WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE
PROPOSAL FOR A NEW OR REVISED PROGRAM
Date:
November 28, 2007
Department:
Biotechnology
Title of Program:
Concentration in Bioinformatics
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New major
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Change in an existing major
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New concentration unde
r an existing major
_
_
New minor
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Change in an existing minor
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X
___
Change in an existing concentration in an existing major
Number of credits
required
in the
program
13 Credits beyond the requirements in the major
(from 17)
SPECIF
IC COURSE REQUIREMENTS
List courses currently required: (use separate sheets if necessary)
Old catalog copy:
Course #
Title
Credits
CS 140
Computer Science I
4
CS 145
Computer Science II
4
BI 201
Introduction to Cell Biolo
gy OR BI 203 Genetics
4
BT 378
Bioinformatics*
4
*note: BT 378 Bioinformatics requires BI 201 or BI 203 as a prerequisite
Elective Courses: (Select elective courses from the following groups depending
on major**)
I.
Biology Co
urses
BI 201
Cell Biology
4
BI 203
Genetics
4
BI 204
Microbiology
4
BI 375
Virology
4
BI 371
Molecular Biology
4
BI 306
Developmental Biology
4
BT 376
Biotechnology
4
BI 353
Tree of Life: Evolutionary Systematics
4
II.
Ch
emistry Courses
CH 120
General Chemistry I
4
CH 121
General Chemistry II
4
CH 201
Organic Chemistry I (lecture)
3
CH 202
Organic Chemistry II
(lecture)
3
CH 410
Biochemistry I
4
CH 415
Nucleic Acids Biochemistry
3
III.
Computer Science Cour
ses
CS 242
Data Structures
3
CS 282
UNIX Systems Programming
3
CS 400
Database Design
3
IV.
Math Courses
MA 200
Calculus I
4
MA 201
Calculus II
4
MA 220
Discrete Math I
4
MA 302
Probability and Statistics
3
MA 303
Mathematical Mode
ling
3
** Number of electives needed beyond the requirements of the major:
Biology Major:
at least three courses in Group III
Biotechnology Major
at least three courses in Group III
Chemistry Major
at least three courses in Group III and one
course i
n Group I
Computer Science Major
at least one course in Group I, two courses
in group II and MA 303 from Group IV
The purpose of this interdisciplinary concentration is to prepare students to enter the
computer
-
intensive fields of bioinformatics, computati
onal biology, computational
chemistry and molecular modeling including genomics and proteonomics. With the
advent of the Human Genome Project, an explosion of genomics information has
occurred, and databases such as GenBank and EMBL have grown at a rate th
at now
requires storage, organizing and indexing of the information. Questions of gene
expression have led to computational biology, the process of analyzing genomic
sequences and to the field of proteonomics, the understanding of protein structure and
fun
ction. The information obtained by computational biology and computational
chemistry is used in the design of new drugs to treat a variety of diseases. Major drug
and biotechnology companies are seeking people trained in bioinformatics.
List proposed new
courses (use separate sheet if necessary). Please attach course proposal
forms).
Note: Prerequisites to required courses should be explicitly listed as program requirements.
Any new course(s) being proposed should be submitted separately to the All Col
lege
Committee
for referral to the UCC.
New requirements in form of old catalog copy:
Course #
Title
Credits
CS 140
Introduction to Programming
4
BI 201
Cell Biology OR BI 203 Genetics*
4
BT 378
Bioinformatics*
4
*note: BT 378 Bioinformatics requires BI 201 or BI 203 as a prerequisite
Elective Courses: (Select elective courses from the following groups depending on
major**)
I.
Biology Courses
BI 201
Cell Biology
4
BI 203
Genetics
4
BI 204
Micro
biology
4
BI 375
Virology
4
BI 371
Molecular Biology
4
BI 306
Developmental Biology
4
BT 376
Biotechnology
4
BI 353
Tree of Life: Evolutionary Systematics
4
II.
