Biological Data Sciences Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
The BDS undergraduate program provides trans-disciplinary education that intersects the life sciences, computer science, statistics,and mathematics.
Major Code: 858
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Science | ||
| Select one of the following Biology series: | 12 | |
| *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY III | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS | 4 |
| BI 445 | EVOLUTION | 3 |
| Chemistry | ||
| CH 231 & CH 261 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 5 |
| Mathematics | ||
| MTH 251 & MTH 252 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS and INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 8 |
| MTH 231 | ELEMENTS OF DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 4 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| MTH 341 | LINEAR ALGEBRA I | 3 |
| Statistics | ||
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| ST 411 & ST 412 | METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS and METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 8 |
| Computer Science | ||
| CS 161 & CS 162 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I and INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 8 |
| CS 261 | DATA STRUCTURES | 4 |
| Biological Data Sciences | ||
| BDS 211 | USE AND ABUSE OF DATA: CRITICAL THINKING IN SCIENCE | 3 |
| BDS 311 | COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA | 3 |
| BDS 406 | SPECIAL PROJECTS | 1 |
| BDS 411 | *ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA: CASE STUDIES (Case Studies of Biol Data) | 3 |
| BDS 491 | CAPSTONE PROJECTS IN BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCE I | 3 |
| BDS 492 | CAPSTONE PROJECTS IN BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCE II | 3 |
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Independent projects equivalent to at least 60 hours work 1 | ||
| Required Option | 29-37 | |
| Total credits required for graduation | 180 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
| 1 | Independent projects may be taken as 401 or 410 or not-for-credit |
Major Code: 858
Genomics Option
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| CH 231 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CH 261 | *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 1 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| CS 161 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I | 4 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| CH 232 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CH 262 | *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | 1 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| CS 162 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 4 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CH 233 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CH 263 | *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 | 1 |
| MTH 231 | ELEMENTS OF DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 4 |
| COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| BDS 211 | USE AND ABUSE OF DATA: CRITICAL THINKING IN SCIENCE | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 211 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| CS 261 | DATA STRUCTURES | 4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 212 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| Bacc Core: Literature and the Arts | 3 | |
| ST 411 | METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
| WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 213 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| PAC XXX | Physical Activity Course | 1 |
| ST 412 | METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
| BDS 311 | COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS | 4 |
| MTH 341 | LINEAR ALGEBRA I | 3 |
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| Bacc Core: Science, Technology and Society | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 445 | EVOLUTION | 3 |
| BB 314 | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| Bacc Core: Western Culture | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| GEN Elective: Genomics | 3 | |
| BOT 401 | RESEARCH | 3 |
| GEN Elective: Adv.Mol, Cell, Organismal/Physiology | 4 | |
| BDS 411 | *ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA: CASE STUDIES | 3 |
| Bacc Core: Social Processes and Institutions | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BB 450 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 |
| BDS 406 | SPECIAL PROJECTS | 1 |
| Bacc Core: Contemporary Global Issues | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| BDS 491 | CAPSTONE PROJECTS IN BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCE I | 3 |
| Bacc Core: Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GEN Elective: Genomics | 3 | |
| BDS 492 | CAPSTONE PROJECTS IN BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCE II | 3 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 180 | |
Ecological and Environmental Informatics Option
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| BI 211 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| CH 231 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CH 261 | *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 1 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 212 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| CS 161 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I | 4 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 213 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| CS 162 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 4 |
| MTH 231 | ELEMENTS OF DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 4 |
| BDS 211 | USE AND ABUSE OF DATA: CRITICAL THINKING IN SCIENCE | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| CS 261 | DATA STRUCTURES | 4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| EEI Elective: Env.Info | 4 | |
| ST 411 | METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
| WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 |
| PAC XXX | Physical Activity Course | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| ST 412 | METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
| BDS 311 | COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA | 3 |
| Bacc Core: Literature & The Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 370 | ECOLOGY | 3 |
| BI 311 | GENETICS | 4 |
| MTH 341 | LINEAR ALGEBRA I | 3 |
| Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| Bacc Core: Science, Technology and Society | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| EEI Elective: Pop., Comm; Eco.Ecology | 3 | |
| Bacc Core: Western Culture | 3 | |
| Bacc Core: Social Processes & Institutions | 3 | |
| Bacc Core: Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
| Bacc Core: Contemporary Global Issues | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 445 | EVOLUTION | 3 |
| EEI Elective: Pop., Comm; Eco.Ecology | 4 | |
| BOT 458 | ECOSYSTEMS GENOMICS | 3 |
| BDS 411 | *ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA: CASE STUDIES | 3 |
| BOT 401 | RESEARCH | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EEI Elective: Env.Info | 4 | |
| BDS 406 | SPECIAL PROJECTS | 1 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| MTH 427 | INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| EEI Elective: Pop., Comm; Eco.Ecology | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| BDS 491 | CAPSTONE PROJECTS IN BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCE I | 3 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| EEI Elective: Phys.EnvSci | 4 | |
| BDS 492 | CAPSTONE PROJECTS IN BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCE II | 3 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 180 | |
Computational Biology Option
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| BI 211 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| CH 231 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CH 261 | *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 1 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 212 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| CS 161 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I | 4 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 213 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| CS 162 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 4 |
| MTH 231 | ELEMENTS OF DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 4 |
| BDS 211 | USE AND ABUSE OF DATA: CRITICAL THINKING IN SCIENCE | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| CS 261 | DATA STRUCTURES | 4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| Bacc Core: Western Culture | 3 | |
| ST 411 | METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
| WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| ST 412 | METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
| BDS 311 | COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA | 3 |
| PAC XXX | Physical Activity Course | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS | 4 |
| MTH 341 | LINEAR ALGEBRA I | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Bacc Core: Social Processes & Institutions | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| CB Elective: Bio/Bioinfo/ST | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| CS 325 | ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS | 4 |
| Bacc Core: Bacc Core: Science, Technology and Society | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 445 | EVOLUTION | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| CB Elective: Adv. CS | 4 | |
| BDS 411 | *ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA: CASE STUDIES | 3 |
| BOT 401 | RESEARCH | 1 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CB Elective: Bio/Bioinfo/ST | 3 | |
| BDS 406 | SPECIAL PROJECTS | 1 |
| Bacc Core: Contemporary Global Issues | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| MTH 427 | INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| CB Elective: Adv. CS | 3 | |
| Bacc Core: Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
| Bacc Core: Literature & The Arts | 3 | |
| BDS 491 | CAPSTONE PROJECTS IN BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCE I | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CB Elective: Bio/Bioinfo/ST | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| BDS 492 | CAPSTONE PROJECTS IN BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCE II | 3 |
| CB Elective: Adv. CS | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 180 | |