Computer Science with Concentration in Bioinformatics - BA

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This course of study will provide computer science majors with a fundamental understanding of the most important aspects of quantitative and computational biology, including a solid background in biology, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, and computer science, with an emphasis on quantitative reasoning. Students opting to concentrate in bioinformatics are not required to takeCSCI 26000 , CSCI 26500 , and CSCI 36000 , but are strongly encouraged to take CSCI 26500 . Instead of 15 hours of 300-level and 400-level elective credits, the following requirements must be met:

Preliminary Courses

A student may declare a concentration in bioinformatics upon successful completion of CSCI 13500 - Software Analysis and Design I when declaring computer science as a major field of study.

Required Courses

Students must obtain a grade of C or better in the following courses:

Computer science component 24 credits

Math and statistics component 17 credits

Biology component 12 credits

Chemistry component 12 credits

Total Credits 65

Additional Information

Prerequisites for certain courses are waived for students opting for this concentration: BIOL 20200 and CHEM 22300 are waived for BIOL 30000 ; BIOL 30000 is waived for BIOL 30200 ; and CSCI 16000 is waived for CSCI 26000 and CSCI 34000 .

Computer Science with Concentration in Bioinformatics - BA

Preliminary Courses

Required Courses

Computer science component 24 credits

Math and statistics component 17 credits

Biology component 12 credits

Chemistry component 12 credits

Total Credits 65

Additional Information

Recommended course sequence for students in the bioinformatics concentration:

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