Succesful completion of a doctoral degree in the Systems Biology home area of the Bioinformatics IDP requires 36 units of coursework spread over 9 classes, of which 20 units (5 classes) must be completed for a letter grade. Of these 5 classes, at least 4 must be in the 200-series of courses.
Required classes:
Bioinformatics M291. Systems Biology: Practical Data Analysis (4 units, Fall)
Bioinformatics M292. Systems Biology: Mechanistic Modeling (4 units, Winter)
Bioinformatics M293. Systems Biology: Concepts and Themes (4 units, Spring)
MIMG C234. Ethics and Accountability in Biomedical Research
Bioinformatics 201. Student seminar series (6 quarters / 2 years)
4 units of 200-level seminar or journal club courses approved by the program
Bioinformatics 596. Laboratory rotations (6 units, Fall, Winter and Spring quarter in first year)
Bioinformatics 596 or 599. Thesis research (every quarter until degree completion)
Teaching Experience: One quarter of teaching experience is required by the end of the third year.