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Studies and Planning (Course 11)</a></li> <li><a href="/subjects/wgs/">Women's and Gender Studies (WGS)</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div id="right-col"> <div id="content" role="main" class="widthfix"> <h1 class="page-title">Computer Science and Molecular Biology (Course 6-7)</h1> <div id="textcontainer" class="page_content"> <p><a href="/interdisciplinary/undergraduate-programs/degrees/computer-science-molecular-biology/">Computer Science and Molecular Biology</a></p> <a name="bachelorofscienceincomputerscienceandmolecularbiology"></a> <h2>Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Molecular Biology</h2> <gir><a name="generalinstituterequirementsgirs"></a> <h3>General Institute Requirements (GIRs)</h3> <p>The General Institute Requirements include a Communication Requirement that is integrated into both the HASS Requirement and the requirements of each major; see details below.</p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="sc_sctable tbl_girs" summary="General Institute Requirements"> <colgroup> <col class="column0"/> <col class="column1"/> </colgroup> <thead> <tr class="sctablehead"> <th class="column0">Summary of Subject Requirements</th> <th class="column1">Subjects</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even firstrow"> <td class="column0 girscience">Science Requirement</td> <td class="column1">6</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="column0 girhumanities">Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Requirement; at least two of these subjects must be designated as communication-intensive (CI-H) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.</td> <td class="column1">8</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="column0 girelectives">Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [can be satisfied by <a href="/search/?P=5.12" title="5.12" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.12');">5.12</a> and <a href="/search/?P=6.C06" title="6.C06[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.C06');">6.C06[J]</a> in the Departmental Program]</td> <td class="column1">2</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="column0 girlab">Laboratory Requirement (12 units) [can be satisfied by <a href="/search/?P=7.003" title="7.003[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.003');">7.003[J]</a> or <a href="/search/?P=20.109" title="20.109" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '20.109');">20.109</a> in the Departmental Program]</td> <td class="column1">1</td> </tr> <tr class="even lastrow"> <td class="column0"><strong>Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree</strong></td> <td class="column1"><strong>17</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a name="physedrequirement"></a> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="sc_sctable tbl_girs" summary="Physical Education Requirements"> <colgroup> <col class="column0"/> <col class="column1"/> </colgroup> <thead> <tr class="sctablehead"> <th class="column0">Physical Education Requirement</th> <th class="column1"></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even firstrow"> <td class="column0 gircih">Swimming requirement, plus four physical education courses for eight points.</td> <td class="column1"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a name="plusdepartmentalprogram"></a> <a name="departmentalprogram"></a> <h3>Departmental Program</h3> <p>Choose at least two subjects in the major that are designated as communication-intensive (CI-M) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.</p> </gir> <table class="sc_courselist" width="100%"><colgroup><col class="codecol"/><col class="titlecol"/><col align="char" char="." class="hourscol"/></colgroup><tbody><tr class="even areaheader firstrow"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Required Subjects</span></td><td align="right"><strong>Units</strong></td></tr> <tr class="odd areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader areasubheader"><i>Mathematics and Introductory</i></span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.100A" title="6.100A" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.100A');">6.100A</a></td><td>Introduction to Computer Science Programming in Python <sup>1</sup></td><td class="hourscol">6</td></tr> <tr class="orclass even"><td class="codecol orclass">or聽<a href="/search/?P=6.100L" title="6.100L" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.100L');">6.100L</a></td><td colspan="2"> Introduction to Computer Science and Programming</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.120A" title="6.120A" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.120A');">6.120A</a></td><td>Discrete Mathematics and Proof for Computer Science</td><td class="hourscol">6</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.C06" title="6.C06[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.C06');">6.C06[J]</a></td><td>Linear Algebra and Optimization</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader areasubheader"><i>Chemistry</i></span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.12" title="5.12" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.12');">5.12</a></td><td>Organic Chemistry I</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.601" title="5.601" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.601');">5.601</a></td><td>Thermodynamics I</td><td class="hourscol">6</td></tr> <tr class="even areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader areasubheader"><i>Introductory Laboratory</i></span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areasubheader"><i>Select one of the following:</i></span></td><td class="hourscol">15-18</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=7.002" title="7.002" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.002');">7.002</a><br/><span style="margin-left:20px;" class="blockindent">&聽<a href="/search/?P=7.003" title="7.003[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.003');">7.003[J]</a></span></div></td><td>Fundamentals of Experimental Molecular Biology<br/><span style="margin-left:20px;" class="blockindent">and Applied Molecular Biology Laboratory</span> (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=20.109" title="20.109" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '20.109');">20.109</a></div></td><td>Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader areasubheader"><i>Foundational Subjects</i></span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areasubheader"><i>Three Computer Science subjects:</i></span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.1010" title="6.1010" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.1010');">6.1010</a></td><td>Fundamentals of Programming</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.1210" title="6.1210" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.1210');">6.1210</a></td><td>Introduction to Algorithms</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.3900" title="6.3900" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.3900');">6.3900</a></td><td>Introduction