University of North Carolina - Charlotte

University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Type	Public
Established	1946 (1946)
Chancellor	Philip L. Dubois
Provost	Joan Lorden
Dean	Christine Reed Davis
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Green and white
Nickname	49ers
Website	uncc.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=18797

University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte or UNCC) is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The university offers more than 190 different undergraduate and graduate programs across its 10 colleges and schools. UNO is classified as a research university with high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university enrolled nearly 28,000 students, and it ranked 202 among national universities according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:

Minor in Bioinformatics and Genomics

15 credit hours over five courses

Available online? No

Program URL: http://bioinformatics.uncc.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate-minor-bioinformatics-and-genomics

B.S. in Computer Science, Bioinformatics Concentration

120 credit hours, 21–23 of which are concentration requirements

Available online? No

Program URL: http://bioinformatics.uncc.edu/academics/academic-programs/computer-science-bioinformatics-concentration-bs

M.S. in Bioinformatics

34 credit hours, completed in roughly two years

Available online? No

Program URL: http://bioinformatics.uncc.edu/academics/academic-programs/bioinformatics-ms-program

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

?? credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: http://bioinformatics.uncc.edu/educational-opportunities/academic-programs/bcb-phd-program

Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics (two versions)

Bioinformatics Technology: 15 credit hours; Bioinformatics Applications: 12 credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: http://bioinformatics.uncc.edu/educational-opportunities/bioinformatics-graduate-certificates

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

P.S.M. in Health Informatics

35 credit hours, completed in roughly two years; "The PSM does not have a thesis requirement, instead all students are required to participate in an internship/practicum lasting a minimum of 160 project hours."

Available online? No

Program URL: http://hi.uncc.edu/academics

Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics

15 credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: http://hi.uncc.edu/academics

Internship in Health Informatics

See the program URL for details.

Available online? No

Program URL: http://hi.uncc.edu/academics/internship