A minimum of 30 credits is required for the degree, excluding
bridge courses. The graduate curriculum consists of core courses, a
research project or the equivalent, and electives.
Core Courses
1. Biol 602 Current Trends in Computational Biology
2. CIS 505 Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms
3. CIS 610 Data Structures and Algorithms
4. CIS 631 Data Management System Design
5. R120:502 or Math 637 Foundations of Mathematical Biology
6. R120:701,702 or Biol 700 Master's Thesis or Project. The
research project course involves a master's thesis or an equivalent
project/course of study for a total of 6 credits. The prerequisite is
matriculation for a master's degree and departmental approval.
Electives
In addition to the core courses, students may take elective courses
from the following list. Other courses may be substituted with
permission of the program adviser.
BINF 5030 Visualization in Biomedical Sciences
BINF 5220 Principles and Applications of Molecular Modeling/Drug Design
BINF 5230 Principles and Application of Bioinformatics/Sequence Analysis
BINF 7550 Medical Image Processing and Visualization
BINF 7580 Human Genome: Mapping, Sequencing, and Techniques
BINF 7590 Genetic Engineering, Protein Modeling, and Structure-Based Drug Design
BME 669 Engineering Physiology
Chem 601 Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry
Chem 602 Molecular Modeling and Drug Discovery
Chem 658 Advanced Physical Chemistry
Chem 673 Biochemistry
CIS 632 Advanced Database System Design
CIS 786 Pattern Recognition
Math 611 Numerical Methods
Math 630 Linear Algebra and Applications
Math 636 Computational Systems Neuroscience
Math 644 Regression Analysis
Math 661 Applied Statistics
R112:501 Neuroanatomy
R112:565,566 Foundations of Neuroscience
R112:629 Human Neuroanatomy
R120:443 Immunology
R120:512 Mammalian Physiology
R120:515 Molecular Biology of Eukaryotes
R120:516 Microbial Ecology
R120:520 or Math 635 Analytical and Computational Neuroscience
R120:524 Cell and Molecular Developmental Biology
R120:526 Cell Biology
R120:548 Biology of Cancer
R120:573 Pharmacology
R120:640 Topics in Immunology
