MS在生物信息学课程中的重点是为生物信息学的中层工业职位做准备，而MS学位构成了“专业前MS”。要被录取，学生至少需要学士学位。在与生物信息学有关的领域。通常，参加MS计划的学生在计算领域或生物化学/分子生物学方面都有实力，但不能同时具备这两种能力。拥有生物信息学硕士学位的学生应：•掌握生物信息学的核心概念，包括计算生物学，数据库设计和实现以及概率和统计。通过生物信息学的工业或学术实习，展示在专业环境中应用技能的能力。能够以书面和口头形式有效地交流科学信息。
The thesis track is designed for MS in Bioinformatics students who are interested in conducting research. This track is strongly advised if you may be interested in pursuing a PhD in the future. Researching and writing a master's thesis is an academically intensive process that takes the place of 8 credits of traditional coursework. Students work with a faculty advisor to choose a topic of interest, engage in high-level study of that topic, and develop a paper that is suitable for presentation at a conference or submission to a journal.