Informatics Educational Institutions & Programs

University of Memphis

Type	Public
Established	1912 (1912)
President	M. David Rudd
Location	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and gray
Nickname	Jaguars
Website	memphis.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=19430

University of Memphis, also called UofM, is a public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The university is organized into 13 colleges and schools offering "17 bachelor's degrees in more than 250 areas of study, Master's degrees in 54 subjects, [and] Doctoral degrees in 26 disciplines."^[1] UofM is classified as a research university with high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.^[2] The university enrolled more than 20,500 students, and several of its graduate-level health programs ranked top-25 according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.^[3]

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:

M.S. in Biostatistics

31–34 credit hours, completed in roughly two years; "Candidates may choose from a thesis or a non-thesis track under the supervision of a faculty research mentor."

Available online? No

Program URL: https://catalog.memphis.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=24&poid=9479&hl=bioinformatics&returnto=search

Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics

15 credit hours over five courses

Available online? No

Program URL: https://catalog.memphis.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=24&poid=9420&hl=bioinformatics&returnto=search

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