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Bioinformatics – (M.Sc.)
Lund University
Faculty of Science
| Application Deadline: | January 16 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - ≈ € 15,500 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Lund / Sweden / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 21 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Lund University
Programme overview
* Master's Programme, 2 Years, Full time
* Code: LU-18005
* 120 credits
* Lund Campus
* Study period: 03 Sep 2012 – 06 Jun 2014
Bioinformatics is a broad subject in which biology, medicine, computer science and statistics intertwine. The basis for bioinformatics is the massive amount of biological sequence data derived from genomic studies and structural biology and stored in large databases. Computational biology also involves mathematical modelling of biological systems.
Special features of the programme:
* A combination of advanced research with training of current techniques, as well as the development of novel software tools
* Close connections to research in an international environment
* Proteomics, genomics and transcriptomics data will be analysed and combined to gain a global understanding of an organism or groups of organisms.
Career prospectsGraduates have a diverse set of employers to choose between, both in industry as bioinformatics or biocomputing specialists and in academia. Previous graduates have found employment with Silicon Genetics and Novozymes, as well as in research groups including at Harvard Medical School and in Developmental Biology at Lund University.
Contents
The master's programme is two years. The first year includes the required courses, BINP11 Bioinformatics and Sequence Analysis 7.5 ECTS credits, BINP13 Programming in Perl, 7.5 ECTS, and BINP14 Large Scale Analysis of Entire Genomes 7.5 ECTS credits. Recommended courses during the first year are: KEMM15 Structural biology and bioinformatics 15 ECTS credits, BIOR59 Genetic Analysis I 7.5 ECTS credits and BIMM15 Tumour Genomics 15 ECTS credits. The second year contains project and/or other eligible courses.
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Requirements
An undergraduate degree corresponding to a B.Sc. in Molecular Biology, Biomedicine or Biotechnology. Or an undergraduate degree corresponding to a B.Sc. in Chemistry, Physics, Computational science, Mathematics or Mathematical statistics including at least 15 ECTS credits of Cellbiology.
English B (advanced) language proficiency shall be demonstrated in one of the following ways:
* IELTS score of 6.5 (with no section less than 5.5)
* TOEFL paper-based score of 4.5 (scale 1-6) in written test and a total score of 575; internet based score of 20 (scale 0-30) and a total score of 90
* Cambridge/Oxford – Advanced Certificate of Proficiency
* A Bachelor’s degree from a university where English is the only language of instruction, according to the International Handbook of Universities
* A pass on English course B (Swedish upper secondary school).
Please check the full list of English language proficiency requirements and exemptions at
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 575 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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