to Machine Learning</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment">or</span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=6.C01" title="6.C01" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.C01');">6.C01</a><br/><span style="margin-left:20px;" class="blockindent">&聽<a href="/search/?P=7.C01" title="7.C01" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.C01');">7.C01</a></span></div></td><td>Modeling with Machine Learning: from Algorithms to Applications<br/><span style="margin-left:20px;" class="blockindent">and Machine Learning in Molecular and Cellular Biology</span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areasubheader"><i>Three Biological Science subjects:</i></span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.03" title="7.03" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.03');">7.03</a></td><td>Genetics</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.05" title="7.05" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.05');">7.05</a></td><td>General Biochemistry <sup>2</sup></td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.06" title="7.06" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.06');">7.06</a></td><td>Cell Biology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Restricted Electives</span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader areasubheader"><i>Computational Biology</i></span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areasubheader"><i>Select one of the following:</i></span></td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=1.088" title="1.088" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '1.088');">1.088</a></div></td><td>Genomics and Evolution of Infectious Disease</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=6.8701" title="6.8701" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.8701');">6.8701</a></div></td><td>Computational Biology: Genomes, Networks, Evolution</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=7.093" title="7.093" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.093');">7.093</a><br/><span style="margin-left:20px;" class="blockindent">&聽<a href="/search/?P=7.094" title="7.094" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.094');">7.094</a></span></div></td><td>Modern Biostatistics<br/><span style="margin-left:20px;" class="blockindent">and Modern Computational Biology</span> <sup>3</sup></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=7.32" title="7.32" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.32');">7.32</a></div></td><td>Systems Biology</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=7.33" title="7.33[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.33');">7.33[J]</a></div></td><td>Evolutionary Biology: Concepts, Models and Computation <sup>3</sup></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=18.413" title="18.413" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '18.413');">18.413</a></div></td><td>Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader areasubheader"><i>Technical Communication</i></span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areasubheader"><i>Select one of the following:</i></span></td><td class="hourscol">9-12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=6.UAR" title="6.UAR" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.UAR');">6.UAR</a></div></td><td>Seminar in Undergraduate Advanced Research (12 units, CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=6.UAT" title="6.UAT" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.UAT');">6.UAT</a></div></td><td>Oral Communication (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=7.19" title="7.19" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.19');">7.19</a></div></td><td>Communication in Experimental Biology (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment">Select two subjects from any of the following lists: Biology Restricted Electives, AI+D Advanced Undergraduate Subjects, or Computational Biology.</span></td><td class="hourscol">24-30</td></tr> <tr class="even areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Units in Major</span></td><td class="hourscol">174-189</td></tr> <tr class="odd areaheader lastrow"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Unrestricted Electives</span></td><td class="hourscol">48</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs</td><td class="hourscol">(36)</td></tr><tr class="listsum"><td colspan="2">Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree</td><td class="hourscol">186-198</td></tr></tbody></table> <node> <p>The units for any subject that counts as one of the 17 GIR subjects cannot also be counted as units required beyond the GIRs.</p></node> <table border="0" width="100%" class="sc_footnotes"><tr><td valign="top" class="symcol"><em><sup>1</sup></em></td><td class="notecol"><em><p>Students who enter MIT with sufficient programming experience may substitute <span class="sc_courseinline"><a href="/search/?P=6.1020" title="6.1020" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.1020');">6.1020</a> Software Construction</span> (15 units) after taking <span class="sc_courseinline"><a href="/search/?P=6.1010" title="6.1010" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.1010');">6.1010</a></span>.</p></em></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="symcol"><em><sup>2</sup></em></td><td class="notecol"><em><p><span class="sc_courseinline"><a href="/search/?P=5.07" title="5.07[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.07');">5.07[J]</a> Introduction to Biological Chemistry</span> is also an acceptable option.</p></em></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="symcol"><em><sup>3</sup></em></td><td class="notecol"><em><p>These subjects can count towards either the Computational Biology or the Biology restricted electives, but not both.</p></em></td></tr></table> <a name="biologyrestrictedelectives"></a> <h3>Biology Restricted Electives</h3> <table class="sc_courselist" width="100%"><colgroup><col class="codecol"/><col class="titlecol"/><col align="char" char="." class="hourscol"/></colgroup><tbody><tr class="even firstrow"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.08" title="7.08[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.08');">7.08[J]</a></td><td>Fundamentals of Chemical Biology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.093" title="7.093" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.093');">7.093</a><br/><span style="margin-left:20px;" class="blockindent">&聽<a href="/search/?P=7.094" title="7.094" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.094');">7.094</a></span></td><td>Modern Biostatistics<br/><span style="margin-left:20px;" class="blockindent">and Modern Computational Biology</span> <sup>1</sup></td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.20" title="7.20[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.20');">7.20[J]</a></td><td>Human Physiology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.21" title="7.21" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.21');">7.21</a></td><td>Microbial