Computational biology is a growing field of study in the life sciences. This major, which is administered by the Department of Biological Sciences in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and SCI's Department of Computer Science, trains students in the computer programming, laboratory techniques, and other skills they will need to succeed in graduate school and in the workforce.
What can you do with a degree in computational biology?
Students have a broad range of professional opportunities. Many students go on to pursue graduate degrees in computational biology itself or a closely related field, like automated science, bioinformatics or quantitative genetics. Students may go on to work in fields like pharmaceuticals, bioinformatics, medicine, and beyond.
View full computational biology degree requirements in the Pitt Course Catalog.