Concentration in Bioinformatics

Master of Science in Mathematics
Concentration in Bioinformatics
With Thesis

Additional Admission Requirement

In addition to the general requirements of the College or Arts and Sciences, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics has the following requirements:

    1. A baccalaureate degree in mathematics or statistics or its equivalent
    2. Courses in mathematics equivalent to all three (3) of the following
      • Math 4435/5435 Linear Algebra
      • Math 4751/6751 Mathematical Statistics I (3)
      • Math 4752/6752 Mathematical Statistics II (3)

Degree Requirements:

    1. A minimum of twenty-seven hours of graduate-level courses (exclusive of 8820 and 8999 courses). The required courses must com e from all of the three core groups.

      Statistics Core:
      The following courses are required:

      • Stat 8050 Statistics for Bioinformatics (3)
      • Stat 8540 Advanced Methods in Biostatistics (3)
      • Stat 8561 Linear Statistical Analysis I (3)

      Either:

      • Stat 8660 Statistical Analysis of Directions, Shapes, and Images (3)
      • Stat 8670 Computational Methods in Statistics (3)

      Biology Core:
      The following courses are required:

      Biol 8630 Advanced Bioinformatics (4)

        Either:

      • Biol 6564, Advanced Genetics (4) or
      • Chem 6600 Biochemistry I (5) or
        Chem 6610 Biochemistry II (3)

      Computer Science Core:

      Choose two courses from the following list:

      • CSc 6310 Parallel and Distributed Computing (4)
      • CSc 6350, Software Engineering (4)
      • CSc 6710, Database Systems (4)
      • CSc 6730, Scientific Visualization (4)
      • CSc 8710, Deductive Databases and Logic Programming (4)
    2. Six to nine hours of Thesis Research (Math 8999).
    3. Additional Requirements.
      • A thesis.
      • A thesis defense.

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