Full-time students can complete the 36-credit-hour program in two years. Part-time study options are available for domestic students.
Required core courses (15 cr.)
- INFO-B 519 Introduction to Bioinformatics (3 cr.)
- INFO-B 528 Computational Methods for Analyzing High-Throughput Biological Data (3 cr.)
- INFO-B 556 Biological Database Management (3 cr.)
- INFO-B 573 Programming for Science Informatics (3 cr.)
- INFO-B 627 Seminar in Bioinformatics (3 cr.)
Advanced core courses (15 cr.)
- INFO-B 518 Applied Statistical Methods for Biomedical Informatics
- INFO-B 529 Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- INFO-B 536 Computational Methods for Biomedical Informatics
- INFO-B 585 Biomedical Analytics
- INFO-B 574 Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis
- INFO-B 636 Genomic Data Analytics and Precision Medicine (prerequisites: INFO-B 573 and INFO-B 528)
- INFO-B 646 Computational System Biology
At most, one of the following courses can be counted as an advanced core course.
- INFO-B 535 Clinical Information Systems
- INFO-B 605 Social Foundations of Informatics
- Other Health Informatics courses (advisor approval required)
Thesis, project, or electives (6 cr.)
Thesis pathway
- INFO-B 692 Bioinformatics Thesis (6 cr.)
Project pathway
- INFO-B 692 Bioinformatics Project (3 cr.)
- Elective (3 cr.)
Students can take other graduate courses either within or outside Luddy.
Coursework-only pathway
- Elective (6 cr.)
Students can take other graduate courses either within or outside Luddy.