Prospective students who have completed a bachelor\u2019s degree may apply for admission to the PhD program. The PhD requires a total of 64 credits, consisting of lecture, laboratory and seminar courses and research credits. While there is a set of required core courses, the precise course of study will be determined in consultation with the student\u2019s academic advisor, and will reflect the student\u2019s background and interests.<\/p>\n
In order to be admitted to PhD candidacy, students must demonstrate mastery of the core subject matter (no lower than a \u201cB\u201d in core courses) and successfully complete\u00a0the oral\u00a0qualifying examination by the end of the second year.<\/p>\n
ENG BE 562: Computational Biology: Genomes, Networks, Evolution (4 cr.)<\/strong><\/p>\n GRS MA 681: Accelerated Intro. to Statistical Methods for Quantitative Research (4 cr.)<\/strong><\/p>\n ENG BF 690: Bioinformatics Challenge Project (2 cr.\/2 cr.) <\/strong><\/p>\n ENG BF 752: Legal & Ethical Issues of Science and Technology \u00a0(4 cr.)<\/strong><\/p>\n ENG BF 810 Laboratory Rotation System (1 cr each, 3 total)<\/strong><\/p>\n ENG BF 820: Research Opportunities in Bioinformatics (1 cr.)<\/strong><\/p>\n ENG BF 821: Bioinformatics Graduate Seminar (2 cr.\/2 cr.)<\/strong><\/p>\n Choice of one Comp\/Math core course<\/span><\/u>:<\/span><\/p>\n CAS CS 542 Machine Learning (4 cr)<\/strong><\/p>\n GRS MA 770 Mathematical and Statistical Methods of Bioinformatics (4 cr)<\/strong><\/p>\n ENG BF 571: Dynamics and Evolution of Biological Networks (4 cr.)<\/strong><\/p>\n ENG BF 768: Biological Database Analysis (4 cr.)<\/strong><\/p>\n Choice of one Biology core course<\/span><\/u>:<\/span><\/p>\n CAS BI 565 Functional Genomics (4 cr)<\/strong><\/p>\n ENG BF 751 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry: Molecules and Processes (4 cr)<\/strong><\/p>\n One non-research elective course (4 cr)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Three lab rotations are required during a Ph.D. student\u2019s first year, each lasting approximately 9 weeks. One rotation must be experimental, one computational, and the third can be either. Lab rotations must take place at Boston University, on either the Charles River campus or the Medical School campus.\u00a0\u00a0Only rotations done in laboratories located on-campus fulfill the rotation requirement.<\/p>\n All students are required to submit an annual report each fall. The report includes a list of courses completed, research projects and committee updates, journal publications, conference presentations or posters, teaching, Bioinformatics Community Service, financial support, report of oral examination, as well as a brief program evaluation.<\/p>\n There is a one semester teaching requirement for all PhD students in the Bioinformatics Program.<\/p>\n The goal of the oral qualifying exam is for the student to demonstrate his or her general proficiency in bioinformatics, as well as command of the area(s) in which he or she intends to conduct research. Each student in the Bioinformatics Program will select a Qualifying Committee (QC) of 4 faculty members in the program during the first semester of their second year.\u00a0 The Qualifying Committee\u00a0must\u00a0include faculty members with biological\/experimental expertise, as well as\u00a0members with computational expertise.<\/p>\n All Ph.D. students are expected to defend the significance, originality and methodologies employed in their thesis research. This defense consists of two parts. The first is the public seminar open to the University community and based on the work by the student. The second is an oral defense of the work, which usually follows the public seminar, and is done privately before the student\u2019s Thesis Committee. The committee members ensure that the research is complete and understood by the candidate. At this time they can voice any concerns over the data or the preparation of the dissertation document. Depending on how well the thesis experiments are designed, performed, and defended, and how well the thesis is prepared, the committee will vote whether or not the thesis is complete and satisfactory.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Prospective students who have completed a bachelor\u2019s degree may apply for admission to the PhD program. The PhD requires a total of 64 credits, consisting of lecture, laboratory and seminar courses and research credits. 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Qualifying Examination <\/strong><\/h2>\n
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