Biology: Applied Bioinformatics

This course provides a fundamental and hands on understanding of bioinformatics, and the tools used in ecology, evolutionary biology and molecular biology. You will learn to use bioinformatics methods to analyse large amounts of sequence data and apply this knowledge to various biological research areas. The course is ideal for those who want to combine biology with data analysis and gain a broader understanding of how quantitative tools and data analysis methods are applied in some of biology’s most active research fields.

Teaching includes lectures, group work, and practical exercises where you will apply bioinformatics tools and methods. You will work with sequence databases, perform sequence comparisons, analyse population genetics, do genomics analyses, study protein structure and conduct phylogenetic inference. Guest lecturers from various research areas will share their experiences and demonstrate how bioinformatics is used in practice. The focus is on understanding and using the methods rather than delving into technical details.

Assessment is carried out in writing through assignments during the course, a written exam at the end, and mandatory course components.

Prerequisites

To be admitted to the course, students must have 90 credits in science studies, including knowledge equivalent to BIOA10 Cell and microbiology, 15 credits and BIOA11 Genetics and evolution. English 6/English B.

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 21,250
First payment: SEK 21,250

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.