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Computer Science with a Concentration in Bioinformatics Degree
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The Bachelor of Science degree with a Concentration in Bioinformatics will combine the study of appropriate areas of biology with courses in computer science and mathematics that provide tools and algorithms. This will equip graduates with the skills necessary to enter the fast-growing field of bioinformatics or pursue graduate work in that field.
The student must major in Computer Science and take the Bioinformatics CORE courses only after meeting all prerequisites.
Required courses
and the number of semester hours for a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree in Computer
Science with a Bioinformatics Concentration are listed below. Click on a course number to read
the course description.
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B.S. |
| Computer Science |
3
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COSC
1301 |
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| Developing A Christian
Mind |
3 |
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DCM
2301 |
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| English
|
9 |
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ENGL
1301, 1302,
2301,
and/or 2302 |
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| Fine
Arts |
3
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ART
1306 or COMA
1306 or MUSI
1306 |
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| Foundations
for Excellence |
0-1
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FOUN
1101 is required of all freshman and transfer students
with fewer than 15 credit hours (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent
credit earned while in high school does not count towards
these 15 credit hours). |
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| History |
6
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HIST
1301, 1302,
2301,
or 2302
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| Kinesiology
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0-2
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KNES
1101 and one additional activity course (KNES
1102-1122);
for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to
enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived |
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| Mathematics |
3-4
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MATH
1303 or 1405
[eMAT Advising Tool required prior to registering for
any Math class or any class for which the eMAT is a prerequisite].
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| Natural
Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) |
15 |
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PHYS
1401 PHYS 1402, and BIOL 1401 plus 3 lower-level credit hours of laboratory science. |
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| Religion |
6-12
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RELI
1301, 1302,
and six additional semester hours depending on semester
hours transferred at the time of initial enrollment |
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| Social
Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) |
6 |
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POLS
2301 required for all students. An additional 3 credit
hours may be selected from Economics,
Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology |
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| Computer
Science Major with Bioinformatics Concentration |
46 |
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A minimum of 34 core credit hours of computer science,
including:
COSC
1405 Foundations
of Computer Science I
COSC
1408Foundations
of Computer Science II
COSC
2403Object-Oriented
Analysis and Design
COSC
2406Data
Structures
COSC
3301Database
Management Systems
COSC
3405Organization
and Architecture
COSC
3406Networks
and Telecommunication
COSC
4308Senior
Project in Computer Science
COSC
4402 Software Engineering
Along
with 6 upper-level credit hours of COSC electives (COSC 4306 and 4310 are permitted) plus
the following courses:
MATH
2309Introduction
to Linear Algebra
MATH
3302Discrete
Mathematics
Additional
credit hours in selected concentration:
In addition, computer science majors must take at least
12 upper-level semester hours for the bioinformatics concentration. |
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| Bioinformatics Concentration |
6-12 |
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The student must major in Biology, Computer Science, Computer Information Science, or Mathematics and take the Bioinformatics CORE courses in the following order, after meeting all prerequisites. The prerequisites that must be successfully taken prior to enrolling in BIOL 4302 are: BIOL 1401, COSC 1301, MATH 1303 or 1405, and an additional 3-4 hour course in Computer Science.
BIOL 4302 Molecular Genetics
MATH 4304 Sequence Analysis
COSC 4306 Bioinformatics Tools (see major)
COSC 4310 Applied Bioinformatics (see major)
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Electives
Sufficient to complete 126-credit-hour minimum for
bachelor's degree, including 42 upper-level semester
hours. |
4-20 |
Type of Credit Hours |
Credit Hours |
Total General Studies |
54-64 |
| Computer Information Science Major |
46 |
| Bioinformatics |
6 |
| Electives |
4-20 |
Total Credit Hours Required |
126 |
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