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200pt Program
Master of Science (Bioinformatics)Course Entry PointYear: 2024
Overview
The Master of Science (Bioinformatics) is a coursework masters degree incorporating a research project.
The degree provides a broad education in bioinformatics, with strong foundations in computer science. You will undertake independent research in bioinformatics with the potential to progress to a PhD.
Last updated: 13 March 2024
Structure
200 credit points
Students undertaking the Master of Science (Bioinformatics) 200pt Program will meet the following requirements:
Year 1 coursework
Biology/Biomedicine stream (for students with a biology /biomedicine background) must complete:
- 37.5 credit points of Year 1 core coursework subjects
- 12.5 credit points of Probability elective subjects
- 12.5 credit points of Statistics elective subjects
- 25 credit points of General elective subjects
Mathematics/Statistics stream (for students with a mathematics and statistics background) must complete:
- 75 credit points of Year 1 core coursework subjects
- 12.5 credit points of General elective subjects
Computer Science stream (for students with a computing background) must complete:
- 50 credit points of Year 1 core coursework subjects
- 12.5 credit points of Probability elective subjects
- 12.5 credit points of Statistics elective subjects
- 12.5 credit points of General elective subjects
Year 2 coursework - all streams
- 50 credit points of Year 2 core coursework subjects
- 12.5 credit points of Professional Skills selective subjects
Research project
Choose a research project stream:
- 50 credit points of Stream A Research Project subjects
- 50 credit points of Stream B Research Project subjects
- 50 credit points of Stream C Research Project subjects
All students undertake a research project for a total of 50 points. The research project comprises of a series of two, 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.
Subject Options
Year 1
Year 1 Core Coursework - Biology/Biomedicine stream (for students with a biology /biomedicine background)
Students must take:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BINF90002 | Elements of Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90038 | Algorithms and Complexity |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90059 | Introduction to Programming |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Note: Completing COMP90059 meets the prerequisite for COMP90038.
and one of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MAST20004 | Probability |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST90057 | Elements of Probability | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Note: Completing MAST20004/MAST90057 meets the prerequisite for MAST20005/MAST90058.
and one of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MAST20005 | Statistics |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST90058 | Elements of Statistics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
General elective subjects
Students must take two 12.5 credit point General elective subjects in Year 1 (see electives list below).
Year 1 Core Coursework - Mathematics/Statistics stream (for students with a mathematics and statistics background)
Students must take:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BINF90002 | Elements of Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CEDB20003 | Fundamentals of Cell Biology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90038 | Algorithms and Complexity |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90059 | Introduction to Programming |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
GENE20001 | Foundations of Genetics and Genomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHYS20008 | Human Physiology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
General elective subjects
Students must take two 12.5 credit point General elective subjects in Year 1 (see electives list below).
Year 1 Core Coursework - Computer Science stream (for students with a computing background)
Students must take:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BINF90002 | Elements of Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CEDB20003 | Fundamentals of Cell Biology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GENE20001 | Foundations of Genetics and Genomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHYS20008 | Human Physiology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
and one of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MAST20004 | Probability |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST90057 | Elements of Probability | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
and one of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MAST20004 | Probability |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST90057 | Elements of Probability | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
General elective subjects
Students must take two 12.5 credit point General elective subjects in Year 1 (see electives list below).
General elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
COMP90050 | Advanced Database Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BTCH90005 | Advanced Molecular Biology Techniques | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90125 | Bayesian Statistical Learning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PSYC20006 | Biological Psychology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90026 | Biomolecular Structure Determination | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90013 | Biostatistics |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BTCH30003 | Biotechnology in Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST10006 | Calculus 2 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BCMB30004 | Cell Signalling and Neurochemistry | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INFO90002 | Database Systems & Information Modelling |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90086 | Data Warehousing | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
COMP90048 | Declarative Programming | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INFO90003 | Designing Novel Interactions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90069 | Digital Transformation of Health |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
COMP20008 | Elements of Data Processing |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90014 | Epidemiology 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FOOD90008 | Food Safety and Quality | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
COMP90007 | Internet Technologies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90049 | Introduction to Machine Learning |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
HLTH90021 | Biomedical Enterprise Research to Impact | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90101 | Introduction to Statistical Computing | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MIIM30003 | Medical and Applied Immunology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PSYC10003 | Mind, Brain & Behaviour 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PSYC10004 | Mind, Brain and Behaviour 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PSYC90098 | Mind, Brain & Behaviour 2 | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90089 | Machine Learning Applications for Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MIIM20001 | Principles of Microbiology & Immunology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90041 | Programming and Software Development |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90144 | Regression Methods in Health Research | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90044 | Research Methods |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
POPH90226 | Societal Implications of Genomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90007 | Statistics for Research Workers | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90051 | Statistical Machine Learning |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST90139 | Statistical Modelling for Data Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
If a student wishes to take another 12.5pt subject that is not listed within the elective list, and for which they have satisfied the prerequisite requirements for, they may consult with the Course Coordinator to request approval to enrol.
Year 2 coursework - all streams
Students must take:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BINF90001 | Statistics for Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BINF90004 | Bioinformatics Case Studies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90014 | Algorithms for Bioinformatics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90013 | Communication for Research Scientists |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
and one of the following Professional Skills subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BTCH90009 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90016 | Computational Genomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Note: SCIE90013 should not commence until the Research Project has begun.
Research project
All students undertake a research project for a total of 50 points. The research project comprises of a series of two, 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
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BINF90008 | Bioinformatics Research Project Pt 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BINF90009 | Bioinformatics Research Project Pt 2 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BINF90010 | Bioinformatics Research Project Pt 3 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Stream B
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BINF90008 | Bioinformatics Research Project Pt 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BINF90009 | Bioinformatics Research Project Pt 2 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BINF90011 | Bioinformatics Research Project Pt 3 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BINF90012 | Bioinformatics Research Project Pt 4 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Stream C
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BINF90013 | Bioinformatics Research Project Pt 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
BINF90014 | Bioinformatics Research Project Pt 2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Last updated: 13 March 2024