Master of Science in Bioinformatics

Curriculum


 

clinical research emphasis
BIOSTATISTICS
MEDB 5501: Applied Biostatistics I 3 Credit Hours
MEDB 5502: Applied Biostatistics II  3 Credit Hours
CLINICAL RESEARCH SKILLS
MEDB 5510: Clinical Research Methodology  3 Credit Hours
MEDB 5511: Principles and Applications of Epidemiology  3 Credit Hours
MEDB 5512: Clinical Trials  3 Credit Hours
MEDB 5513: Overview of Health Services Research  3 Credit Hours
MEDB 5561: Responsible Conduct of Research  3 Credit Hours
INFORMATICS
MEDB 5520: Introduction to Medical Informatics  3 Credit Hours
REQUIRED ELECTIVES
Students who select the Thesis/Non-Thesis option must enroll in 6 credit hours; 9 credit hours if Capstone.
THESIS, CAPSTONE OR NON-THESIS
Students who select thesis are required to complete 6 credit hours of research and preparation; 3 credit hours required for capstone research and preparation; 0 credit hours required if non-thesis.

 

Computational Emphasis
MEDB 5501 Applied Biostatistics I 3
MEDB 5502 Applied Biostatistics II 3
MEDB 5510 Clinical Research Methodology 3
MEDB 5520 Introduction to Medical Informatics 3
COMP-SCI 470
or COMP-SCI 371
Introduction to Database Management Systems (or)
Database Design, Implementation and Validation
3
BIOL 5525
or
COMP-SCI 5590NN/ECE 5316
or
COMP-SCI 5590/ECE 5590
Bioinformatics and Data Analysis (or)

Artificial Neural/Adaptive Systems (or)

Supervised Learning; Machine Learning

3
COMP-SCI 5565 Introduction to Statistical Learning 3
Required Electives 6 credit hours required if choose thesis; 9 credit hours required if choose capstone 6 or 9
Required Thesis or Capstone 6 credit hours required for thesis research and preparation; 3 credit hours required for capstone research and preparation 6 or 3

 

Individualized Informatics Emphasis
MEDB 5501 Applied Biostatistics I 3
MEDB 5502 Applied Biostatistics II 3
MEDB 5510 Clinical Research Methodology 3
MEDB 5520 Introduction to Medical Informatics 3
MEDB 5521 Clinical Bioinformatics 3
MEDB 5561 Responsible Conduct of Research 3
COMP-SCI 5566 Introduction to Bioinformatics 3
Required Electives 12 credit hours required if choose thesis; 15 credit hours required if choose capstone 12 or 15
Required Thesis or Capstone 6 credit hours required for thesis research and preparation; 3 credit hours required for capstone research and preparation 6 or 3
Genomic Emphasis
MEDB 5501 Applied Biostatistics I 3
MEDB 5502 Applied Biostatistics II 3
MEDB 5510 Clinical Research Methodology 3
MEDB 5561 Responsible Conduct of Research 3
LS-CBB 5530 Cell and Molecular Biology I 3
LS-CBB 5520 Cell and Molecular Biology II 3
LS-MBB 5561 General Biochemistry I 3
LS-MBB 5562 General Biochemistry II 3
BIOLOGY 5519 Principles of Evolution 3
BIOLOGY 5525 Bioinformatics and Data Analysis 3
COMP-SCI 470
or COMP-SCI 371
Introduction to Database Management Systems (or)
Database Design, Implementation and Validation
3
Required Thesis 6 credit hours required for thesis research and preparation 6