Bioinformatics Minor

Molecular Biology (3 credits)

• BIOL 221/2150  -  Genetics (3 cr. + 1 cr. lab)
• BIOL 211/2230  -  Molecular and Cell Biology (3 cr. + 1 cr. lab)
• CHEM 315/3015  -  Biochemistry (3 cr.)

Introductory Computing (3 credits)

• CSCE 110/1101  -  Programming Fundamentals (3 cr.)

Bioinformatics Specialization (9 credits)

• BIOL 360/3600  -  Introduction to Bioinformatics (3 cr.)
• BIOL 361/3601  -  Bioinformatics Tools and Techniques (3 cr.)
• BIOL 460/4690  -  Bioinformatics Capstone Seminar I (1 cr.)
• BIOL 461/4691  -  Bioinformatics Capstone Seminar II (2 cr.)

Elective (3 credits)

• BIOL 310/3130  -  Molecular Evolution and Population Genetics (3 cr. + 1 cr. lab)
• BIOL 307/3310  -  Microbiology (3 cr. + 1 cr. lab)
• BIOL 341/3510  -  Ecology (3 cr. + 1 cr lab)
• BIOL 411/4150  -  Molecular Biology of the Gene (3 cr. + 1 cr. lab)
• BIOL 408/4930  -  Selected Topics in Biology (1-4 cr.)
• CSCE 321/3201  -  Analysis and Design of Algorithms (3 cr.)
• CSCE 453/4501  -  Database Systems (3 cr.)
• CSCE 465/4601  -  Artificial Intelligence (3 cr.)
• CSCE 427/4602  -  Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks (3 cr.)
• CSCE 485/4930  -  Selected Topics in Computer Science and Engineering (1-3 cr.) 1

Notes

¹Only bioinformatics and computational biology selected topics and guided studies courses will be counted towards the concentration. Requires advisor and chairs approval.

If a course from the list of possible electives for the minor is in the student’s major requirement, it does not fulfill the minor elective requirement.

Students are reminded to work out a feasible study plan for the required courses in this minor. In particular, they need to ensure that they have sufficient number of semesters left in the candidature to complete the courses and to note that BIOL 360/3600 and BIOL 361/3601 are only offered once a year.