Biological Sciences, M.S., Bioinformatics Concentration

Biology Core Courses (13 Credit Hours)

Students enrolled in the Bioinformatics concentration must complete the M.S. Biology core courses.

Biology Elective Courses (4 Credit Hours)

Select one of the following Biology courses: 

• BIOL 6448 - Investigations into the Human Microbiome: Organisms and Impacts 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6458 - Microbial Ecology and Metabolism 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6696 - Laboratory in Molecular Biological Techniques 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6800 - Principles of Cellular Biology 4 Credit Hours

Bioinformatics Core Courses (4 Credit Hours)

• BIOL 6640 - Fundamentals of Bioinformatics 4 Credit Hours

Computer Science/Mathematics and Statistics Elective Courses (7-8 Credit Hours)

Select two of the following Computer Science/Mathematics and Statistics courses: 

• CSC 6650 - Introduction to Bioinformatics 4 Credit Hours
• CSC 6710 - Database Systems 4 Credit Hours
• CSC 7352 - Advanced Programming for Bioinformatics 4 Credit Hours
• CSC 8050 - Statistics for Bioinformatics 3 Credit Hours
• CSC 8540 - Advanced Algorithms in Bioinformatics 4 Credit Hours
• CSC 8630 - Advanced Bioinformatics 4 Credit Hours
• MATH 6010 - Mathematical Biology 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 6275 - Applied Dynamical Systems 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 6544 - Biostatistics 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 6547 - Introduction to Statistical Methods 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 6751 - Mathematical Statistics I 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 6752 - Mathematical Statistics II 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 8210 - Topics in Applied Matrix Analysis 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 8500 - Systems Biology 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 8501 - Math Modeling of Epidemiology 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 8505 - Advanced Mathematical Biology 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 8555 - Mathematics of Biomedical Image Processing 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 8560 - Informatics of Neural and Cardiovascular Systems 3 Credit Hours

Non-Thesis Capstone Course (4 Credit Hours)

• BIOL 6996 - Non-Thesis Capstone Literature Review 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6997 - Non-Thesis Capstone Internship 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6998 - Non-Thesis Capstone Project 4 Credit Hours