List of Courses

Doctor of Philosophy Program (Ph.D.) in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

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Fundamental Courses

Course Credit Point(s)
LNG 550 Remedial English Course for Post Graduate Students PASS/FAIL (S/U)
LNG 601 Foundation English for International Program PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF 51100 Programming Fundamentals PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF 561 Analysis and Design of Algorithms PASS/FAIL (S/U)

* Students who have a strong background in either biological sciences or computer/information sciences may be exempted from these fundamental courses, as appropriate.

Core Courses

Course Credit Point(s)
PhD Track 1.1
BIF 792 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology III PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF 794 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology IV PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF 790 Dissertation 48
   
PhD Track 2.1
BIF 792 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology III PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF 794 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology IV PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF 791 Dissertation 36
   
PhD Track 2.2
BIF694 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology II PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF792 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology III PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF794 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology IV PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF 50100 Molecular Biology 2
BIF 62201 Command-Line Techniques for Molecular Biological Data and File Manipulation 1
BIF 62202 Computational Approaches to Sequence and Structural Bioinformatics 1
BIF 62203 Sequencing Technologies and Genome Analysis 1
BIF 62204 Omics Data and Analyses 1
BIF 62205 Research Project in Bioinformatics 1
BIF 65201 Basic Biostatistics for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics 1
BIF 65202 Biostatistics for Data-Driven Analysis 1
BIF 65203 R for High-Throughput Biological Data Analysis 1
BIF 633 Data Mining for Bioinformatics 3
BIF 77201 Network Biology and Qualitative Modeling 1
BIF 77202 Quantitative Bio-Systems Modeling 1
BIF 77203 Quantitative Molecular Network Modeling 1
BIF 77204 AI for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology 1
BIF 77205 Research Project in Systems Biology 1
BIF790 Dissertation 48

Elective Courses

Course Credit Point(s)
PhD Track 2.1 (12 credits)
BIF 602 Molecular Biochemistry 3
BIF 631 Database Systems for Bioinformatics 3
BIF 641 Systems Analysis and Design 3
BIF 651 Computational Intelligence for Bioinformatics 3
BIF 50100 Molecular Biology 2
BIF 62201 Command-Line Techniques for Molecular Biological Data and File Manipulation 1
BIF 62202 Computational Approaches to Sequence and Structural Bioinformatics 1
BIF 62203 Sequencing Technologies and Genome Analysis 1
BIF 62204 Omics Data and Analyses 1
BIF 62205 Research Project in Bioinformatics 1
BIF 62301 Advanced and Emerging Omics Technologies 1
BIF 62401 Microbiome Data Analysis using Amplicon Sequencing Technology 1
BIF 62402 Metagenomic Data Analysis 1
BIF 65201 Basic Biostatistics for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics 1
BIF 65202 Biostatistics for Data-Driven Analysis 1
BIF 65203 R for High-Throughput Biological Data Analysis 1
BIF 633 Data Mining for Bioinformatics 3
BIF 77201 Network Biology and Qualitative Modeling 1
BIF 77202 Quantitative Bio-Systems Modeling 1
BIF 77203 Quantitative Molecular Network Modeling 1
BIF 77204 AI for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology 1
BIF 77205 Research Project in Systems Biology 1
BIF 77300 Network Biology and Omics Data Integration 1
BIF 77400 Omics Integrated Bio-Systems Modeling 1
BIF 77501 Modeling Techniques for Computational Cell Biology 1
BIF 77502 Model Interpretation and Prediction for Cell Biology Problems 1
BIF 77503 Systems Biomedicine for Personalized Healthcare 1
BIF 77600 Model-Based Design for Synthetic Biology 1
BIF 77700 Systems Modeling for Metabolic Engineering 1
BIF 77800 Plant and Crop Modeling for Smart Farming 1
IBS 63000 Biosciences Entrepreneurship 1
   
PhD Track 2.2 (6 credits)
BIF 602 Molecular Biochemistry 3
BIF 631 Database Systems for Bioinformatics 3
BIF 641 Systems Analysis and Design 3
BIF 651 Computational Intelligence for Bioinformatics 3
BIF 62301 Advanced and Emerging Omics Technologies 1
BIF 62401 Microbiome Data Analysis using Amplicon Sequencing Technology 1
BIF 62402 Metagenomic Data Analysis 1
BIF 77300 Network Biology and Omics Data Integration 1
BIF 77400 Omics Integrated Bio-Systems Modeling 1
BIF 77501 Modeling Techniques for Computational Cell Biology 1
BIF 77502 Model Interpretation and Prediction for Cell Biology Problems 1
BIF 77503 Systems Biomedicine for Personalized Healthcare 1
BIF 77600 Model-Based Design for Synthetic Biology 1
BIF 77700 Systems Modeling for Metabolic Engineering 1
BIF 77800 Plant and Crop Modeling for Smart Farming 1
IBS 63000 Biosciences Entrepreneurship 1
   

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Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

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Fundamental Courses

Course Credit Point(s)
LNG 550 Remedial English Course for Post Graduate Students PASS/FAIL (S/U)
LNG 601 Foundation English for International Program PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF 51100 Programming Fundamentals PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF 561 Analysis and Design of Algorithms PASS/FAIL (S/U)

* Students who have a strong background in either biological sciences or computer/information sciences may be exempted from these fundamental courses, as appropriate.

Core Courses (30 credits)

Course Credit Point(s)
BIF692 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology I PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF694 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology II PASS/FAIL (S/U)
BIF 50100 Molecular Biology 2
BIF 62201 Command-Line Techniques for Molecular Biological Data and File Manipulation 1
BIF 62202 Computational Approaches to Sequence and Structural Bioinformatics 1
BIF 62203 Sequencing Technologies and Genome Analysis 1
BIF 62204 Omics Data and Analyses 1
BIF 62205 Research Project in Bioinformatics 1
BIF 65201 Basic Biostatistics for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics 1
BIF 65202 Biostatistics for Data-Driven Analysis 1
BIF 65203 R for High-Throughput Biological Data Analysis 1
BIF 633 Data Mining for Bioinformatics 3
BIF 77201 Network Biology and Qualitative Modeling 1
BIF 77202 Quantitative Bio-Systems Modeling 1
BIF 77203 Quantitative Molecular Network Modeling 1
BIF 77204 AI for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology 1
BIF 77205 Research Project in Systems Biology 1
BIF 698 Thesis 12
   

Elective Courses (6 credits)

Course Credit Point(s)
BIF 602 Molecular Biochemistry 3
BIF 631 Database Systems for Bioinformatics 3
BIF 641 Systems Analysis and Design 3
BIF 651 Computational Intelligence for Bioinformatics 3
BIF 62301 Advanced and Emerging Omics Technologies 1
BIF 62401 Microbiome Data Analysis using Amplicon Sequencing Technology 1
BIF 62402 Metagenomic Data Analysis 1
BIF 77300 Network Biology and Omics Data Integration 1
BIF 77400 Omics Integrated Bio-Systems Modeling 1
BIF 77501 Modeling Techniques for Computational Cell Biology 1
BIF 77502 Model Interpretation and Prediction for Cell Biology Problems 1
BIF 77503 Systems Biomedicine for Personalized Healthcare 1
BIF 77600 Model-Based Design for Synthetic Biology 1
BIF 77700 Systems Modeling for Metabolic Engineering 1
BIF 77800 Plant and Crop Modeling for Smart Farming 1
IBS 63000 Biosciences Entrepreneurship 1

* Students with a background in biological sciences are encouraged to select computer science electives, while students with a computer science background are advised to register for biological science courses.

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