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Courses - Spring 2026
BIOL
Biology
Open Seats as of
11/27/2025 at 02:30 PM
BIOL706
Quantitative and Computational Biosciences
Credits: 4
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Coding knowledge.
Cross-listed with: BIPH706.
Credit only granted for: BIOL706, BIPH706 or BSCI435.
Establishes quantitative principles of how living systems work across scales from cells to organisms to populations while connecting mechanisms, models, and measurements. Traditional lectures are combined with computational modules available in Python, R, and MATLAB to help interdisciplinary students from physics, engineering, mathematics, computing, and the life sciences move from learning in the classroom to doing research in practice.
Cross-listed with BIPH706. Credit granted only for BIOL706 or BIPH706.