Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This program consists of a core curriculum that provides the basics of biology, chemistry, computer science and statistics, as well as an introduction to the field of bioinformatics.

Modul program

The modules are as follows: BIOL/BNFO 540 Fundamentals of Molecular Genetics, BNFO 301/BIOL 351 Introduction to Bioinformatics, BNFO 420 Applications in Bioinformatics, BIOL 151 Introduction to Biological Science I, BIOL 152 Introduction to Biological Science II, BIOL 218 Cell Biology, Chemistry, CHEM 101 General Chemistry, CHEZ/FRSZ 101L General Chemistry Laboratory I, CHEM 102 General Chemistry, CHEM 301 Organic Chemistry, Computer science, CMSC 255 Introduction to Programming, CMSC 256 Data Structures and Object Oriented Programming, STAT 212 Concepts of Statistics, STAT 314 Applications of Statistics, BIOL 300 Biotechniques Laboratory (.5WI, B.S.) or BIOL/BNFO 541 Laboratory in Molecular Genetics (WI, B.S.-Master’s), CHEM 302 Organic Chemistry, CHEM/BIOC 403 Biochemistry I, BIOL 300 Biotechniques Laboratory (.5 WI), BIOL 310 Genetics, BIOZ 310L Laboratory in Genetics (.5 WI), BIOL 317 Ecology, BIOZ 317L Ecology Laboratory (WI), BIOL 455 Immunology, BIOL/BNFO 541 Laboratory in Molecular Genetics (WI), BIOL 550 Ecological Genetics, BNFO 440 Computational Methods in Bioinformatics, BNFO 491 Special Topics in Bioinformatics, BNFO 492 Independent Study, BNFO 497 Research and Thesis (WI), CHEZ 301L Organic Chemistry Laboratory I, CHEZ 302L Organic Chemistry Laboratory II, HGEN/BIOL 516 Population Genetics, MICR 515 Principles of Molecular Microbiology.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Students should be a graduate from a secondary school or its equivalent. The university also requires them to have completed the following academic units by the final year of their high-school curriculum: mathematics, natural science, history or social science, and English or foreign language. Students who have not studied in an English-speaking country must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) offered by the Educational Testing Service in countries throughout the world, or International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) and arrange for the testing agency to send the test results to the university. The required TOEFL score is 550 (213 for computer-based exams) and IELTS is 6.0. They must also submit a completed financial statement accompanied by an original bank verification letter.

Kualifikasi

Sarjana (S1)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Nama jurusan

VCU Life Sciences, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity