Bioinformatics Minor Curriculum
Bioinformatics is the rapidly-developing field that applies computational methods to address biological questions, and includes new advances in computer science, mathematics, and biology. Students entering the field of bioinformatics should have some training in each of these fields.
The minor is designed for students pursuing a B.S. who would have the necessary prerequisites for the required courses. Students pursuing a B.A. may participate if the prerequisites for the required courses are fulfilled. Each department (biological sciences, computer science, mathematics) will designate a minor advisor. The student’s minor advisor will be chosen from outside of their major area of study.
Required courses (in approximate recommended order):
| BIO SCI 1113 | General Biology | 3 |
| COMP SCI 1570 & COMP SCI 1580 | Introduction To C++ Programming and Introduction To Programming Laboratory | 4 |
| COMP SCI 1575 & COMP SCI 1585 | Data Structures and Data Structures Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO SCI 2213 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| or BIO SCI 2223 | General Genetics | |
| COMP SCI 2300 | File Structures and Introduction to Database Systems | 3 |
| BIO SCI 4323 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| One additional course, either at the 2000-level or above in MATH or COMP SCI, or at the 3000-level or above in BIO SCI, outside of the major area of study, and as agreed upon by the minor advisor. | 3+ | |
| BIO SCI 5323/COMP SCI 5700 | Bioinformatics (It is strongly recommended that this course be taken after the other BIO SCI and COMP SCI requirements.) | 3 |
| STAT 3425 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 4 |
| or STAT 5346 | Regression Analysis | |
| or STAT 5353 | Statistical Data Analysis | |