Virginia Commonwealth University
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1838 |
| President | Michael Rao |
| Provost | Gail Hackett |
| Rector | William M. Ginther |
| Location | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Black and gold |
| Nickname | Rams |
| Website | vcu.edu |
| https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=19608 |
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The university is organized into 13 schools and one college offering 62 bachelor’s, 72 master’s, 41 doctoral, 47 post-baccalaureate and post-master’s certificate, and three first-professional degree programs.[1] VCU is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.[2] The university enrolled more than 31,000 students, and it ranked 164 among all national universities and 87 among "Top Public Schools" according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.[3]
Informatics programs
Bioinformatics
The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:
- B.S. in Bioinformatics (with three concentrations)
- 120 credit hours; available in biological/genomic, computational, and quantitative/statistical tracks
- Available online? No
- Program URL: https://cbds.vcu.edu/academics/undergraduate/
- Accelerated B.S. to M.S in Bioinformatics
- 132 credit hours (?); "...permits selected students majoring in bioinformatics to earn the bachelor of science and master’s degrees in a minimum of five years by taking certain graduate level courses during the senior year of their undergraduate program."
- Available online? No
- Program URL: https://cbds.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/
- M.S. in Bioinformatics
- 34 credit hours; available with both a thesis and non-thesis option, with non-thesis version leading to professional science master's.
- Available online? No
- Program URL: https://cbds.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/
- Ph.D. in Integrative Life Sciences, Bioinformatics and Genomics Concentration
- See the degree requirements for more information.
- Available online? No
- Program URL: https://clse.vcu.edu/ils-doctoral-program/about/
Additional external links
References
- ↑ "Facts and Rankings". Virginia Commonwealth University. https://www.vcu.edu/about/facts-and-rankings.html. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "Standard Listings". Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Indiana University. http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/standard.php. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "Virginia Commonwealth University". U.S. News & World Report - Best Colleges. U.S. News & World Report LLP. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/vcu-3735. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
