Variable
Background coursework

Variable
Stat 483/583

Variable
Empirical Methods for Computer Science

~15 cr
3 cr

BCB core courses

BCB 567 (Alt S)
BCB 568 (S)
BCB 570 (S0

Bioinformatics Algorithms
Statistical Bioinformatics
Systems Biology

3 cr
3 cr
3 cr

Advanced Biology Core
Requirement

Variable

One Course Required

GDCB 511, Molecular Genetics
AnSci 556, Current Topics in Genome Analysis
EEOB 561, Evolutionary and Ecological Genomics
EEOB 563, Molecular Phylogenetics

3 cr.

Advanced group requirements

Variable

Variable

6 cr.

Workshops and symposia

BCB 593 (F)

Workshop in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

1 credit

Student research seminar

BCB 690 (S)

BCB Student Research Seminar

1 time

Faculty seminar

BCB 691 (F)

BCB Faculty Research Seminar

1 time

Research Rotation
(first year only)

BCB 697 (F S)

BCB Research Rotations

3 credits per semester

Research

BCB 699 (F S SS)

Research

Minimum research credits for MS is three credits.  There is no maximum.

Bioethics training

GR ST 565 (F, S)

Responsible Conduct of Research in Science and Engineering

1 cr.

Graduate English

Variable

(for non-native English speakers only) Determined by placement exam

Total Credit Hours

36 course credits are required to obtain Masters Degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology