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Bioinformatics Master’s Curriculum

The Bioinformatics master’s is a 36 credit hour program.

Plan of Study

• Fall Admissions

  Fall Year 1

  • INFO B519 Introduction to Bioinformatics
  • INFO B573 Programming for Science Informatics
  • INFO B627 Seminar in Bioinformatics

  Spring Year 1

  • INFO B528 Computational Methods for Analyzing High-Throughput Biological Data
  • INFO B556 Biological Database Management
  • INFO B574 Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis

  Fall Year 2

  • INFO B518 Applied Statistical Methods for Biomedical Informatics
  • 2 elective courses

  Spring Year 2

  • Thesis Track
    • INFO B692 Bioinformatics Thesis
    • 1 elective course
  • Project Track
    • INFO B692 Bioinformatics Project
    • 2 elective courses
  • Non-Thesis or Project Track
    • 3 elective courses

• Spring Admissions

  Spring Year 1

  • INFO B518 Applied Statistical Methods for Biomedical Informatics
  • INFO B556 Biological Database Management
  • INFO B574 Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis

  Fall Year 1

  • INFO B519 Introduction to Bioinformatics
  • INFO B573 Programming for Science Informatics
  • INFO B627 Seminar in Bioinformatics

  Spring Year 2

  • INFO B528 Computational Methods for Analyzing High-Throughput Biological Data
  • 2 elective courses

  Fall Year 2

  • Thesis Track
    • INFO B692 Bioinformatics Thesis
    • 1 elective course
  • Project Track
    • INFO B692 Bioinformatics Project
    • 2 elective courses
  • Non-Thesis or Project Track
    • 3 elective courses

Program Requirements

Required core courses (15 cr.)

• INFO B519 Introduction to Bioinformatics (3 cr.)
• INFO B528 Computational Methods for Analyzing High-Throughput Biological Data (3 cr.)
• INFO B556 Biological Database Management (3 cr.)
• INFO B573 Programming for Science Informatics (3 cr.)
• INFO B627 Seminar in Bioinformatics (3 cr.)

Advanced core courses (15 cr.)

• INFO B506 Biomedical Informatics
• INFO B518 Applied Statistical Methods for Biomedical Informatics
• INFO B529 Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
• INFO B536 Computational Methods for Biomedical Informatics
• INFO B585 Biomedical Analytics
• INFO B574 Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis
• INFO B619 Structural Bioinformatics
• INFO B636 Genomic Data Analytics and Precision Medicine
• INFO B646 Computational System Biology
• INFO B656 Translational Bioinformatics Applications

At most, one of the following courses can be counted as an advanced core course.

• INFO B535 Clinical Information Systems
• INFO B642 Clinical Decision Support Systems
• Other Health Informatics courses (advisor approval required)

Thesis, project, or electives (6 cr.)

Thesis track

• INFO B692 Bioinformatics Thesis (6 cr.)

Project track

• INFO B692 Bioinformatics Project (3 cr.)
• Elective (3 cr.)
  Students can take other graduate courses either within or outside the School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI.

Non-thesis or project track

• Elective (6 cr.)
  Students can take other graduate courses either within or outside the School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI