Biological Data Analytics
The Biological Data Analytics concentration combines required courses in data analytics and elective options in biology to provide students with the understanding of the type of data collected while conducting biological research and how to analyze it.
Graduate Assistantships are NOT available for students enrolled in the MA program.
Program Requirements
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Major Requirements |
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INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION (repeated for 6 credit hours total) 1 |
6 |
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BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS |
4 |
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CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS FOR BIOLOGISTS |
2 |
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RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES |
2 |
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SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY (repeated for 2 credit hours total) 2 |
2 |
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Concentration Requirements (choose from the following): |
3-4 |
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INTRODUCTION TO GENOMICS |
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or BSCI 50220 |
BIOINFORMATICS |
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or BSCI 60107 |
REPRODUCIBLE QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR ECOLOGICAL DATA |
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Concentration Electives (choose from the following): |
12-13 |
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EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY |
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INTRODUCTION TO GENOMICS |
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BIOINFORMATICS |
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EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY |
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COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS |
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POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY |
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REPRODUCIBLE QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR ECOLOGICAL DATA |
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MEDICAL GENOMICS |
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MACHINE LEARNING AND DEEP LEARNING |
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DATA MINING TECHNIQUES |
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BIG DATA ANALYTICS |
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BIG DATA MANAGEMENT |
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PROBABILISTIC DATA MANAGEMENT |
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THE INFORMATION LANDSCAPE |
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PEOPLE IN THE INFORMATION ECOLOGY |
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Minimum Total Credit Hours: |
31 |
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Certification rules
K-12 teachers holding or pursuing a teaching certificate who are working on the Biology MA must take at least 18 hours of biological sciences courses. Students holding a bachelor’s degree without K-12 teacher certification must take at least 23 hours of biological science courses.