Traditional biology programs instill biological knowledge and techniques but teach little if any mathematics. The biomathematics program builds upon the fact that much of the research in the next few decades will require intimate knowledge that combines empirical data and methods, statistics, and theory. Rutgers' interdisciplinary program in biomathematics will allow the students to fully explore mathematics and biology. They will learn how to complete mathematical computations that are essential to biology and research. Along with learning difficult mathematics students will also study areas such as genomics, molecular modeling, structural biology, ecology, systems biology, genetics, microbiology, chemistry, and physics. The field may also be referred to as mathematical biology and by some of its subfields (such as computational biology or systems biology). The biomathematics program is unique in that students are expected to have a strong background in both biology and applied mathematics.