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Bioinformatics - BINFB13962

Stream Summary

Faculty: ENG - Faculty of Engineering

School: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science

Contact: www.cse.unsw.edu.au

Program: 3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

Award(s):

Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) (Major)

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Stream Outline

Bioinformatics is becoming a central enabling discipline in the life sciences with the explosion in high-throughput data generated by genomics and proteomics technologies. Bioinformatics applies the methods and discipline of computer science and statistics to the data and goals of molecular biology and provides a computational framework to analyse these data and generate new knowledge in the life sciences.

The day to day administration of this part of the program is conducted through the Computer Science and Engineering Student Office.

This page outlines the core program rules for the Bioinformatics stream when taken as part of a single or dual award in Science, Science (International), Science and Business, and Advanced Science.

Stream Structure

A major in Bioinformatics is comprised of 96 units of credit of courses as listed below:

BABS1201 Molecules, Cells and Genes (6 UOC)
BABS3121 Molec Biol of Nucleic Acids (6 UOC)
BABS3281 Molecular Genomics (6 UOC)
BINF2010 Introduction to Bioinformatics (6 UOC)
BINF3010 Bioinformatics Methods & Apps (6 UOC)
BINF3020 Computational Bioinformatics (6 UOC)
BIOC2101 Principles of Biochem (Adv) (6 UOC)
BIOC2201 Principles of Mol. Biol (Adv) (6 UOC)
COMP1917 Computing 1 (6 UOC)
COMP1927 Computing 2 (6 UOC)
COMP2041 Software Construction (6 UOC)

And one of:

CHEM1011 Chemistry A (6 UOC)
CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry A (6 UOC)

And one of:

CHEM1021 Chemistry B (6 UOC)
CHEM1041 Higher Chemistry B (6 UOC)

And one of:

MATH1031 Mathematics for Life Sciences (6 UOC)
MATH1131 Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)
MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)

And one of:

MATH1041 Stats for Life & Soc Sciences (6 UOC)
MATH1231 Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)
MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)

And one of:

MATH2801 Theory of Statistics (6 UOC)
MATH2901 Higher Theory of Statistics (6 UOC)

Notes:

To continue in this major students are required to get a credit or higher in MATH1031 Mathematics for Life Sciences. Where students do not meet this requirement they will need to consider undertaking a different major within their Science program. Advice on related majors can be received from staff in the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science.
Students considering transferring to the 3707 Bachelor of Engineering in Bioinformatics Engineering, should enrol in MATH1131 (or MATH1141) and MATH1231 (or MATH1241) otherwise they will be ineligible for full credit on transfer to the Engineering program.