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Bioinformatics and Theoretical Systems Biology – (M.Sc.)
Imperial College London
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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,665 - ≈ € 23,330 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Imperial College London
The Department of Life Sciences embraces the full breadth of modern life science activity and comprises one of the largest life science groups in Europe, with approximately 100 academic staff, 200 research staff, and 400 postgraduate students. The Department has an outstanding international reputation for research, being home to several major research centres and with the majority of research being graded as world leading or internationally excellent in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise.
We also have excellent facilities for postgraduate research and for advanced taught courses in a wide range of subjects considered to be essential aspects of the life sciences. As a recognised centre of excellence in both training and research, we receive one of the highest levels of funding in the country. This enables us to support a large number of research groups with a diversity of research interests.
This multidisciplinary research-based course is designed for applicants with a biomedical, computational or mathematical background. It equips you with the necessary skills to produce effective research in computational genetics, bioinformatics and systems biology.
The course, which is based at the South Kensington Campus, has been designed and is taught by staff from the Departments of Life Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computing, and the Faculty of Medicine. Teaching also makes use of collaborations with other researchers.
Contents
This multidisciplinary research-based course is aimed at applicants with a biomedical, computational or mathematical background. It will equip you with the necessary skills to produce effective research in computational genetics, bioinformatics and systems biology. Based at the South Kensington Campus, the course was designed and is taught by staff from the Departments of Life Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computing, and the Faculty of Medicine. Teaching also makes use of collaborations with other researchers. In the first term you will be provided with information not covered by your first degree course, in addition to the following compulsory elements:
* Bioinformatics I - an introduction to genomes, proteomics and modern issues in biology
* Computing - C++, Java and Perl; an introduction to program design and command line computing in a Unix shell
* Mathematics and statistical inference - high level algorithms and the analysis of large datasets
In the second term, areas in computational biology are addressed through a core module: Bioinformatics II. The remainder of the year is devoted to two 12-week full-time research projects, undertaken under the supervision of researchers at Imperial (this may also involve collaboration with other academic institutions or industry)
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Requirements
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:
To obtain maximum benefit from studies at Imperial College all students must have a good command of the English Language. College therefore requires applicants to have taken an English Language test and achieved an acceptable grade or score before admission can be confirmed. The College Senate has approved the tests set out below. Please note that the scores or grades indicated are the minimum levels generally acceptable to the College. Departments have the discretion to prescribe higher requirements either for specific courses of study or in specific cases where there are serious doubts as to the abilities of individual students to undertake proposed programmes of study.
Students must make arrangements to take the appropriate test well in advance of the start of their course. Places will not be confirmed and students will not be allowed to register until confirmation of an acceptable result has been received as set out below.
* A first degree taught in English within the following countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, Guyana, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, West Indies.
* Candidates whose first degree was not taught in English but who have then successfully completed a one-year MSc (or equivalent) course at a UK university.
* A grade of not less than C in English Language in GCSE, IGCSE, GCE `O´ Level or equivalent.
* A grade of not less than C in the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE).
* A pass in the University Test of English for Speakers of Other Languages (UETESOL).
* British Council IELTS Test
A score of not less than 6.5 including a score of 5.0 or better in the written and spoken English elements of the academic test.
* TOEFL
A score of not less than 90 overall in the internet-based test (iBT), to include 24 in Writing and 20 in Speaking; or 600 in the paper-based test (PBT), or 250 in the computer-based test (CBT), both to include a minimum score of 4.5 in the written English.
Please note: Imperial College's Institution Code for TOEFL is 0891.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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