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Quantitative and Systems Biology
Degree Types: MS
The mission of the one year Quantitative and Systems Biology (QSB) program is to train students in quantitative and systems biology approaches and techniques that will enable them to succeed in top PhD and MD programs, or to directly enter research careers in industry or academia.
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Program Contact
Contact Abbi Witherspoon
Program Assistant
847-491-5061
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
Course Requirements
Total Units Required: 11
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | ||
| QSB 401-0 | Research Techniques, Writing & Presentation | |
| IBIS 410-0 | Quantitative Biology | |
| IBIS 402-0 or BIOL_SCI 361-0 |
Molecular Biology of Human Disease or Protein Structure and Function |
|
| IBIS 423-0 | Ethics in Biological Research | |
| Winter | ||
| QSB 499-0 | QSB Masters Research | |
| BIOL_SCI 323-0 or STAT 465-0 |
Bioinformatics: Sequence and Structure Analysis or Statistical Methods for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology |
|
| Choose one from the following: | ||
| BIOL_SCI 378-0 | Functional Genomics | |
| IBIS 406-0 | Advanced Topics in Cell Biology | |
| IBIS 407-0 | Genetics & Epigenetics | |
| STAT 465-0 or BIOL_SCI 323-0 |
Statistical Methods for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology or Bioinformatics: Sequence and Structure Analysis |
|
| Spring | ||
| QSB 499-0 | QSB Masters Research | |
| IBIS 432-0 | Statistics for Life Sciences | |
| Choose one from the following: | ||
| IBIS 401-0 | Molecular Biophysics | |
| IBIS 404-0 | Principles and Methods in Systems Biology | |
| BIOL_SCI 393-0 | Human Genomics | |
| Summer | ||
| QSB 590-0 | QSB Thesis Research | |
| IBIS 421-0 | Rigor & Reproducibility in Research * | |
*Optional
Other Degree Requirements
- Research: Students will perform laboratory research during three quarters over three academic quarters (QSB 499-0 QSB Masters Research (2X) and QSB 590-0 QSB Thesis Research)
- Master's thesis: Students must prepare and defend a master’s thesis