Master of Science (Bioinformatics) (MC-SCIBIF) // Course structure

Course structure

Students undertaking the Master of Science - Bioinformatics program will complete 200 points comprising:

• Discipline subjects (137.5 points) including compulsory subjects listed for each specialisation plus electives;
• Professional Skills subject (12.5 points);
• Research Project (50 points), commencing in Semester 2.

Exemptions will be granted for students who have completed equivalent subjects in their undergraduate studies. Students who meet subject equivalency criteria will take additional Elective subjects to achieve a Course total 200 points.

Subject options

First year Core Coursework - Biology/Biomedicine stream (for students with a biology /biomedicine background)

Students must take:

NOTE - Completing COMP90059 – Introduction to Programming meets prerequisite for COMP90038 - Algorithms and Complexity

and one of:

and one of:

Elective subjects

and two 12.5 point elective subjects selected in consultation with the Course Coordinator.

First year Core Coursework - Mathematics/Statistics stream (for students with a mathematics and statistics background)

Students must take:

Elective subjects

and one 12.5 point elective subject selected in consultation with the Course Coordinator.

First year Core Coursework - Computer Science stream (for students with a computing background)

Students must take:

and one of:

and one of:

Elective subjects

and one 12.5 point elective subject selected in consultation with the Course Coordinator.

Second year - All streams

Students must take:

and one of the following subjects:

Research Project (50 points)

All students undertake a research project for a total of 50 points. The research project comprises of a series of three or four consecutive subjects commencing in the first or second semester of enrolment. The following research project structures are possible. Students will determine which stream they follow in consultation with the project coordinator.

Stream A

Stream B

Stream C

Last updated: 12 November 2021