2-Year Program
Thesis Option - Bioinformatics Track
Year 1 - Fall Semester
CORE (required courses)
- BIOC 6221 – Proteins, Pathways and Human Health (4 credits)
- BIOC 6223 – Bioinformatics (2 credits)
- BIOC 6228 - Research Essentials (1 credit)
- BIOC 6242 – Bioscience Big Data Statistics (2 credits)
Spring Semester
- BIOC 6222 - Biochemical Genetics and Medicine (3 credits)
- BIOC 6227 – Biochemistry Seminar (1 credit)
- BIOC 6237 – Proteomics and Biomarker Discovery (2 credits)
- BIOC 6240 – Next Generation Sequencing Technologies: Principles and Applications (2 credits)
Year 2 – Fall semester
CORE (required courses)
- BIOC 6998– Thesis (3 credits)
- Electives – 5 credits
Spring Semester
- BIOC 6230 - New Technologies in Scientific Research (2 Credits)
- BIOC 6999 – Thesis (3 credits)
TOTAL CREDITS – 30
Non-Thesis Option
Substitute for BIOC 6998-6999 (6 credits), either
- BIOC 6295 - Research (2 credits) and/or
- BIOC 6298 - Advanced Reading (1 to 6 credits)
Accelerated 1-Year Program (Non-thesis)
Fall Semester
CORE (required courses)
- BIOC 6221 - Proteins, Pathways and Human Health (4 credits)
- BIOC 6223 - Bioinformatics (2 credits)
- BIOC 6228 Research Essentials (1 credit)
- BIOC 6242 - Bioscience Big Data Statistics (2 credits)
- Elective - 3 credits
Spring Semester
- BIOC 6222 - Biochemical Genetics and Medicine (3 credits)
- BIOC 6227 - Biochemistry Seminar (1 credit)
- BIOC 6237 - Proteomics and Biomarker Discovery (2 credits)
- BIOC 6240 - Next Generation Sequencing Technologies: Principles and Applications (2 credits)
- BIOC 6230 - New technologies in scientific research (2 credits)
- Elective - 4 credits
Summer Semester (5 credits)
- BIOC 6295 - Research (2 credits) and/or
- BIOC 6298 - Advanced Reading (1 to 6 credits)