Bioinformatics Minor

One of the following introductory biology courses (3-4 credits):

• BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Life Sciences (3 cr. + 1 cr. lab)
• BIOL 1011 - Introductory Biology I (3 cr. + 1 cr. lab)
• BIOL 1150 - Genetics for Everyone (3 cr.)

One of the following introductory computing courses (3 credits):

• DSCI 1411 - Fundamentals of Data Science I (3 cr.)
• CSCE 1001 - Fundamentals of Computing I (3 cr.)

Bioinformatics Specialization (9 credits):

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

One of the following electives (2-3 credits):

• BIOL 2090 - Quantitative Biology (3 cr. + 1 cr. lab)
• BIOL 2150 - Genetics (3 cr.)
• BIOL 3130 - Molecular Evolution and Population Genetics (3 cr. + 1 cr. lab)
• BIOL 4930 - Selected Topics in Biology (1-4 cr.)
• DSCI 1412 - Fundamentals of Data Science II (3 cr.)
• DSCI 2411 - Data Visualization (3 cr.)
• DSCI 3415 - Fundamentals of Machine Learning (3 cr.)
• DSCI 3413 - Biostatistics (3 cr.)
• DSCI 4411 - Fundamentals of Data Mining (3 cr.)
• DSCI 4412 - Introduction to Big Data Technologies (3 cr.)
• DSCI 4413 - Analysis of Categorical Data (3 cr.)
• DSCI 4415 - Advanced Machine Learning (3 cr.)
• CSCE 1101 - Fundamentals of Computing II (3 cr.)
• CSCE 2202 - Analysis and Design of Algorithms (3 cr.)
• CSCE 4501 - Big Data Systems (3 cr.)
• CSCE 3601 - Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (3 cr.)

Notes

Students are reminded to work out a feasible study plan for the required courses in this minor.

The elective course must be from outside the student’s declared major.