Overview

Key features

The Bioinformatics programme from Lund University trains students from different fields in the computational analysis of biological data. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data. It combines biology, computer science and statistics to analyze this data.

New technologies in genomics and proteomics have revolutionized modern research in biology and medicine during the past decade. Scientific discovery now relies heavily on efficient handling and analysis of the enormous amount of data generated from wet lab experiments.

Career prospects

Graduates have a diverse set of employers to choose from, mainly in academia, but also in industry and in the medical sector. You can work as a bioinformatician, biostatistician, biocomputing specialist or in related positions. Previous graduates have found employment with Silicon Genetics and Novozymes, as well as in research groups including Harvard Medical School.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Bioinformatics and Sequence Analysis
Bioinformatics: Programming in Python
Modelling Biological Systems
Processing and Analysis of Biological Data
DNA Sequencing Informatics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 15 other Masters in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in Sweden

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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

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree of at least 180 credits in molecular biology, biomedicine, biology, bioinformatics, biotechnology, microbiology, biochemistry, computer science, mathematics or the equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to English 6/B from Swedish upper-secondary school.
Based on grades awarded for previous academic courses, as well as a statement of purpose for the application and qualifications from research/work of relevance to the study programme (from the applicant s Summary sheet ).

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Tuition Fee

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International

170000 SEK/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 340000 SEK for the full programme during 24 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 SEK for the full programme during 24 months.

Living costs for Lund

7428 - 11057 SEK /month

Living costs

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Funding

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