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What is a Biomathematics Degree?

Biomathematics is an interdisciplinary program incorporating courses in mathematics, biology and computer science, offered via collaboration between the mathematics and biology departments. Students getting a biomathematics degree take a set of core courses, primarily during their freshman and sophomore years. Students specialize during their junior and senior years in computer science, mathematics, or biology, and continue with advanced interdisciplinary training. Graduates from the biomathematics degree program are highly competitive for admission to graduate programs and employment in bioinformatics, biostatistics, biomedical engineering, biomathematics and medicine.

Why Florida Tech

In terms of student-resources, Florida Tech can match up to nearly every biomathematics college in the country. Students have access to the F.W. Olin Life Sciences Building where the Department of Biological Sciences is located. The facility has eight teaching and 12 research laboratories, a workstation computer facility and an electron microscopy suite. In addition, there are two computer labs in the math department with sophisticated mathematical and statistical software packages such as MATLAB, Mathematics, SAS and SPSS.

Research Project Opportunities

Biomathematics degree seeking students complete research projects on a wide variety of phenomena that can be modeled through mathematics. From sea level to DNA level, these projects range widely depending on student interest and ideal biomathematics jobs. Some past projects include:

  • Cancer treatment modeling
  • Protein interaction
  • Coral bleaching
  • Infectious disease modeling
  • Neuronal activity modeling

Career Outcomes

Biomathematics careers reliant on a foundation in the mathematical sciences include:

  • Computer Programmers
  • Database Administrators
  • Economists
  • Mathematicians
  • Nuclear Engineers
  • Statisticians

Biomathematics careers for those with an interest in biology include:

  • Agricultural and Food Scientists
  • Biomedical Engineers
  • Marine Biologists
  • Pharmacists
  • Microbiologists