Bioinformatics Concentration

Each doctoral candidate will prepare and publicly defend their dissertation prior to completing their degree.

Degree Requirements

Core Courses (24-25 Credit Hours)

BIOL 8000 - Responsible Conduct in Research 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 8001 - Biology Proseminar: Professional Skills for Biologists 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 8220 - Advanced Molecular Cell Biology 4 Credit Hours
BIOL 8615 - Molecular Genetics of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes 4 Credit Hours
BIOL 6640 - Fundamentals of Bioinformatics 4 Credit Hours
A minimum of 4 Credit Hours of 8000-level Concept or Topic Courses (BIOL 8310, BIOL 8710, BIOL 8110, BIOL 8510, BIOL 8900, BIOL 8970). Courses may be repeated for credit if topics differ.

Quantitative Course

Select one quantitative course from the following.

BIOL 6010 - Mathematical Biology 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 6744 - Biostatistics 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 8041 - Research Design and Analysis in Neuroscience 4 Credit Hours

Interdisciplinary Courses (12 Credit Hours)

Select 12 Credit Hours of courses in bioinformatics offered by the Mathematics and Statistics and/or Computer Science Departments (specified prerequisites may be used).

CSC 6310 - Parallel and Distributed Computing 4 Credit Hours
CSC 6350 - Software Engineering 4 Credit Hours
CSC 6710 - Database Systems 4 Credit Hours
CSC 6730 - Data Visualization 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8630 - Advanced Bioinformatics 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8710 - Deductive Databases and Logic Programming 4 Credit Hours
MATH 6544 - Biostatistics 3 Credit Hours
MATH 6548 - Methods of Regression and Analysis of Variance 3 Credit Hours
STAT 8540 - Advanced Methodologies in Biostatistics 3 Credit Hours

Qualifying Exam

Students should enroll in BIOL 9991 with their Qualifying Examination committee chair during the semester in which they take the exam.

Research (53 hours)

Students should register for BIOL 8800 (Research) each semester until their dissertation proposal is approved by their dissertation committee. After the dissertation proposal is approved, students should enroll in BIOL 9999 with their research advisor. Students should enroll in BIOL 6900 (Directed Laboratory Study) each semester when they are conducting research.

Dissertation

Each doctoral candidate will prepare and publicly defend their dissertation prior to completing their degree.