To harness the unique educational and research training opportunities offered by the campus-wide Bioinformatics effort, several UCSD doctoral graduate programs offer students the option to develop – within their own doctoral degree program – a curriculum and research training that has an emphasis in Bioinformatics. Such students may then qualify to earn a Ph.D. degree from their respective doctoral Program with a Specialization in Bioinformatics.
A "Specialization" is a formal University of California mechanism that allows a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in the UC System to obtain the Doctoral equivalent of a minor in a particular area of specialization. Students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. with a Specialization in Bioinformatics will satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement of the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Graduate Program and pursue research that involves Bioinformatics with an advisor and/or co-advisor who is a training faculty of the BISB and BMI track.
The following Graduate Programs offer a Specialization in Bioinformatics: Bioengineering, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics.
| Old major code | TSS major code | Department |
|---|---|---|
| BE77 | BENG-PHD-003 | Bioengineering with specialization in Bioinformatics |
| BI80 | BIOL-PHD-005 | Biology with a specialization in Bioinformatics |
| BS76 | BIOM-PHD-002 | Biomedical Sciences with specialization in Bioinformatics |
| CH77 | CHEM-PHD-003 | Chemistry with specialization in Bioinformatics |
| CS78 | CSE-PHD-003 | Computer Science with specialization in Bioinformatics |
| MA78 | MATH-PHD-002 | Mathematics with specialization in Bioinformatics |
| PY78 | PHYS-PHD-003 | Physics with specialization in Bioinformatics |