msbs curriculum
Fall 1 9 credits
BMSP6340 Genes & Genomes 2cr
BIPG5200 Statistical Methods in BPG 3cr
BIPG5100 Fundamentals in BPG 3cr
BMSP6390* Mentored Research 1cr (2x5 week lab rotations)
* Students must register for a specific 8 week/2cr section of Mentored Research course. As a prerequisite, students must attend an introductory series of short research presentations, which helps them to decide who they want to consider as thesis advisors.
Spring 1 9 credits
BIPG6100 Bioinformatic Computation 3cr
EITHER: BIPG6400 Applications of BPG 3cr (odd years)
OR: BRIM6200 Biomarker Discovery Validation & Implementation 3cr (even years)
BMSP6350 Cell Biology & Signaling 3cr
BIPG6890 Independent Study in BPG 0cr
TAKE QUALIFYING EXAM
Summer 1 6cr
BIPG5400 Bioinformatic Databases 1cr
BIPG5500 Mining Omics Data 1cr
BIPG6990 Thesis in Bioinformatics 3cr
INDI 6020 On Being a Scientist 1cr
Fall 2 9 cr
Elective 1 3cr
BIPG5300 Current Topics in BPG (Journal Club) 1cr
BIPG6990 Thesis in Bioinformatics 5cr
*For BIPG6990 Thesis in Bioinformatics: Register for your mentor’s section.
Spring 2 9 cr
Elective 2 3cr
BIPG6990 Thesis in Bioinformatics 6cr
Didactic (non-elective) credits = 20
Thesis Research credits = 15 (10 required)
Electives credits = 6
TOTAL: 42 cr