Master of Science in Bioinformatics

The Master of Science in Bioinformatics program will focus solely on the theoretical and practical aspects of bioinformatics. A multidisciplinary approach would be adopted to imbue both computation-centric and life science-centric aspects expected from a bioinformatician.

Curriculum Checklist

Last Updated: May 21, 2025

Code Title Description
Bioinfo 201 Foundations of Bioinformatics Foundational biological and computational concepts, algorithms and bioinformatics tools for analyzing data
Bioinfo 202 Statistics for Bioinformatics Concepts in probability theory, sampling distributions, statistical methods and theories for proper testing and evaluation of methods and output of bioinformatics analyses
Bioinfo 204 Computational Methods for Analyzing Nucleic Acids and Proteins Applications and algorithms for the analysis of nucleic acids and protein structures and interactions
Bioinfo 203 Bioinformatics Software Engineering Bioinformatics software development and engineering methods and processes, and case studies for bioinformatics applications
Bioinfo 205 Fundamentals of Computational Biology Models and methods of analysis for various levels of biological organization
Bioinfo 221 Genomic and Transcriptomic Bioinformatics Advanced computational methods for phylogenetics, sequence assembly, and transcriptomic analysis
Bioinfo 271 Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Bioinformatics Case studies regarding various ethical, legal and social issues in bioinformatics
Bioinfo 296 Graduate Seminar Synthesis of research papers and effective communication of research in bioinformatics
Bioinfo 297 Special Topics in Bioinformatics
Bioinfo 300 Master's Thesis