BSc Bioinformatics Curriculum by Semester

A well balanced programme

SYLLABUS FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOINFORMATICS


CourseCreditsSemester
Year 1
BIOC1001Basic Biochemistry 61
CSIS1117Computer Programming I61
STAT13061Introductory Statistics61
ECEN1515 Professional and Technical Oral Communication for Engineers 3 1
CBIO0001 Practical Chinese Language Course for BSc (BioInf) Students31
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BIOC1003Introduction to Molecular Genetics 62
BIOC1805Elements of Bioinformatics62
CSIS1122Computer Programming II62
ECEN1503 English for Computer Science 3 2
HSSELEC2 Humanities and Social Sciences Studies Elective32
ELECElective subjects 12 1+2
 
Year 2
BIOC2603Principles of Molecular Genetics 61
BIOC2808 Sequence Bioinformatics61
CSIS0396 Object-Oriented Programming and Java 6 1
CSIS1119 Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms 61
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BIOC2604 Essential Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology62
CSIS0278 Introduction to Database Management Systems 62
BIOC2811 Structural Bioinformatics (suspended)62
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ELEC3Elective subjects121+2
GE&BGeneral Education and Broadening61+2
 
Year 3
BIOC3808Genomic Bioinformatics6 1
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BIOC3613Molecular Biology of the Gene 62
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BIOC3814Bioinformatics Project121+2
ELEC3Elective subject(s) 301+2
GE&BGeneral Education and Broadening61+2
 
1STAT0301 may be taken with permission. Students wishing to pursue statistical genetics should take STAT1301 and STAT1302 in preference. 2HSSELEC may be taken at a different time. 3Electives taken must include at least 6 credits of 2nd or 3rd year level Biochemistry courses.