The Minor in Bioinformatics
- Total units required: 23-24 units
Mindful of the emerging opportunities at the interface of biology and computer science, the Department of Biology and the Department of Computer Science & Engineering have fashioned the minor in bioinformatics.
Core Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Biol 2960 | Principles of Biology I | 4 |
| Biol 2970 | Principles of Biology II | 4 |
| CSE 131 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| CSE 247 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 |
| ESE 326 | Probability and Statistics for Engineering | 3 |
| or SDS 2200 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | |
| or SDS 3200 | Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis | |
| or SDS 3211 | Statistics for Data Science I | |
| or DAT 120 & DAT 121 | Managerial Statistics I and Managerial Statistics II | |
| Total Units | 17 | |
Advanced Biology Elective
Choose one of the following:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Biol 3492 | Laboratory Experiments with Eukaryotic Microbes | 3 |
| Biol 3493 | Bacterial Bioprospecting and Biotechnology | 3 |
| Biol 4181 | Population Genetics | 3 |
| Biol 4220 | Practical Bioinformatics | 4 |
| Biol 4342 | Research Explorations in Genomics | 4 |
| Biol 437 | Laboratory on DNA Manipulation | 4 |
| Biol 4525 | Structural Bioinformatics of Proteins (Writing Intensive) | 4 |
Computer Science & Engineering Elective
Choose one of the following:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CSE 514A | Data Mining | 3 |
| CSE 584A | Algorithms for Biosequence Comparison | 3 |
| or Biol 5504 | Algorithms for Biosequence Comparison | |
| CSE 587A | Algorithms for Computational Biology | 3 |
Additional Information
It is anticipated that, for certain students, some portion of the introductory sequence will overlap with the courses required for the major and that these courses will be applicable to both the major and the minor. Upper-level courses used to fulfill the minor requirements may not be used to fulfill the requirements of another major or minor in Arts & Sciences.
Arts & Sciences students should declare the minor within Arts & Sciences. They will be assigned an advisor in Biology. Per Arts & Sciences policy, students with a major in the Department of Biology are not eligible to declare this minor. Per Arts & Sciences policy, Arts & Sciences students must complete 9 units of upper-level course work toward the minor.
McKelvey, Olin, and Sam Fox students should declare the minor within the McKelvey School of Engineering. They will be assigned an advisor in Computer Science & Engineering.
A minimum grade of C- is required for all courses to count toward the minor. Students may apply no more than one course taken outside of Washington University toward the minor requirements. Courses earned through Washington University–approved study abroad programs are considered to be resident units and may count toward this minor where applicable with no limit.