Bioinformatics

Masters Degree Requirements

The Master of Science degree in Bioinformatics is a 36 credit hour program that includes 18 credit hours in bioinformatics core courses, 3 credit hours in seminar courses, and 9 – 15 credit hours of electives. The students have the option of taking (1) six credit hours towards a thesis, or (2) three credit hours towards a project, or (3) a non thesis/project option without thesis/project credit hours.

Core Courses (18 credit hours)

• INFO 501 Introduction to Informatics
• INFO 519/CSCI 548 Introduction to Bioinformatics
• INFO 590 Biological Data Management
• INFO 529 Machine learning in Bioinformatics
• GRAD 652 Biostatistics II
• INFO 575 Informatics Research Design

Required Seminar Courses (3 credit hours)

• INFO 532 Seminar in Bioinformatics

Sample Electives (9 – 15 credit hours)

• INFO 619 Structural Bioinformatics
• INFO 552 Independent Study in Bioinformatics
• INFO 512 Scientific Data Management
• INFO 572 Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
• INFO 617 Informatics in Life Sciences
• INFO 690 Computational Systems Biology
• INFO 690 Translational Bioinformatics Applications
• INFO 503 Social Aspects of Information Technology
• INFO 505 Informatics Project Management
• Note: Outside the school offered courses - in addition of CSCI548 and G652, Masters Students can take up to 6 credits outside the school of Informatics.

Thesis/ Project (3 – 6 credit hours)

• INFO 692 Bioinformatics Project (3 Credit Hours)
• INFO 692 Bioinformatics Thesis (6 Credit Hours)