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Nov 22, 2024
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2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
CAMS Mathematical Biology Track, BS
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The CAMS Mathematical Biology major trains students in the modeling and analysis of biological processes using tools from mathematics, statistics, data science, and computer science. These techniques have both practical and theoretical applications in biological research. Applications range across all scales of biology, including simulations of cellular processes, designs for synthetic biology, analyses of genomic data, and models of ecosystems.
No course can be counted in more than one category.
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Required Credits: 27 minimum
Minimum Course Prerequisites
Major Writing Requirement
The upper-division writing requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways:
- Completion of or with a grade of C- or better, or
- Completion of CAMS 495 and CAMS 496 , which requires the writing of an Honors thesis.
Major Computing Requirement
Proficiency in a high-level programming language and fundamental concepts in data structures is required. This is normally done by taking and passing CSCI 140 or 141 or DATA 141, and CSCI 241.
Major Mathematics Requirement
Proficiency in single variable calculus, linear algebra and multivariable calculus is required. This is normally done by taking and passing these courses.
Mathematical Modeling Requirement (2 courses)
At most one course from:
and at most one course from:
Statistics and Data Analysis Electives (2 courses)
Computational Elective (1 course)
Biology Electives (2 courses, of at least 3 credits each)
Any two BIOL 300-level or above courses, of at least 3 credits each. Examples include:
Applications and Models Electives (2 courses)
Note:
With advisor approval, students may replace one elective requirement with one or more independent study or research credits, which must total 3 credits. Alternatively, credit for CAMS 495-496 Honors, with a faculty advisor approved by one of the Mathematical Biology Track directors, may substitute for any two elective courses, as long as the two courses are not in the same category.
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