Biomathematics

Faculty

Jakub S. Jasinski, Ph.D., Chair
Maureen T. Carroll, Ph.D.
Steven T. Dougherty, Ph.D.
Anthony P. Ferzola, Ph.D.
Jennifer Franko, Ph.D.
John J. Levko, S.J., Ph.D.
Kenneth G. Monks, Ph.D.
Jerry R. Muir Jr., Ph.D.
Stacey Muir, Ph.D.
Masood Otarod, Sc.D.
Krzysztof Plotka, Ph.D.
Thomas A. Shimkus, Ph.D.
Zhongcheng Xiong, Ph.D.

Overview

The Biomathematics major leads to employment or graduate study ranging from biostatistics through public health to medicine. The major contains four tracks: Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, or Population Biology. Students interested in medical school should alter the standard schedule so that General Biochemistry can be elected in the third year. This may be done by attending summer sessions, by using AP credits, or – when approved by an academic advisor – by shifting General and Analytical Chemistry to the first year and Organic Chemistry to the second year.

Biomathematics Curriculum
Dept. and No.				Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
				FIRST YEAR	FALL	SPRING
MAJOR		MATH 114–221		Analysis I–II	4	4
MAJOR		BIOL 141-142		General Biology I-II	4.5	4.5
GE C/IL		C/IL 102		Computing & Information Literacy		3
GE SPCH - WRTG		COMM 100 - WRTG 107		Public Speaking - Composition	3	3
GE PHIL		PHIL 120		Introduction to Philosophy	3
GE FSEM-PHED		INTD 100 - PHED ELECT		Freshman Seminar - Physical Education	1	0.5
GE				Elective
					15.5	15
				SECOND YEAR
MAJOR		MATH 222–341		Analysis III–Differential Equations	4	4
MAJOR		BIO ELECT 1 - BIOL 379		Track Electives - Biostatistics	4.5-5	3
COGNATE		CHEM 112-113		General & Analytical Chemistry	4.5	4.5
GE T/RS		T/RS 121-122		Theology I-II	3	3
GE PHIL		PHIL 210		Ethics		3
GE PHED		PHED ELECT		Physical Education	1	0.5
					17.5	18
				THIRD YEAR
MAJOR		MATH 312-351		App. Prob. & Math. Stats - Linear Algebra	3	3
COGNATE		CHEM 232-233		Organic Chemistry I-II	4.5	4.5
COGNATE		PHYS 140-141		Elements of Physics I-II	4	4
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Electives	3	3
GE ELECT		FREE ELECT		Free Elective		3
GE PHED		PHED ELECT		Physical Education	0.5	0.5
					16	18
				FOURTH YEAR
MAJOR		BIOL ELECT 1		Track Elective	3-5	3-5
MAJOR		MATH 463		Topics in Biomathematics		3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Elective	3	3
GE S/BH		S/BH ELECT		Social/Behavioral Electives	3	3
GE PHIL-T/RS		PHIL-T/RS ELECT		Philosophy or Theology Elective	3
GE ELECT		FREE ELECTIVE		Free Elective	3	3
					15-17	15-17
					Total: 130-134 Credits
1 Biology electives must all come from one track. In the fall of the second year students must take the following 5-credit courses: Epidemiology Track: BIOL 371; Molecular Biology Track: BIOL 361; Physiology Track: BIOL 349; Population Biology Track: BIOL 371. The remaining two courses may be selected from the following in the fourth year: Epidemiology Track: BIOL 250, 260 or 344; Molecular Biology Track: BIOL 260 or 362; Physiology Track: BIOL 245, 345, 347, 348, 445 or 446. Population Biology Track: BIOL 370, 375 or 472.