Physiology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.23" title="7.23[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.23');">7.23[J]</a></td><td>Immunology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.24" title="7.24" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.24');">7.24</a></td><td>Advanced Concepts in Immunology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.26" title="7.26" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.26');">7.26</a></td><td>Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.27" title="7.27" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.27');">7.27</a></td><td>Principles of Human Disease and Aging</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.28" title="7.28" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.28');">7.28</a></td><td>Molecular Biology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.29" title="7.29[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.29');">7.29[J]</a></td><td>Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.30" title="7.30[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.30');">7.30[J]</a></td><td>Fundamentals of Ecology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.31" title="7.31" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.31');">7.31</a></td><td>Current Topics in Mammalian Biology: Medical Implications</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.32" title="7.32" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.32');">7.32</a></td><td>Systems Biology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.33" title="7.33[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.33');">7.33[J]</a></td><td>Evolutionary Biology: Concepts, Models and Computation <sup>1</sup></td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.35" title="7.35" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.35');">7.35</a></td><td>Human Genetics and Genomics</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.37" title="7.37[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.37');">7.37[J]</a></td><td>Molecular and Engineering Aspects of Biotechnology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="orclass odd"><td class="codecol orclass">or聽<a href="/search/?P=7.371" title="7.371" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.371');">7.371</a></td><td colspan="2"> Biological and Engineering Principles Underlying Novel Biotherapeutics</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.45" title="7.45" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.45');">7.45</a></td><td>The Hallmarks of Cancer</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.46" title="7.46" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.46');">7.46</a></td><td>Building with Cells</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=7.49" title="7.49[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '7.49');">7.49[J]</a></td><td>Developmental Neurobiology</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=9.17" title="9.17" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '9.17');">9.17</a></td><td>Systems Neuroscience Laboratory</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even lastrow"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=9.26" title="9.26[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '9.26');">9.26[J]</a></td><td>Principles and Applications of Genetic Engineering for Biotechnology and Neuroscience</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> </tbody></table> <a name="ai+dadvancedundergraduatesubjects"></a> <h3><strong>AI+D Advanced Undergraduate Subjects</strong></h3> <table class="sc_courselist" width="100%"><colgroup><col class="codecol"/><col class="titlecol"/><col align="char" char="." class="hourscol"/></colgroup><tbody><tr class="even firstrow"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.3730" title="6.3730[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.3730');">6.3730[J]</a></td><td>Statistics, Computation and Applications</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.4200" title="6.4200[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.4200');">6.4200[J]</a></td><td>Robotics: Science and Systems (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.4210" title="6.4210" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.4210');">6.4210</a></td><td>Robotic Manipulation (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol">15</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.5151" title="6.5151" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.5151');">6.5151</a></td><td>Large-scale Symbolic Systems</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.5831" title="6.5831" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.5831');">6.5831</a></td><td>Database Systems</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.7411" title="6.7411" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.7411');">6.7411</a></td><td>Principles of Digital Communication</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.8301" title="6.8301" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.8301');">6.8301</a></td><td>Advances in Computer Vision (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol">15</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.8371" title="6.8371" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.8371');">6.8371</a></td><td>Digital and Computational Photography</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.8611" title="6.8611" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.8611');">6.8611</a></td><td>Quantitative Methods for Natural Language Processing (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol">15</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.8701" title="6.8701" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.8701');">6.8701</a></td><td>Computational Biology: Genomes, Networks, Evolution</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=6.8711" title="6.8711[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '6.8711');">6.8711[J]</a></td><td>Computational Systems Biology: Deep Learning in the Life Sciences</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd lastrow"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=18.404" title="18.404" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '18.404');">18.404</a></td><td>Theory of Computation</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" width="100%" class="sc_footnotes"><tr><td valign="top" class="symcol"><em><sup>1</sup></em></td><td class="notecol"><em><p>These subjects can count towards either the Computational Biology or the Biology restricted electives, but not both.</p></em></td></tr></table> </div> </div>  </div> </div>  <div id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="wrap"> <div id="footer-links"> <a href="http://mitadmissions.org/apply" target="_blank">Admissions</a><a href="http://sfs.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Financial Aid</a><a href="http://web.mit.edu/registrar/" 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