BSc Bioinformatics Curriculum by Stream

A well balanced programme

Core Subject Streams

In the BSc (Bioinformatics) degree core subjects are arranged into three streams of equal importance - Biochemistry, Computer Science and Bioinformatics which bridges the two other fields. The major topic areas are shown below as are their coreesponding subject codes and titles.

BiochemistryBioinformaticsComputer Science
BIOC1001 Basic BiochemistryBIOC1805 Elements of BioinformaticsCSIS1117 Computer Programming I
BIOC1003 Introduction to Molecular Genetics BIOC2808 Sequence BioinformaticsCSIS1122 Computer Programming II
BIOC2603 Principles of Molecular GeneticsBIOC2811 Structural Bioinformatics CSIS0396 Object-Oriented Programming and Java
BIOC2604 Essential Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyBIOC3808 Genomic BioinformaticsCSIS1119 Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms
BIOC3613 Molecular Biology of the GeneSTAT1306 Introductory Statistics CSIS0278 Introduction to Database Management Systems
One additional 2nd or 3rd year Biochemistry subject   
 
BIOC3814 Bionformatics Project 12 Credits