Minor

If a BICB graduate student pursues a Minor in a different program, courses that are used to satisfy course requirements in the Core Areas cannot simultaneously be used to satisfy credit requirements for a Minor.  A maximum of 6 course credits in the Elective courses may be applied towards a M.S. Graduate Minor and a maximum of 9 course credits in the Elective courses may be applied towards a Ph.D. Graduate Minor, and thus count toward satisfying both the Elective and the Minor requirements.

Graduate students who major in other programs may obtain a Minor in the BICB graduate program. For the doctoral Minor, a minimum of 12 credits must be completed from Core Area 1 and at least two of the Core Areas 2-5. Core BICB courses or core seminars may be included in the total of 12 credits . There is a limit of one 4xxx level course counted in the total course credits. For a Master’s Minor, a minimum of 9 credits must be completed from Core Area 1 and at least one of the Core Areas 2-5. Core BICB courses or core seminars may be included in the total of 9 credits. There is a limit of one 4xxx level course counted in the total course credits.  Other restrictions may apply and the student should consult the DGS of the major program.

Core Areas and Electives

Graduate students choose courses from a list of courses that satisfy requirements in Core Areas and Elective. There are five Core Areas:

1. Biochemistry, molecular and cell biology
2. Database, data mining, and computing
3. Informatics, analysis, and machine learning
4. Mathematics, biostatistics and statistics
5. Computational and systems biology

and Elective courses from the following eight areas:

1. Biochemistry, molecular and cell biology
2. Informatics, database, data mining, and computing
3. Mathematics, biostatistics and statistics
4. Chemistry, chemical engineering, and physics
5. Biophysics and structural biology
6. Imaging, information theory, and signal processing
7. Computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry and drug design
8. Clinical and translational sciences

The courses in the Core/Elective are listed on the Courses page. The advisor(s) together with the DGS will ensure that the student selects appropriate courses.