Biology Track

Non-Thesis option

Requires a minimum of 36 credit hours, at least 18 of which must be in mathematics.
There must be a 24 credit hours core of mathematics and statistics courses selected from the following*:
- Each of the following*: `
  - MATH 611 (Introduction to Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations);
  - MATH 647 (Mathematical Modeling);
  - STAT 610 (Theory of Statistics: Distribution Functions).
- At least 12 credit hours in core math classes. Suggested courses include:
  - MATH 603 (Methods of Applied Math II);
  - MATH 604 (Mathematical Foundations of Continuum Mechanics);
  - MATH 609 (Numerical Analysis);
  - MATH 610 (Numerical Methods in Partial Differential Equations);
  - MATH 612 (Partial Differential Equations);
  - MATH 613 (Graph Theory);
  - MATH 614 (Dynamical Systems and Chaos);
  - MATH 641 (Analysis for Applications I);
  - MATH 642 (Analysis for Applications II);
  - MATH 648 (Computational Algebraic Geometry);
  - MATH 669 (Seminar in Mathematical Biology).
- One of the following:
  - STAT 614 (Probability for Statistics);
  - STAT 615 (Stochastic Processes);
  - STAT 621 (Advanced Stochastic Processes);
  - STAT 647 (Spatial Statistics).
There must be a minimum of 12 credit hours in a coordinated minor outside of the mathematics department. Suggested courses include:
- Computer Science and Engineering
  - CSCE 628/BICH 628 (Computational Biology);
  - CSCE 636 (Neural Networks).
- Biostatistics
  - STAT 643 (Biostatistics I);
  - STAT 644 (Biostatistics II);
  - STAT 645 (Applied Biostatistics and Data Analysis);
  - STAT 646 (Statistical Bioinformatics);
  - STAT 647 (Spatial Statistics);
  - STAT 661 (Statistical Genetics);
  - STAT 662 (Advanced Statistical Genetics).
- Veterinary Integrative Biosciences
  - VIBS 607 (Applied Epidemiology);
  - VIBS 608 (Epidemiology Methods I);
  - VIBS 610 (Epidemiologic Methods II and Data Analysis);
  - VIBS 613 (Evolutionary Bioinformatics).
- Genetics
  - GENE 603 (Genetics);
  - GENE 612 (Population Genetics);
  - GENE 613 (Quantitative Genetics).
- Biology
  - BIOL 627/NRSC 601 (Principles of Neuroscience I);
  - BIOL 628/NRSC 602 (Principles of Neuroscience II);
  - BIOL 650 (Genomics);
  - BIOL 651 (Bioinformatics).
- Biomedical Engineering
  - BMEN 611 (Biomedical Imaging Systems);
  - BMEN 620 (Bio-Optical Imaging);
  - BMEN 631 (Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems);
  - BMEN 632 (Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics);
  - BMEN 652 (Cell Mechanobiology);
  - BMEN 660 (Vascular Mechanics);
  - BMEN 661 (Cardiac Mechanics);
  - BMEN 662 (Vascular Fluid Mechanics);
  - BMEN 663 (Soft Tissue Mechanics and Finite Element Methods);
  - BMEN 680 (Biomedical Engineering of Tissues).
- Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
  - WFSC 610 (Evolutionary Ecology);
  - WFSC 613 (Animal Ecology);
  - WFSC 622 (Behavioral Ecology);
  - WFSC 624 (Dynamics of Populations);
  - WFSC 633 (Conservation Genetics).

*Substitutions for core courses may be allowed in special cases but require approval of the Graduate Office.