IN THIS SECTION
Prepare for an exciting career with cutting-edge technologies!
This interdisciplinary minor will prepare you to enter the science-intensive field of bioinformatics, computational biology, computational chemistry, or molecular modeling including genomics and proteomics. With the advent of the Human Genome Project, an explosion of genomics information has occurred, and databases such as GenBank and EMBL have grown at a rate that now requires storage, organizing, and indexing of the information.
Questions of gene expression have led to computational biology, the process of analyzing genomic sequences and to the field of proteomics, the understanding of protein structure and function. The information obtained by computational biology and computational chemistry is used in the design of new drugs to treat a variety of diseases. Major drug and biotechnology companies are seeking people trained in bioinformatics.
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CS-101 Basics of Computer Science
A survey course that provides a foundation in computer science by presenting a practical and realistic understanding of the field.
3 credits
CS-140 Introduction to Programming
Introduction to fundamental structures and concepts of computer science, including object-oriented programming; 3 lecture hours and a 2-hour laboratory per week.
4 credits
CS-155 Computer Networking and Security
This course covers network protocols and the Internet; computer security fundamentals.
3 credits
CS-225 Discrete Structures I
Asymptotic notation, sequences, recursions and methods to solve them, proof techniques, relations, functions, sets and their basic properties.
3 credits
CS-242 Data Structures
Introduces time complexity and covers fundamental data structures: lists, stacks, queues, search trees, dictionaries, priority ques, B-trees, and inverted files.
3 credits
CS-248 Algorithm Analysis
Different algorithm design strategies, sorting, searching graph algorithms, parallel algorithms, algorithm complexity, Turing machines, NP-hard and NP-complete problems.
3 credits
CS-254 Computer Organization and Architecture
Combinational and sequential circuits, assembly language programming, digital computer architecture, instruction sets, addressing modes, memory hierarchies, I/O, and control circuits. 3 lecture hours and 2 laboratory hours per week.
4 credits
CS-282 Unix Systems Programming
Problem solving and software design using C; introduction to UNIX programming utilities and text manipulation; low-level system programming in UNIX and C.
3 credits
CS-286 Database Design and Applications
Covers relational databases; database design using ER model; query processing using SQL; NoSQL databases.
3 credits
CS-295 Discrete Structures II
Logic, basic counting techniques, probabilities, basic graph theory.
3 credits
CS-348 Software Process Management
Project management including planning, progress measurement, estimation, and risk assessment. Functional and non-functional requirements. Software licenses, contracts, and intellectual property.
3 credits
CS-373 Operating Systems
Hardware and software as an integrated system; development of system software for process management, resource allocation, memory management, and I/O processing.
3 credits
CM-110 Public Speaking
Essentials of speech production and speech writing for large and small groups. Classroom practice in delivering various types of speeches.
3 credits
EN-252 Technical Writing
Focuses on how to write and produce basic documents, from research and progress reports to brochures and manuals.
3 credits
UR-230 Technology, Public Policy, and Urban Society
Examination of high technology and its impact on urban society in areas such as privacy, ethics, intellectual property rights, sense of community, and access to information and services.
3 credits
MA-302 Probability and Statistics
Descriptive statistics, probability theory, combinatorics, correlation, regression, and inference techniques.
3 credits
MA-200 Calculus I
Limits, continuity, differentiation and integration of functions, the fundamental theorem of calculus, L’Hôpital’s Rule, applications including related rates, optimization, and area.
4 credits
BI-141 Intro to Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cellular and molecular concepts in biology. Emphasis on the structure and varied functions of the cell. 3 lecture hours and 3 laboratory hours per week. Intended for STEM majors.
4 credits
BT-378 Bioinformatics
Provides an overview of bioinformatics including database structure, genomics, computational biology, and proteomics. 3 lecture hours and 3 laboratory hours per week.
4 credits
CH-120 General Chemistry I
Modern survey of chemistry. Topics include chemical equations, properties of gases, atomic structure, periodic table, chemical bonding, chemistry of carbon. 3 lecture hours and 3 laboratory hours per week. CH-120 and CH-121 provide the foundation for further courses in chemistry.
4 credits
CH-121 General Chemistry II
Continuation of CH120. Topics include elements of thermodynamics, acids and bases, reaction rates, oxidation-reduction reactions, and electrochemistry. 3 hours of lecture and a 3-hour laboratory per week.
4 credits
MA-201 Calculus II
Techniques of integration, infinite sequences and series, power series, applications including volume and functional approximation.
4 credits