The bachelor of science in computational biology is a rigorous degree designed for students who seek cross-disciplinary education in biology, math, and computer science. The program provides the student with a broad scientific foundation suitable?immediately upon graduation?for careers in biological information analysis in fields like: bioinformatics, the biotechnology industry, medicine, research in computational biology or bioinformatics, healthcare, or the chemical and molecular disciplines.

Upon completion of the computational biology program, students will be able to:

• Explain the origin, rationale, and uses of large datasets used to study biological processes in living organisms.
• Perform computational analyses of biological datasets and relate the results to core principles in biology.
• Use computational methods to help execute a biological research plan.
• Analyze biological problems from global and ethical impact perspectives (impact of computational biology methods).