Computer Engeneering (Bioinformatics)

UF EDGE offers online master's degrees from seven of our gator engineering departments with multiple degree program tracks (emphasized areas of study) available in these seven majors. Each master's degree program consists of 10 courses. Courses are offered on a semesterly basis, with various course offerings for the fall, spring and summer terms. You can begin a degree program in any one of these three semesters and are free to take as many or as few courses as your work and life schedule permits each semester.
Master's degrees can be completed in as little as 24 months. The courses you will be taking in the master's degree program are combined classroom courses where local UF graduate students are participating in the same courses that you will be watching online and you will be able to communicate with these on-campus students through the UF online eLearning environment. Course lectures are captured daily from these live lecture classrooms and are posted online the same day in an interopable format both for download or immediate playback. All course assignments are submitted are returned electronically and exams are administered at your place of work using a proctor and are emailed or faxed in for grading. You are never required to travel to campus.
Also, since the classes you are completing are the exact same courses our on-campus graduate students take, your degree earned is the exact same de gree as our on-campus students, with absolutely no mention of "distance learning" on your diploma or transcript.

In the 10 course sequence towards the master’s degree, students must complete 4 core

courses. All students take COT 5405 and then choose 3 other ‘core’ CISE courses from the list below.

COT 5405 Analysis of Algorithms (all students)

Three from the following five core courses

CDA 5155 Computer Architecture Principles

COP 5555 Programming Language Principles

COP 5615 Distributed Operating System Principles

CNT 5106C Computer Networks

COP 5536 Advanced Data Structures

CISE EDGE Courses Emphasizing ‘Bioinformatics’

CAP 5510 Bioinformatics

CIS 6930 Mathematical Techniques for Intelligent Systems

CAP 5515 Computational Molecular Biology

CAP 6610 Machine Learning

Admission is coordinated by the Computer & Information Science & Engineering department. Applicants must have:• A bachelor of science degree in computer science or computer engineering with a cumulativeundergraduate upper-division GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale • Satisfactory scores on the general portion of the Graduate Record Examination(GRE) totaling 1100 (math and verbal, with math>600, verbal>400). English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6 TOEFL paper-based test score : 600 TOEFL iBT® test: 80

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• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

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Many departments and colleges within UF offer scholarships, assistantships and fellowships to qualified students pursuing master’s degrees and doctoral degrees. Contact your specific graduate program to find out what financial aid opportunities are available at the department and college level, and what is required to qualify for them.

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The University of Florida is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award bachelor, master, specialist, engineer, doctoral and professional degrees.

The UF College of Engineering is ranked as the #1 engineering college in Florida and as one of the top 25 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Our faculty is recognized internationally for doing cutting-edge research. They bring their expertise and enthusiasm into the classroom to provide students with the most up-to-date knowledge in the field.