Overview

Description

The Bioinformatics for Health Science master's programme offered at University of Barcelona will also include training in general interest, cross-disciplinary subjects such as algorithms and programming, data analysis and management, text mining and notions of bioethics and data protection applied to bioinformatics.

Career opportunities

Bioinformatics technician, both in academic research groups and in hospitals and in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and bioinformatics companies and industries.
The master's degree is the starting point for doing a doctorate in Biomedicine.
Biotechnology companies in the biomedical field.
Research companies under contract.
Research and development of medicines in public research centers.

Programme Structure

This master's degree comprises five main areas of study:

Genome bioinformatics

Structural bioinformatics

Computational systems biology

Pharmaceutical chemoinformatics

Biomedical computing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-06 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering Biology Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 6 other Masters in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in Spain

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official undergraduate university degree (or the degree of Bachelor, Engineer, Architect, Diploma, Engineer or Technical Architect or, in the case of foreign degrees, the equivalent degree awarded by an accredited higher education institution The academic fields of the degree must be: biology, medicine, biochemistry, biotechnology, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, engineering, chemistry, physics or mathematics or related fields .
Academic transcript of official training accredited with the average grade of the home university .
Curriculum vitae written in English.
Letter of motivation in English, in which the interest to study the master's degree is expressed, with an extension of between 400 and 600 words.
Letter of recommendation (professional or academic) signed by someone who really knows the candidate and can evaluate him.
National identity document or passport .

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Tuition Fee

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International

5749 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5749 EUR per year during 24 months.
EU/EEA

1800 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1800 EUR per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Barcelona

770 - 1360 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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