Molecular and Cellular Biology
Bachelor of Science
Coursework Location(s)
Main/Tucson
Areas of Interest
- Computer & Information Science
- Mathematics, Statistics & Data Science
- Engineering & Technology
- Environment & Sustainability
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Biological & Biomedical Science
- Animal & Veterinary Sciences
- Health, Nutrition & Fitness
Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills needed to leverage a large, ever-increasing variety of biological data. Bioinformatics is a field of study that develops methods and software for analyzing biological data. The Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics with an emphasis in Molecular and Cellular Biology provides students with the biological knowledge and computational skills to leverage large amounts of biological data. The renowned faculty shares expertise on genetics, molecular evolution and genomics in collaborative learning settings. Students take introductory and advanced courses in chemistry, biology, molecular biology, genetics, math, statistics, computer science and more.
Sample Courses
- MCB 305: Cell & Developmental Biology
- MCB 315: Quantitative Biology
- CSC 345: Analysis of Discrete Structures
Career Fields
- Computational biology
- Medicine
- Microbiology
- Genomics
- Pharmacology
Level of Math
LEVEL OF SECOND LANGUAGE
Pre-major Required?
NO
Sample Plans 2020 - Molecular and Cellular Biology
First Year
1st Semester
Credits
CHEM 151 or 141/143 General Chemistry I
4.00
MATH 122A+B or MATH 125 Calculus I
5.00
ENGL 101 First-Year Composition
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
ECOL 296B Seminar in Bioinformatics
1.00
2nd Semester
Credits
CHEM 152 or 142/144 General Chemistry II
4.00
MATH 263 Biostatistics
3.00
ENGL 102 First-Year Composition
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
ISTA 130: Computational Thinking
4.00
Second Year
3rd Semester
Credits
CHEM 241/243A Organic Chemistry I
4.00
MCB 181R/L Introductory Biology I
4.00
ISTA 131
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
4th Semester
Credits
CHEM 241B/243B Organic Chemistry II
4.00
ECOL 182R/L Introducotry Biology II
4.00
ISTA 130 Statistical Foundations for the Information Age
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Third Year
5th Semester
Credits
ECOL 320 Genetics
4.00
ISTA 331 Principles & Practice of Data Science
3.00
Second Language
4.00
Major Elective
3.00
Major Elective
3.00
6th Semester
Credits
ECOL 335 Evolutionary Biology
4.00
ECOL 346 Bioinformatics
4.00
ISTA 350 Programming for Informatics Applications
4.00
Second Language
4.00
Fourth Year
7th Semester
Credits
Major Elective
3.00
Major Elective
3.00
Major Elective
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
8th Semester
Credits
Major Elective
3.00
Major Elective
3.00
Major Elective
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00