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Admission Requirements
»»410.713 Advanced Genomics and Genetic Analysis
Credentials and Prerequisite Courses
»»605.451 Principles of Computational Biology
»»An undergraduate degree in the biological sciences or in engineering with at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. All the prerequisites listed below can be taken from the Master of Science in Biotechnology Program. Students who have not completed all the prerequisites may be admitted provisionally to complete the admission requirements. »»Two semesters of Organic Chemistry (or 410.302 Bio-Organic Chemistry) »»One semester of Biochemistry (or 410.601 Biochemistry) »»Introduction to Programming Using Java, C++, or C (or 605.201 Introduction to Programming Using Java) »»Data Structures (or 605.202 Data Structures) »»One course in Probability and Statistics or (410.645 Biostatistics) »»Calculus »»The admissions committee reserves the right to request additional information from applicants such as GRE or letters of recommendation, if needed, to assess their candidacy for admission.
Application Documents »»AAP application and fee »»A resume or curriculum vitae »»Official undergraduate transcript
»»605.443 The Semantic Web »»605.716 Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems »»605.751 Computational Aspects of Molecular Structure »»605.453 Computational Genomics »»605.754 Analysis of Gene Expression and
High-Content Biological Data
»»605.755 Systems Biology »»605.456 Computational Drug Discovery
and Development
Electives Choose one from Computer Science and one from Biotechnology Computer Science »»605.401 Foundations of Software Engineering »»605.462 Data Visualization »»605.481 Distributed Development on the WWW »»605.484 Collaborative Development with Ruby on Rails »»605.701 Software Systems Engineering »»605.741 Distributed Database Systems »»605.746 Machine Learning »»605.747 Evolutionary Computation »»605.782 Web Applications Development with Servlets
and JavaServer Pages
»»605.787 Rich Internet Applications with Ajax »»605.759 Independent Research Project
in Bioinformatics
»»635.444 XML:Technology and Applications
»»500-word statement of purpose »»TOEFL score for international students (minimum score on Internet based test is 100)
Biotechnology »»410.603 Advanced Cell Biology I »»410.604 Advanced Cell Biology II
Admission Status Please see Student Status for descriptions and criteria of the different categories of student status.
Course Requirements
»»410.615 Microbiology »»410.616 Virology »»410.622 Molecular Basis of Pharmacology »»410.629 Genes and Disease »»410.632 Emerging Infectious Diseases
Five total »»410.602 Molecular Biology »»410.610 Gene Organization and Expression »»605.421 Foundations of Algorithms »»605.441 Principles of Database Systems or 410.634 Practical Computer Concepts for Bioinformatics
»»410.633 Introduction to Bioinformatics or 605.452 Biological Databases and Database Tools
Concentration Courses Choose four »»410.635 Bioinformatics: Tools for Genome Analysis »»410.639 Protein Bioinformatics »»410.640 Phylogenetics and Comparative Genomics »»410.661 Methods in Proteomics »»410.666 Genome Sequencing and Analysis »»410.671 Microarrays and Analysis »»410.754 Comparative Microbial Genomics »»410.698 Bioperl »»410.712 Advanced Practical Computer Concepts
»»410.613 Principles of Immunology
»»410.630 Gene Therapy
Core Courses
»»410.612 Human Molecular Genetics
for Bioinformatics
»»410.638 Cancer Biology »»410.641 Clinical and Molecular Diagnostics »»410.648 Clinical Trial Design and Conduct »»410.656 Recombinant DNA Laboratory »»410.752 High Throughput Screening and
Automation Laboratory
»»410.800 Independent Research Project
in Biotechnology
Advanced Biotechnology Studies
existing Master of Science in Computer Science or the
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