Science Informatics Major
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS ( 53 Credits )
Required Science Informatics Courses - Core ( 6 Credits )
| CODE | COURSE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| SCIF 110 | Introduction to Science Informatics | 3 |
| SCIF 491 | Research Experience in Science Informatics I | 3 |
Required Biology and Molecular Biology Courses ( 11 Credits )
| CODE | COURSE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 230 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 380 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 487 or STAT 487 | Statistical Genomics | 3 |
Required Chemistry and Biochemistry Courses ( 11 Credits )
| CODE | COURSE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 120 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 230 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
Required Computer Science Courses ( 15 Credits )
| CODE | COURSE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| CSIT 111 | Fundamentals of Programming I | 3 |
| CSIT 112 | Fundamentals of Programming II | 3 |
| CSIT 212 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 |
| CSIT 337 | Internet Computing | 3 |
| CSIT 355 | Databases Systems | 3 |
Required Mathematical Sciences Courses ( 10 Credits )
| CODE | COURSE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 116 or MATH 122 | Calculus I | 4 |
| STAT 401 | Applied Statistics for Sciences | 3 |
| CSIT 270 | Discrete Mathematics Structures | 3 |
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS ( 26 credits )
Choose one of three required concentrations:
Concentration in Cheminformatics ( 18 Credits )
| CODE | COURSE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 231 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 232 | Experimental Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 370 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 372 | Experimental Biochemistry I | 3 |
| BIOL 350 | Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 434 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
Concentration in Computer Science ( 6 Credits )
| CODE | COURSE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| CSIT 315 | Software Engineering I | 3 |
| CSIT 415 | Software Engineering II | 3 |
Concentration in Bioinformatics ( 20 Credits )
| CODE | COURSE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 112 | Principles of Biology I | 4 |
| BIOL 113 | Principles of Biology II | 4 |
| BIOL 350 | Microbiology | 3 |
| CHEM 231 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 370 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| BIOL-434 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
SCIENCE INFORMATICS ELECTIVES ( 6-20 credits )
Select 6 or more credits, not already counted in above:
| CODE | COURSE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| SCIF 391 | SCIF Summer Internship | 2 |
| CSIT 315 | Software Engineering I | 3 |
| CSIT 495 | Topics in Computer Science for Undergraduates- Intro to Bioinformatics | 3 |
| CSIT 432 | Systems Administration | 3 |
| CSIT 437 | Web Services | 3 |
| BIOL 457 | Virology | 3 |
| BIOL 458 | Microbial Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 497 | Genomics | 3 |
| BIOL 435 | Experimental Molecular Biology | 3 |
| CHEM-370 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| MATH 221 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 340 | Probability | 3 |
| SCIF 498 | Research Experience in SCIF II | 3 |
FREE ELECTIVES ( 0-6 Credits )
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ( 32 Credits )
WORLD LANGUAGES AND WORLD CULTURES ( 3-9 Credits )
MINIMUM TOTAL FOR GRADUATION: 120 Semester Hours