2024-2025 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog

Bioinformatics Minor for Biology or Biochemistry Majors


The bioinformatics minor is an interdisciplinary program merging insights and techniques from the fields of biology, computer science, mathematics, and information technology. Computational methods lead to the discovery of new biological insights and the creation of global perspectives from which to discover unifying principles in biology, pharmacology, and medicine.

Three versions of the bioinformatics minor are available. Students majoring in biology or biochemistry should follow the table below. Students majoring in computer science or any other discipline should follow one of two bioinformatics minor tables as seen in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science  section.

Bioinformatics Minor for Biology or Biochemistry Majors: 24 Credits


Total Required Credits: 24


NOTES:

  • BIOL 405  must be one of the elective courses taken for the biology major.
  • Biology majors may only use one bioinformatics course, BIOL 306 /COSC 306  or BIOL 407 /COSC 407 . to count towards both the biology major and the bioinformatics minor requirements.