In order to keep
pace with one of the fastest growing fields in the country,
the B.S. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BINF)
consists of a roughly equal amount of coursework in life
sciences, computer science, and mathematics. By developing
skills across several disciplines, students acquire the knowledge
that allows them to access and manipulate the wealth of data
now emerging from new technologies relating to genes, genomes
and the molecules they produce.
Bioinformatics graduates have excellent background for
employment in industry, government, and academics. Students
are especially encouraged to seek some form of graduate
study beyond the B.S., in order to focus their broad skills
base into a specific area of expertise that prepares them
for research careers in one of these domains.
For the Fall 2010 semester a new BINF curriculum will
be initiated. Students who enter UMBC after Summer 2010
and chose to pursue the BINF major will be required to
follow the new curriculum. Continuing students can continue
to pursue the old BINF curriculum or to change to the new
curriculum. Some BIOL courses required for the old BINF major
will
cease to be taught; these courses will be phased out between
Fall 2010 and Fall 2011. Students who chose to remain in
the old curriculum should take note and plan to complete
these course requirements when the courses are offered
or plan to take courses that are designated as substituting
for the original courses. Please consult the information
about the transition
to the new BIOL curriculum. In particular, students
who plan to continue in the old curriculum should consult
information about the planned phasing-out
of BIOL courses and about course
equivalency between the old and new curriculum.
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