Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics, M.S.

(Major Code: 07994) (SIMS Code: 771490)

In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing and the basic requirements for the master’s degree as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees , the student must complete a program of study totaling 38 units for the concentration in professional science master and 33 units for the master of science as described below. At least half of the units required must be in 600- and 700-numbered courses. Courses required to remove undergraduate deficiencies are in addition to the minimum number of units required for the degree. No more than a total of six units in courses numbered 797 and 798 will be accepted toward the degree.

Advancement to Candidacy

All students must satisfy the general requirements for advancement to candidacy, as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees .

Complete 15 Units of Required Core Courses

BIOMI 568 - Bioinformatics Units: 3
also listed as
BIOL 568 - Bioinformatics Units: 3
BIOMI 612 - Scientific Fundamentals and Ethics Units: 3
also listed as
COMP 612 - Scientific Fundamentals and Ethics Units: 3
BIOL 606 - Biological Data Units: 3
COMP 526 - Computational Methods for Scientists Units: 3
COMP 605 - Scientific Computing Units: 3
also listed as
CS 605 - Scientific Computing Units: 3

Complementary

Six units in a field complementary to the student’s background with approval of the graduate coordinator selected from the following courses.

BIOMI 600 - Methods in Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics, and Cheminformatics Units: 3
also listed as
CS 600 - Methods in Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics, and Cheminformatics Units: 3
BIOMI 608 - Programming Problems in Bioinformatics Units: 3
also listed as
CS 608 - Programming Problems in Bioinformatics Units: 3
BIOMI 609 - Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics Units: 3
also listed as
CS 609 - Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics Units: 3
BIOMI 668 - Advanced Biological Data Analysis Units: 3
also listed as
BIOL 668 - Advanced Biological Data Analysis Units: 3
COMP 607 - Computational Database Fundamentals Units: 3
COMP 626 - Applied Mathematics for Computational Scientists Units: 3
P H 602 - Biostatistics Units: 3
P H 700A - Seminar in Public Health: Epidemiology Units: 1-3

Electives

Three units of approved 500-, 600-, or 700-level electives in disciplines related to the student’s specialization with approval of the graduate coordinator.

Nine Units of Research Including Thesis

BIOMI 797 - Research Units: 1-3
BIOMI 798 - Special Study Units: 1-3
BIOMI 799A - Thesis or Project Units: 3