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Stellenbosch University

Bachelor of Science with Honours in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The Bachelor of Science with Honours in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology in Computer and Information Systems is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Bachelor of Science with Honours in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology offered by Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Science

A one-year degree that includes lectures on advanced concepts in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, discussion of important scientific publications, a seminar and a research project performed under supervision.  To qualify for this degree programme you need an inter-disciplinary BSc degree (stream Bioinformatics and Computational Biology) or a BSc degree with majors in Bioinformatics, Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics or another related field, with an average of 60% for the modules in the final year of the prescribed curriculum.

Course Description

• Effecting coding in Python*
• Cell biology in bioinformatics*
• Current topics in bioinformatics
• Seminar
• Advanced Bioinformatics
  • Introduction to Probability and Statistics
  • Database theory
  • Next Generation Sequencing technologies
  • Genomics and Functional Genomics
  • Sequence analysis
  • Biological Databases and Ontologies
  • Evolution and Phylogenetics
  • Population genetics and GWAS
  • Structural bioinformatics
  • Proteomics
  • Networks and pathways
  • Microbiomes
• Algorithms in bioinformatics
• Machine learning in bioinformatics
• Research project

* Students must choose one