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2020 - 2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020 - 2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Applied Science, Computational Biology Track, Minor

Required Credits: 18 hours

Core Requirements:

Six designated courses (see below), including independent research (at least 2 credits) Required Research Experience:

APSC 401 - Research in Applied Science Credits: (1-3) and
APSC 402 - Research in Applied Science Credits: (1-3)
or
APSC 403 - Independent Study in Applied Science Credits: (1-3) and
APSC 404 - Independent Study in Applied Science Credits: (1-3)
or
APSC 495 - Honors Credits: (3) and
APSC 496 - Honors Credits: (3)
or
Pre-approved Senior Research projects from other departments.

Track One: Computational Biology

Take 2 of 3 required courses:

APSC 327 - Introduction to Laser Biomedicine Credits: (3)
APSC 351 - Cellular Biophysics and Modeling Credits: (3)
APSC 456 - Random Walks in Biology Credits: (3)

Additional Courses:

May be selected from the following:

MATH 302 - Ordinary Differential Equations Credits: (3)
CHEM 341 - Physical and Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences Credits: (3)
MATH 345 - Introduction to Mathematical Biology Credits: (3)
MATH 351 - Probability and Statistics for Scientists Credits: (3)
BIOL 401 - Evolutionary Genetics Credits: (3)
BIOL 404 - Special Topics in Biology Credits: (1-4)
BIOL 310 - Molecular Cell Biology Credits: (3)
BIOL 327 - Introduction to Biostatistics Credits: (3-4)
MATH 441 - Nonlinear Dynamics Credits: (3) or
MATH 442 - Partial Differential Equations Credits: (3)
BIOL 442 - Molecular Genetics Credits: (3)
BIOL 312 - Evolution of Organisms Credits: (3)
APSC 450 - Computational Neuroscience Credits: (3)

Additional APSC Graduate Courses That May Be Taken and Counted With Instructor Permission:

(for courses listed above 600, please refer to the Graduate catalog for course information).

APSC 431 - Applied Cellular Neuroscience Credits: (3)
APSC 432 - Applied Systems Neuroscience Credits: (3)
APSC 751 - Mathematical Physiology I
APSC 752 - Mathematical Physiology II