Overview

What you will learn

The goal of this Translational Biomedical Informatics MSc program offered by University of Southern California is to train applied bioinformaticians, providing students with the training, skillsets, and best practices for applying and integrating existing bioinformatics tools in the study of human health and disease.

Translational: Translating laboratory data to bedside or clinic
Biomedical: Relating to human biology, medicine, and disease
Informatics: Applied processing and analysis of data

This program is tailored for individuals with laboratory-based biomedical experience, biomedical sciences, or biomedical engineering. This program focuses on tool application and integration along pipelines, will scripting emphasized over coding. Graduates will have the analytical capabilities for analyzing datasets across molecular biology, systems biology, structural biology, and genomic sequencing datasets. A major emphasis is on data analysis and data processing associated with next-generation sequencing (NGS) data, understanding that the goal is to build core skillsets that remain relevant as new technologies emerge and change.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Translational biomedical informatics
Human genomic analysis methods
Advanced human genomic analysis methods
Translational genomics, applied databases and data structures
Applications of genomic technology in biomedical research
Medical Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Informatics Applications

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

28 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Los Angeles, United States

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General requirements

Resume or CV: There is no specific format requirement for Resume or CV.
Standardized test score: A minimum score of 300 on the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test is required. In lieu of GRE, DAT (minimum 18), MCAT (minimum 28 pre-2015 or 505 post-2015) or USMLE may be submitted. Applicants beneath these standardized test score requirements or have not yet taken the exam are asked to consult with program director for advisement.
International students whose first language is not English are required to provide evidence of English Proficiency: TOEFL (iBT) 90, with no less than 20 on each section, or IELTS 6.5, with 6 or above on each band.

Tuition Fees

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73260 USD / year

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73260 USD / year

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73260 USD / year

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Living costs

Los Angeles

United States

1520 - 2570 USD / month

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