Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Bioinformatics)

Total credit hours: 195

I. Computer Science and ENG Courses

    A. Required Computer Science Courses (39 hours)
    • CS 240-4 Computer Science I
    • CS 241-4 Computer Science II
    • CS 242-4 Computer Science III
    • CS 399-4 Introduction to Bioinformatics
    • CS 400-4 Data Structures adn Software Design
    • CS 405-4 Intro to Data Base Systems
    • CS 409-4 Intro to Artificial Intelligence
    • CS 415-4 Social Implications of Computing
    • CS 471-4 Algorithms for Bioinformatics
    • CS 480-4 Comparative Languages
    B. Required Computer Engineering Courses (16 hours)
    • CEG 255-4 Intro to Computer Information Systems
    • CEG 260-4 Digital Computer Hardware
    • CEG 320-4 Computer Orginization and Assembly Lang.
    • CEG 433-4 Operating Systems
    C. Electives (8 hours)
      Electives must be 400-level courses chosen from the following list
      of bioinformatics electives to provide additional breadth in the discipline.
    • CEG 416-4 Matrix Computations
    • CEG 434-4 Concurrent Software Design
    • CEG 465-4 Interactive System Modeling
    • CEG 466-4 Formal Languages
    • CEG 476-4 Computer Graphics I
    • CEG 477-4 Comptuer Graphics II
    • CS 470-4 System Simulation
    • CS 499-(1-8) Selected Topics in Bioinformatics
    • CS/MTH 407-3 Optimization Technqiues
    • CS/MTH 458-3 Applied Graph Theory
    • CS/MTH 459-3 Combinatorial Tools for CS
    D. Technical Communication (3 hours)
      Choose one of:
    • EGR 335-3 Technical Communication
    • BIO 310-3 Issues in Science

II. General Education (42 hours)

    Area One - Communication and Mathematical Skills
    • ENG 101-4 Composition I
    • ENG 102-4 Composition II
    Area Two - The Western Experience
    • HST 101-3 Ancient and Medival Eras
    • HST 102-3 Western World in Transition
    • HST 103-3 Modern Western World
    • Great Books of the Western World
    • Fine and Performing Arts
    Area Three - The Non-Western World
    • CST xxx-3 Comparative Studies
    • RST xxx-3 Regional Studies
    Area Four - Understanding the Contemporary World
    • PSY 105-4 Psychology: Studies of Behavior
    • SOC 200-3 Social Life
    • PLS 200-3 Political Life
    • EC 200-3 Economic Life

III. Major Courses

    A. Required Mathematics/Statistics Courses (25 hours)
    • MTH 229-5 Calculus I
    • MTH 230-5 Calculus II
    • MTH 231-5 Calculus III
    • MTH 253-3 Matrix Algebra
    • MTH 257-3 Discrete Mathematics
    • HFE 301-4 Statistics I

IV. Required Science Courses

    A. Required Chemistry Courses (33 hours)
    • CHM 121-5 Submicroscopic Chemistry
    • CHM 122-5 Macroscopic Chemistry
    • CHM 123-5 Reaction Dynamics
    • CHM 211-4 Organic Chemistry I
    • CHM 215-2 Organic Chemistry I Lab
    • CHM 212-4 Organic Chemistry II
    • CHM 216-2 Organic Chemistry II Lab
    • CHM 213-4 Organic Chemistry III
    • CHM 217-2 Organic Chemistry III Lab
    B. Required Biological Sciences Courses (29 hours)
    • BIO 111-4 Cell Biology and Genetics
    • BIO 112-4 Organismic Biology
    • BIO 115-4 Diversity and Ecology
    • BIO 210-4 Molecular Biology
    • BIO 211-4 Molecular Genetics
    • BIO 212-4 Cell Biology
    • BIO 410-4 Cell-Molecular Biology Lab
    • BIO 492-1 Senior Seminar

Designed by Paul Anderson and Matthew Gerald
Last modified: Monday, 24-Nov-2003 10:27:11 EST