About This Program
The Bioinformatics minor provides a foundation in computer science and computational data processing for students in any field of biological sciences, allowing students to work with substantial computing and data science-oriented cyber systems. The minor enables students to competitively manage the computing and cyber aspects of their professions.
Students in the Bioinformatics minor will use Python programming language to import, clean, analyze, visualize and learn data from their real-world applications.
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Admission Requirements
Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Understand the essential facts, concepts, principles and theories related to computer science and data science.
- Understand Python programming basics and data structures in Python.
- Solve practical problems over real-world data using Python (e.g., data collection, cleaning, manipulation, visualization and machine learning.)
- Apply hands-on experience in Python projects for scientific data processing.
- Collaborate with other team members in groups to complete scientific data processing projects.
