Masters degree: Mathematical Biology Track
Non-Thesis option
- Requires a minimum of 36 credit hours, at least 18 of which must be in mathematics.
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There must be a 24 credit hours core of mathematics and
statistics courses selected from the following*:
- Each of the following*:
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- MATH 611 (Introduction to Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations);
- MATH 647 (Mathematical Modeling);
- STAT 610 (Theory of Statistics: Distribution Functions).
- At least 12 credit hours in core math classes. Suggested courses include:
- MATH 603 (Methods of Applied Math II);
- MATH 604 (Mathematical Foundations of Continuum Mechanics);
- MATH 609 (Numerical Analysis);
- MATH 610 (Numerical Methods in Partial Differential Equations);
- MATH 612 (Partial Differential Equations);
- MATH 613 (Graph Theory);
- MATH 614 (Dynamical Systems and Chaos);
- MATH 641 (Analysis for Applications I);
- MATH 642 (Analysis for Applications II);
- MATH 648 (Computational Algebraic Geometry);
- MATH 669 (Seminar in Mathematical Biology).
- One of the following:
- STAT 614 (Probability for Statistics);
- STAT 615 (Stochastic Processes);
- STAT 621 (Advanced Stochastic Processes);
- STAT 647 (Spatial Statistics).
- Each of the following*:
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There must be a minimum of 12 credit hours in a coordinated minor
outside of the mathematics department. Suggested courses include:
- Computer Science and Engineering
- CSCE 628/BICH 628 (Computational Biology);
- CSCE 636 (Neural Networks).
- Biostatistics
- STAT 643 (Biostatistics I);
- STAT 644 (Biostatistics II);
- STAT 645 (Applied Biostatistics and Data Analysis);
- STAT 646 (Statistical Bioinformatics);
- STAT 647 (Spatial Statistics);
- STAT 661 (Statistical Genetics);
- STAT 662 (Advanced Statistical Genetics).
- Veterinary Integrative Biosciences
- VIBS 607 (Applied Epidemiology);
- VIBS 608 (Epidemiology Methods I);
- VIBS 610 (Epidemiologic Methods II and Data Analysis);
- VIBS 613 (Evolutionary Bioinformatics).
- Genetics
- GENE 603 (Genetics);
- GENE 612 (Population Genetics);
- GENE 613 (Quantitative Genetics).
- Biology
- BIOL 627/NRSC 601 (Principles of Neuroscience I);
- BIOL 628/NRSC 602 (Principles of Neuroscience II);
- BIOL 650 (Genomics);
- BIOL 651 (Bioinformatics).
- Biomedical Engineering
- BMEN 611 (Biomedical Imaging Systems);
- BMEN 620 (Bio-Optical Imaging);
- BMEN 631 (Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems);
- BMEN 632 (Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics);
- BMEN 652 (Cell Mechanobiology);
- BMEN 660 (Vascular Mechanics);
- BMEN 661 (Cardiac Mechanics);
- BMEN 662 (Vascular Fluid Mechanics);
- BMEN 663 (Soft Tissue Mechanics and Finite Element Methods);
- BMEN 680 (Biomedical Engineering of Tissues).
- Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
- WFSC 610 (Evolutionary Ecology);
- WFSC 613 (Animal Ecology);
- WFSC 622 (Behavioral Ecology);
- WFSC 624 (Dynamics of Populations);
- WFSC 633 (Conservation Genetics).
- Computer Science and Engineering
*Substitutions for core courses may be allowed in special cases but require approval of the Graduate Office.