Bioinformatics (16-17)

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Certificate of Graduate Study

This certificate is primarily designed for individuals already working in the bioinformatics field who want to improve their skills through formal course work. Credit earned for work on the certificate may be applied toward the specialization in bioinformatics, with permission of the department.

Requirements (16-17)

If the student has completed the equivalent of BIOS 567, BIOS 635, BIOS 643, or BIOS 646 as an undergraduate with a grade of C or better, the course may be waived as a requirement in the graduate program, and other course work substituted, with the approval of the department. (Alternate courses may be substituted for BIOS 646 at the discretion of the student’s committee.)

BIOS 567 - Advanced Molecular Biology Credits: 3
OR BIOS 638 - Molecular Genetics of Prokaryotes Credits: 3
BIOS 643 - Bioinformatics Credits: 3
BIOS 646 - Programming for Bioinformatics Credits: 3
BIOS 761 - Seminar Credits: 1

Two of the following (6-7)

Alternate courses may be substituted at the discretion of the student’s committee.

BIOS 513 - Microbial Physiology Credits: 4
BIOS 539 - Molecular Evolution Credits: 3
BIOS 565 - Cellular Physiology Credits: 3
BIOS 567 - Advanced Molecular Biology Credits: 3
(If not used to meet requirement above.)
BIOS 570X - General Biological Chemistry Credits: 3
BIOS 576 - Plant Genetics Credits: 3
BIOS 638 - Molecular Genetics of Prokaryotes Credits: 3
(If not used to meet requirement above.)
BIOS 587 - Conservation Genetics Credits: 3
BIOS 700 - Special Topics in Biology Credits: 1-9
M. Research Methods (3)
CHEM 674 - Enzymes Credits: 3
CHEM 675 - Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules Credits: 3
CSCI 602 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms Credits: 3
MATH 560 - Modeling Dynamical Systems Credits: 3
STAT 535 - Applied Regression Analysis Credits: 3