Academic Requirements: M.Sc. Studies
in Mathematics and Computer Science
Duration
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24 months |
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30 credit points (at least 18 within the 1st year) |
1st year Student Seminar
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Obligatory (no credit points). |
Research Proposal
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Should be submitted by the 12th month |
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Thesis
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Should be submitted by the 24th month |
M.Sc. Exam
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Within 1 month of the thesis submission deadline |
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First year students may obtain credit points for projects. Each project will ordinarily involve 8 hours of effort per week for 15 weeks and will carry a maximum of 2 credits. There is a limit of one project per semester, and a student cannot get credit for two projects with the same supervisor. All projects must be approved by the Board of Studies
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Students may obtain credit points for participation in the enrichment courses program. Upon recommendation of the course instructors AND approval by the Chair of the Board of Studies, each course will carry a maximum of 2 credit points.
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Bioinformatics - Mathematics and Computer Science Track
Duration
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24 months |
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Credit Points*
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26 credit points (at least 16 within the 1st year) |
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3 rotations in three different Research Groups.
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Safety Course
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Obligatory (no credit points) |
Ethics Course
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Obligatory (no credit points) |
Courses
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At least 8 credit points: Bioinformatics
At least 6 credit points: CS & Math
At least 6 credit points: Biology
At least 2 credit points: Technical
The remainder of credit points from the programs in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Math & CS and Chemical Sciences |
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Thesis
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Should be submitted by the 24th month |
M.Sc. Exam
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Within 1 month of the thesis submission deadline |
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First year students may obtain credit points for projects. Each project will ordinarily involve 8 hours of effort per week for 15 weeks and will carry a maximum of 2 credits. There is a limit of one project per semester, and a student cannot get credit for two projects with the same supervisor. All projects must be approved by the Board of Studies
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Must be taken from the Bioinformatics program (see below). Deviations must be approved, in advance, by the Board of Studies.
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More information about the students program and activities of the Moross Research School.
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Courses, Life Sciences Bioinformatics track, 2012-2013
Bioinformatics:
Regulatory Genomics
Mathematical Modeling in Biology and Medicine
Population Genetics and Genome Evolution
Neural networks: Theoretical models of brain function
Statistical Thermodynamics
Information Theory and Applications
CS & Math:
FUN (Faculty New Students Union) Seminar
Basics of Partial Differential Equations
Statistical Thermodynamics
Topics in Data Acquisition and Analysis
Algebra through Examples
Algorithmic Game Theory
Basic Topics 1
Information Theory and Applications
Introduction to Computer Vision
Introduction to Machine Learning and Statistics
Partial Differential Equations 1
Partial Differential Equations 2
Randomized Algorithms
Biology:
An Overview of Molecular Biology*
Biology of Cell Death
Intro to Neurosciences: Neurogenetics – from genes to behavior and physiology
Intro to Neurosciences: Systems neuroscience – concepts and methods
Neural networks: Theoretical models of brain function
Philosophy of Science
Signal Transduction
The RNA World
Vertebrate Organogenesis
Protein Structure and Function 1
Thermodynamic Foundations of Life Sciences
Technical:
Perl Programming for Bioinformatics and the Internet
Scientific “Soft Skills”
Scientific Writing
Scientific Communication |
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Feinberg Graduate School
Physical Sciences
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