Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics

BS

Hours	60 Credit Hours
MAP	Major Academic Plan

Program Requirements

requirement 1 Complete 7 courses

BIO 130 - Biology 4.0

BIO 165 - Introduction to Bioinformatics 3.0

BIO 250 - Evolutionary Medicine 2.0

BIO 365 - Computational Biology 3.0

BIO 465 - Capstone in Bioinformatics 3.0

MMBIO 240 - Molecular Biology 3.0

PWS 340 - Genetics 3.0

requirement 2 Complete 8 courses

C S 142 - Introduction to Computer Programming 3.0

C S 235 - Data Structures and Algorithms 3.0

C S 236 - Discrete Structures 3.0

C S 240 - Advanced Programming Concepts 4.0

C S 312 - Algorithm Design and Analysis 3.0

CHEM 105 - General College Chemistry 1 with Lab (Integrated) 4.0

CHEM 106 - General College Chemistry 2 3.0

MATH 112 - Calculus 1 4.0

requirement 3 Complete 12.0 hours from the following course(s)

BIO 194 - Introduction to Mentored Research 0.5

BIO 316 - Advanced Scientific Writing and Communication 3.0

BIO 370 - Bioethics 2.0

BIO 463 - Genetics of Human Disease 3.0

BIO 468 - (Bio-MMBio-PWS) Genomics 3.0

BIO 494R - Mentored Research 6.0v

You may take up to 2 credit hours.

BIO 530 - Advanced Genetic Analysis 3.0

BIO 555 - Evolutionary and Ecological Modeling 2.0

BIO 560 - Population Genetics 4.0

C S 340 - Software Design and Testing 3.0

C S 418 - Bioinformatics 3.0

C S 450 - Computer Vision 3.0

C S 452 - Database Modeling Concepts 3.0

C S 470 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 3.0

C S 472 - Introduction to Machine Learning 3.0

C S 484 - (Not currently offered)

CHEM 351 - Organic Chemistry 1 3.0

CHEM 352 - Organic Chemistry 2 3.0

CHEM 353 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory--Nonmajors 2.0v

CHEM 481 - Biochemistry 3.0

CHEM 482 - Mechanisms of Molecular Biology 3.0

CHEM 489 - Structural Biochemistry 3.0

CHEM 584 - Advanced Biochemistry Methods 1 3.0

CHEM 586 - Advanced Biochemistry Methods 2 3.0

MATH 113 - Calculus 2 4.0

MATH 313 - (Not currently offered)

MATH 334 - Ordinary Differential Equations 3.0

MATH 410 - Introduction to Numerical Methods 3.0

MATH 411 - Numerical Methods 3.0

MATH 431 - Probability Theory 3.0

MATH 450 - Combinatorics 3.0

MMBIO 360 - Microbial Genetics 4.0

MMBIO 465 - Virology 3.0

PDBIO 360 - Cell Biology 3.0

PDBIO 362 - Advanced Physiology 3.0

PDBIO 382 - Developmental Biology 3.0

PDBIO 582 - Developmental Genetics 3.0

STAT 381 - Statistical Computing 3.0

STAT 435 - Nonparametric Statistical Methods 3.0

STAT 531 - Experimental Design 3.0

Program Outcomes:

Broad Understanding of Biology

Students will interpret relationships among living things and analyze and solve biological problems, from the molecular to ecosystem level using basic biological concepts, grounded in foundational theories."

Computer Programming

Students will Create computer programs that facilitate biological data analysis. (BYU AIMS 1,2,3)

Research and Inquiry

Students will be able to conduct basic bioinformatics research.(BYU AIMS 2,3,4)