Minor in Bioinformatics
About the Minor
The Bioinformatics minor examines the application of computer technology and programming to biological fields such as genomics or proteomics. This multidisciplinary program is designed for science, engineering, math, and computer and information science majors who have a deep interest in biological data science. The minor is divided among courses in biology, programming and computation, information science and computer technology, and statistics.
Program Requirements
- A grade of C or better must be earned for each course in this minor for it to be counted.
- Students should check all pre-requisites of all classes when selecting courses. It is the responsibility of the student to know the pre-requisites.
- Students must complete a minimum of 25-26 credits of coursework as follows:
| Biology | ||
| BIO 218 | Principles of Molecular Biology | 4.0 |
| or BIO 211 | Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology II | |
| BIO 331 | Bioinformatics I | 3.0 |
| BIO 413 | Genomics | 3.0 |
| Programming and Computation | ||
| CS 171 | Computer Programming I | 3.0 |
| CS 172 | Computer Programming II | 3.0 |
| Information Science and Computer Technology | ||
| INFO 101 | Introduction to Computing and Security Technology | 3.0 |
| INFO 210 | Database Management Systems | 3.0 |
| Statistics (select 1 course) | 3.0-4.0 | |
| Probability and Statistics | ||
| Probability and Statistics I | ||
| Scientific Data Analysis I | ||
| Total Credits | 25.0-26.0 | |
Additional Information
Please contact Leanne Sweppenheiser (lmt38@drexel.edu) for more information.
