Bioinformatics for health sciences - M0105 - Studies portal

Basic information

Type	Master's degree
Faculty or school	Faculty of Biology
Branch of knowledge	Biomedical sciences, Computer and systems engineering, Mathematics and statistics
Mode of delivery	Presencial
Credits	120
Number of places available	30
Length of course	2 academic years
Language(s) of instruction	English
Coordination	MARTA CASCANTE SERRATOSA
Course details	Indicators
Open pre-enrolment	No
Open enrolment	No
Lead to doctoral studies	Yes
Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification	No
Main university information	Master's degree course homepage
Interuniversity	Yes
Main university	Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Universities	Universitat Barcelona Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Bridging courses	No

Objectives and competences

Objectives

This master's degree program is designed to provide professionals with the knowledge and skills to develop new computational strategies and computer systems used for biomedical research and health care, with particular emphasis on computer systems related to research and development in medicines and on the health care applications of "omic" technologies.

Competences

This master's degree comprises five main areas of study:

Genome bioinformatics: analysis, alignment, comparison and automatic annotation of biological sequences; analysis of genome evolution and variation; molecular biology databases.

Structural bioinformatics: introduction to the experimental methods used in the structural prediction of biomolecules, with ab initio protein modelling and homology modelling, and the simulation of biomolecular systems, including energy predictions and molecular interaction.

Computational systems biology: description of biological networks and gene, protein and metabolic network modelling; analysis of large bodies of data in "omic" technologies.

Pharmaceutical chemoinformatics: molecular library management and its virtual filters, computer-assisted drug design and quantitative and 3D quantitative structure-activity relationship correlation.

Biomedical computing: clinical-health information systems, biomedical image analysis, studies in genotype-phenotype relations and computer systems to assist decision making procedures in health care.

This master's degree will also include training in general interest, cross-disciplinary subjects such as algorithms and programming, data analysis and management, text mining and notions of bioethics and data protection applied to bioinformatics.

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

Access requirements and conditions

Admission requirements and selection criteria:
Because Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary science this master's degree program is suitable for applicants from a broad range of academic backgrounds, from health and life sciences, engineering or exact sciences and from non-biological experimental sciences.

Pre-enrolment

Calendar

The pre-enrolment period opens as of January and closes, at the latest, in September. Each centre and each master's degree can establish their specific periods within this general period.

Required documentation

Selection criteria

Notification

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.

Academic information

Documents required for enrolment

Procedure to formalize enrolment

After enrolment

Grants and financial aid

Welcome

Support and guidance

Pre-enrolment information and events

Welcome portal

Student Support Service (SAE)

Open days

Informative sessions

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type	ECTS
Compulsory	20
Optional	60
Compulsory placements	0
Compulsory final project	40
TOTAL	120

List of subjects

Subject	Type	Credits
Specialization: Bioinformatics for Health Sciences
Advanced Bioinformatics and Genomics	Optional	5
Applied Genomics: Genome-Fenome Analysis in Human Health	Optional	5
Bioinformatic Principles and Genome Analysis	Compulsory	5
Biomedical Data Analysis	Optional	5
Computational Modelling in Systems Biology	Optional	5
Computer-Assisted Drug Discovery	Optional	5
Databases and Web Design	Optional	5
Final Master Thesis	Compulsory	10
Genomics and Systems	Optional	5
Information Extraction in 'OMIC' Technologies	Compulsory	5
Introduction to Algorithms	Optional	5
Introduction to Biomedicine	Optional	5
Introduction to Perl	Optional	5
Introduction to Python 3	Optional	5
Molecular Simulations	Optional	5
Research in Bioinformatics	Compulsory	30
Research Project Design and Management	Compulsory	15
Science in Action	Compulsory	5
Structural Bioinformatics	Compulsory	5
Subjects in Biocomputation	Optional	5
Subjects in Mathematics	Optional	5

Previous years

Teaching staff

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Placements

Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.

Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record. There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.

Institutional information