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Minor in Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is a joint program of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, and the Department of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences
Mindful of the emerging opportunities at the interface of biology and computer science, the Departments of Biology and of Computer Science and Engineering are sponsoring a Bioinformatics Minor that will serve students from both departments, as well as other students from the natural sciences and engineering with an interest in this field.
The Bioinformatics Minor requires six or seven courses (20-24 units) as described below:
- Core: Bio 280, DNA Workshop (4u), OR both Bio 2960 (4u) AND Bio 2970 (4u); Math 2200, Elementary Probability and Statistics (3u), OR Math 3200, Elementary and Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis (3u), OR ESE 326, Probability and Statistics for Engineering (3u); AND CSE 131, Computer Science I (4u); AND CSE 241, Algorithms and Data Structures (3u)
- Advanced Biology Elective: ONE OF Bio 3492 Laboratory Experiments with Eukaryotic Microbes (3u), Bio 4181 Population Genetics (3u), Bio 4342 Research Explorations in Genomics (4u), Bio 437 Laboratory on DNA Manipulation (4u)
- CSE Elective: ONE OF CSE 584A Algorithms for Biosequence Comparison (3u) or CSE 587A/Bio 5495 Algorithms for Computational Biology (3u)
It is anticipated that for those students majoring in Biology or CSE, some portion of the introductory sequence will overlap with courses required for the major, and these courses will be applicable to both the major and the minor. Upper-level courses in Biology and CSE used to fulfill the minor may not be used to fulfill another major or minor in Arts and Sciences. A minimum grade of C- is required for all courses to count toward the minor.
Note: Bio 280, DNA Workshop, will provide students with the grounding in molecular biology (DNA, RNA, proteins) and Mendelian genetics that will enable them to participate in the upper-level courses in the bioinformatics minor. Bio 280 is not appropriate for biology majors or pre-med students, but is designed to serve the needs of students in the physical sciences, math, or engineering who wish to pursue this minor. Students from the humanities, social sciences, and business are also welcome in this course. Students will be expected to earn a minimum grade of B in Bio 280 (or the Bio 2960-2970 sequence) to advance in the minor. Permission of the instructor will be required to use this course to satisfy the prerequisites for upper-level biology courses to insure that this standard has been met satisfactorily. Sarah Elgin (Biology) and Jeremy Buhler (Computer Science) currently serve as advisors for the minor.
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