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MSc - Master of Science
University of Birmingham
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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MSc - Master of Science
University of Birmingham
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
University of Birmingham
Part Time
SEP-26
2 Years
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The future of healthcare is bioinformatics. Work with the world’s most advanced biological and clinical datasets and start your career path in omics-enabled biosciences. Our course will place you at the forefront of the recent genomics and bioinformatics revolution as you’ll develop sought-after skills in statistics, computer programming and molecular biology. Help shape the future of one of the fastest-growing fields in industry and academia. Biology is now driven be data and computational methods are essential for uniting, scrutinising, and comprehending both fresh and reused biological data. The approaches you'll learn will enable you to extract valuable insights and achieve scientific breakthroughs from the vast amount and variety of available data. You’ll learn to analyse different types of omics data, including next generation sequencing, mass spectrometry, emerging single molecule techniques, genome engineering, imaging and integrative analysis toolsets.
You should have, or expect to obtain, a 2:1 Honours degree in Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related subject. You should have, or expect to get, a 2:1 honours degree or higher in a field related to quantitative knowledge from sciences, technology, engineering, or medical fields. Common degrees include Biology, Biomedical Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Pharmacology. Other relevant subjects are Biochemistry, Genetics, Genomics, Medicine, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Biostatistics, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Systems Biology, Botany, Ecology, Zoology, and Marine Biology.
Students living in
Domestic
£11,250 per year
Students from Domestic
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£33,660 per year
Students from EU
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£33,660 per year
Students from International
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