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Biological Analytics Minor, B.A., B.A.A., B.S.

The Biological Analytics minor prepares students for data driven careers by integrating the biological and data sciences.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I - Data Science (13 hours)

DAS 150QRIntroduction to Data Science

3(2-2)

DAS 251Data Visualizations and Programming using Tableau

1(1-1)

DAS 252Data Visualization and Programming using R/RStudio

1(1-1)

DAS 253Data Visualization and Programming using SAS

1(1-1)

DAS 260Data Integrity and Ethics

1(1-1)

DAS 350Exploratory Data Analytics

3(2-2)

DAS 450Applied Analytics I

3(3-1)

Required Courses II - Biology (4 hours)

BIO 111Foundations of Evolution and Diversity

4(3-3)

Required Courses III - Genetics and Statistics (6-7 hours)

Select one of the following options:

Option 1 - Biology Majors (7 hours)

BIO 211Foundations of Genetics

4(3-3)

BIO 500Biological Statistics

3(2-2)

Note: BIO 211 requires BIO 111 and BIO 112 as it is part of the foundational core sequence taken by all Biology Majors.

Option 2 - Data Science Majors (6 hours)

BIO 315Human Genetics

3(3-0)

STA 382QRElementary Statistical Analysis

3(3-0)

Electives (3-4 hours)

Select one of the following:
BIO 573Applied Genomics

3(3-0)

BIO 575Applied Bioinformatics

4(3-3)

Total: 26-28 semester hours