该计划利用来自九个大学部门的专业知识和资源，提供独特的跨学科培训，以帮助您解决遗传学，基因组学，种群生物学，数学建模，统计学和计算机科学中最前沿的问题。根据您的兴趣，您可以将研究重点放在生物科学或计算机科学/数学科学上。无论您的专业是什么，该计划在这两个方面都提供了坚实的知识基础。例如，生物学家将学习进行生物信息学研究所需的计算工具，而数学家和计算机科学家将获得一般生物学和遗传学的背景知识。
This degree addresses the regional and national need for technically trained managers who will be able to lead teams of bioinformaticians in both the public and private sectors. The degree combines a solid foundation in bioinformatics research, tools, and techniques, with the management skills needed to address the associated legal, ethical, managerial, and business issues.Students seeking advancement in their current bioinformatics careers that requires an advanced degree in bioinformatics combined with management expertise.Students with a general background in biological science or computational methods who are planning to enter the field of bioinformatics as managers and would like to strengthen their bioinformatics and managerial expertise.