It also allows students to join more general statistical departments, such as those of insurance companies, banks, major companies, or SMBs of all kinds that need to analyze large data sets.
At the end of the master’s program, students will know how to use software dedicated to statistics (R, SAS), computing (MATLAB), and database processing (SQL).
Students are further prepared for their future careers through English-language classroom teaching and scientific article assignments as well as several project-based (as opposed to test-based) evaluations.