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Master's Program

Translational Bioinformatics Emphasis

This specialization emphasizes applications to health, especially genomics and precision medicine. Graduates of this emphasis will be skilled in developing and applying genomic tools. This emphasis is NOT available online.

Best suited for computer scientists and biologists.

Program of Study

Translational Bioinformatics Emphasis

YEAR 1

Fall Semester 

BMI 6018 - Intro to Program for Biomed Data Science (3)

BMI 6030 - Foundations of Bioinformatics (2)

BMI 6203 - Clinical Database Design (2)

BMI 6810 - DBMI Business Seminar (0.5)

Spring Semester

BMI 6016 - Biomedical Data Wrangling & Quality (2)

BMI 6106 - Intro to Prob & Stats for Biomed Data Science (3)  

BMI 6120 - Standards in Biomedical Informatics (2)

BMI 6810 - DBMI Business Seminar (0.5)

COMP 5360 - Intro to Data Science (3)

 

NOTE: BMI 7902 - BMI Practicum (3-4) must be completed before the Capstone presentation, and it can be taken after first-year courses are completed. 

YEAR 2 

Fall Semester 

BMI 6015 - Applied Machine Learning in Biomed Informatics (3) 

BMI 6810 - DBMI Business Seminar (0.5)

Data Visualization (1.5-3) - Select One: 

  • IS 6491 - Data Visualization (1.5, Preferred)
  • CS 6630 - Visualization for Data Scientists (3)
  • COMP 5190 - Foundation of Data Analysis (3)
  • SIME 6000 - Analytics for Systems Management (3)
  • The MS Program will provide details on how to register for these options.

Spring Semester

BMI 6021 - RNA-seq in Computational Analysis (2)

BMI 6305 - Principles of Leadership (1.5)

BMI 6810 - DBMI Business Seminar (0.5)

BMI 6975 - Capstone Project MS (1)

Elective (at 1.5 or above) - Select One: 

  • MDCRC 6150 - Foundations in Personalized Health Care (2)
  • MDCRC 6420/HGEN 6421 - Genetics of Complex Disease (1.5)
  • BMI 6060 - Computational Genomics (3)
  • Other relevant courses (TBD, MS Program approval required)

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MS Fall Application Deadline

February 15th

Program decisions are typically delivered
6-8 weeks after the submission deadline.

Master’s Application Information

Biomedical Informatics at the University of Utah