Chemistry Courses
CH 120
General Chemistry I
4
CH 121
General Chemi
stry II
4
CH 201
Organic Chemistry I (lecture)
3
CH 202
Organic Chemistry II
(lecture)
3
CH 410
Biochemistry I
4
CH 415
Nucleic Acids Biochemistry
3
III.
Computer Science Courses
CS 242
Data Structures
3
CS 282
UNIX Systems Programming
3
CS 265
Database Applications
3
CS 400
Database Design
3
IV.
Math Courses
MA 200
Calculus I
4
MA 201
Calculus II
4
MA 220
Discrete Math I
4
MA 302
Probability and Statistics
3
MA 303
Mathematical Modeling
3
** Number of electives n
eeded beyond the requirements of the major.
Biology Major:
at least three courses in Group III
Biotechnology Major
at least three courses in Group III
Chemistry Major
at least three courses in Group III and one course in
Group I
Computer Science Major
at
least one course in Group I, two courses in group
II, CS 400 from Group III, and MA 201 and MA
303 from Group IV
The purpose of this interdisciplinary concentration is to prepare students to enter the
computer
-
intensive fields of bioinformatics, computatio
nal biology, computational
chemistry and molecular modeling including genomics and proteonomics. With the
advent of the Human Genome Project, an explosion of genomics information has
occurred, and databases such as GenBank and EMBL have grown at a rate tha
t now
requires storage, organizing and indexing of the information. Questions of gene
expression have led to computational biology, the process of analyzing genomic
sequences and to the field of proteonomics, the understanding of protein structure and
func
tion. The information obtained by computational biology and computational
chemistry is used in the design of new drugs to treat a variety of diseases. Major drug
and biotechnology companies are seeking people trained in bioinformatics.
Proposed new catal
og copy (simplified):
Major in Biotechnology, Concentration in Bioinformatics
The purpose of this interdisciplinary concentration is to prepare students to enter the
computer
-
intensive fields of bioinformatics, computational biology, computational
chemistr
y and molecular modeling including genomics and proteonomics. With the
advent of the Human Genome Project, an explosion of genomics information has
occurred, and databases such as GenBank and EMBL have grown at a rate that now
requires storage, organizing
and indexing of the information. Questions of gene
expression have led to computational biology, the process of analyzing genomic
sequences and to the field of proteonomics, the understanding of protein structure and
function. The information obtained by c
omputational biology and computational
chemistry is used in the design of new drugs to treat a variety of diseases. Major drug and
biotechnology companies are seeking people trained in bioinformatics.
In addition to the requirements for the Major in Biotec
hnology:
Course #
Title
Credits
BT 378
Bioinformatics
*
4
CS 140
Introduction to Programming
4
CS 242
Data Structures
3
CS 282
UNIX Systems Programming
3
CS 265
Database Applications
3
*co
unts as a Biotechnology Major Elective.
Indicate what additional staff will be required by this proposal.
_____None.___________________________________________________________________
Briefly explain the rationale for this proposal.
CS 145 is removed from
the requirements because the Computer Science department is no longer
offering it.
CS 265 can be taken by non
-
CS majors instead of CS 400. CS 400 is more theoretical than is
needed for non
-
CS majors.
LIBRARY EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR THIS PR
OPOSAL
1.
Does the library currently own the core monographs, core journals and the core audio
-
visual
materials in the field?
a. Core monographs
yes
X
no ____
b. Core journals
yes
X
no ____
c. Core Audio
-
Visual materials
yes
X
no ____
2
.
Does the library have access to relevant online databases?
Yes ____
No
X
3.
Do you anticipate that a large proportion of the necessary core materials will have to be
supplied via interlibrary loan?
Yes ____
No
X
4.
Specify any additional libr
ary equipment or materials that would be required.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
5.
What instrument did you use to assess the library res
ources. Please specify.
INTERNET ACCESS TO THE REQUIRED JOURNALS AND WEBSITES, ALL WHICH
ARE FREE TO USER
Department Vote:
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Signature: ___________________________________________
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Department Chair
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