Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics
University of Maryland Global Campus

Program Details

Become qualified bioinformatics professionals with these online biotechnology degrees. This in-demand field blends biology, computer science, and mathematics. The curriculum provides real-world experience in these areas and covers case studies of biotechnology companies tackling real challenges.  

Courses cover such topics as:

  • Perl and Java coding
  • Big data, next-generation sequencing data and scientific data analyses
  • Sequence alignments and phylogenetic analyses
  • Biostatistics, databases and data structures, algorithms, and mathematical modeling

Graduates are professionals in public and private-sector organizations.

% Online

100% Online

School Accreditation & Licensing

University of Maryland Global Campus is accredited by:

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

Program Requirements & Restrictions

Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Application Requirements

Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s)

Additional Info

  • Background in biology, molecular biology, mathematics, and/or computer science as well as statistics and computer programming