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University of Skövde BSc in Molecular Bioinformatics
University of Skövde

BSc in Molecular Bioinformatics

Norrmalm, Sweden

3 Years

English

Full time

15 Jan 2025

01 Sep 2025

SEK 405,000 *

On-Campus

* first instalment: SEK 67,500 | EU/EEA Citizens are not required to pay tuition fees

Introduction

There is explosive development in the Life Science area. New technology for generating and analyzing large amounts of biological data has created entirely new possibilities in biology. As a bioinformatician, you combine biology with computer science and statistics. The biologist of today must have strong competence in IT systems to meet the future challenges of digitalization.

Bioinformatics has become integral in many biological fields, especially in experimental molecular biology and biomedicine. Today there is the possibility of measuring thousands of variables from a single biological sample (e.g. blood, saliva, or tissue), which has created fantastic opportunities to develop, for example, individual-based medication.

The objectives of the molecular bioinformatics program are to provide you with a broad knowledge of bioinformatics with applications in molecular biology, genetic engineering, and biomedicine. Studies in these core subjects can also be combined with courses in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Focus of Your Studies

The first year of the curriculum contains introductory courses in bioinformatics, chemistry, cell biology, and genetics. The focus of the first year is on applied bioinformatics and basic knowledge in biosciences. The second year focuses on knowledge and skills in handling and analyzing biological data. You will also gain additional knowledge in genetics, programming, and statistics. In the third year, you have the opportunity to specialize in software development in bioinformatics, but you can additionally also study project management and entrepreneurship. The study program ends with a dissertation project comprising 30 ECTS credits.

During your studies, lectures will be mixed with biological experiments and computer laboratory work. You will learn how to use various computerized tools for compiling and analyzing data from research projects and biological experiments, for example, sequence analysis and gene expression analysis. The language of tuition is English.

Research

Our research in bioinformatics focuses on the development and usage of methods and algorithms for the analysis of biological datasets. We have close collaborations with researchers at our industry partners and we also collaborate with other research groups, both within and outside the university.

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