MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOINFORMATICS

ABOUT THE PROGRAM A joint offering of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering

This innovative program prepares students for success by drawing from the strengths of Johns Hopkins’ Biotechnology and Engineering programs to create a comprehensive Bioinformatics curriculum.

The program integrates computer science, biosciences, and bioinformatics disciplines. Students complete 11 courses for the degree: five core courses, four concentration courses, a bioscience elective and a computer science elective.

FLEXIBLE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

Designed for working adults, the program offers courses conveniently online and onsite. Students can elect to complete the degree entirely online. Onsite courses are taught during evenings or weekends at the Homewood campus in Baltimore, MD; the Montgomery

County Campus in Rockville, MD; or Applied Physics Laboratory in Columbia, MD. Students have up to five years to complete their degree. Typically, students working full-time complete the degree in two years.

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS Five Core Courses» Molecular Biology

» Epigenetics, Gene Orgainization and Expression

» Introduction to Bioinformatics OR Biological Databases and Database Tools

» Practical Computer Concepts for Bioinformatics OR Principles of Database Systems

» Foundations of Algorithms

Sample Computer Science Electives» Foundations of Software Engineering

» Evolutionary Computation

» Rich Internet Applications with Ajax

Sample Concentration Courses» Statistics for Bioinformatics

» Protein Bioinformatics

» Molecular Phylogenetic Techniques

» Next Generation DNA Sequencing and Analysis

» Linked Data & the Semantic Web

» Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems

Sample Biotechnology Electives» Human Molecular Genetics

» Cancer Biology

» Emerging Infectious Diseases

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Please visit bioinformatics.jhu.edu for a complete list of application requirements.

FOR MOREINFORMATION

Bob LessickProgram Director, Bioinformatics 410.516.8989 lessick@jhu.edu

CONTACT ADMISSIONS aapinfo@jhu.edu 202.452.1940 800.847.3330

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updated as of 1/2017

FINANCIAL AID Office of Student Financial Services can provide assistance with:» Understanding the eligibility for federal

student aid

» Determining your federal loan options

» Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

» For more information, please visit: advanced.jhu.edu/finaid or email aapfinaid@jhu.edu

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CREDENTIALS AND PREREQUISITES*

» Undergraduate degree in the biological sciences or engineering with at least a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

» Two semesters of Organic Chemistry (or 410.302 Bio-Organic Chemistry)

» One semester of Biochemistry (or 410.601 Biochemistry)

» Introduction to Programming using Java, C++, or C (or 605.201 Introduction to Programming Using Java)

» Data Structures (or 605.202 Data Structures)

» One course in Probability and Statistics (or 410.645 Biostatistics)

» Calculus

*All prerequisite courses are offered at Johns Hopkins.