Course summary
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’ll also explore the frontiers of bioscience, from precision medicine to precision agriculture, and emerging fields such as molecular ecosystems biology, and topological data analysis.
- Gain a foundation in statistical machine learning essential for a career in the life sciences
- Benefit from projects developed in collaboration with our industrial partners in the West Midlands
- Develop the in-deamnd skills for one of the fastest-growing industrial and academic fields in the UK and beyond.
- The University of Birmingham is also ranked as the first choice for leading graduate employers in the UK.
Modules
The modules on the programme are as follows (please find more details below): Bioinformatics Group Project: Growth of an Idea (10 credits), Bioinformatics Group Project: Seed of an Idea (10 credits), Computational Biology for Complex Systems (20 credits), Data Analytics and Statistical Machine Learning (20 credits), Essentials of Mathematics, Statistics and Programming (20 credits), Genomics & Next Generation Sequencing (20 credits), Metabolomics and advanced (omics) technologies (20 credits), Individual Project (60 credits). Students have the opportunity to take the following modules in place of the dissertation module listed above: Postgraduate Taught Knowledge Exchange Pathway (60 credits).
How to apply
International applicants
You can satisfy our English language requirements in two ways: by holding an English language qualification to the right level by taking and successfully completing one of our English courses for international students English to IELTS 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in any band). If you need help with your English language skills then support is available. The English for Academic Purposes Presessional course is for international students who have a conditional offer to study at the University, but who do not currently meet the English language requirements. The course is tailored to your level of English and allows you to meet the English language requirements for your programme without retaking IELTS. The EAP programme runs throughout the year and offers different programme lengths ranging from 42 weeks to 6 weeks. The length of course you need depends on your future course, your existing IELTS score and the English level you need for your university degree.
Entry requirements
2:1 Honours degree in Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related subject. 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.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For more detailed information on available funding and fees for postgraduate courses please visit: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/fees-funding
Provider information
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT