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Graduate School-Newark
 
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American Studies 050
Biology 120
Chemistry 160
Computational Biology 197
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Curriculum
Creative Writing 200
Criminal Justice 202
Economics 220
English 350 (Includes American Literature 352)
Environmental Science 375
Environmental Geology 380
Global Affairs 478
History 510
Integrative Neuroscience 546
Jazz History and Research 561
Liberal Studies 606
Management 620
Mathematical Sciences 645
Nursing 705
Physics, Applied 755
Political Science 790
Psychology 830
Public Administration 834
Urban Systems 977 (Joint Ph.D. Program with NJIT and UMDNJ)
Divisions of the University
Camden Newark New Brunswick/Piscataway
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  Graduate School-Newark 2008-2010 Programs, Faculty, and Courses Computational Biology 197 Curriculum  

Curriculum


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

 
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