Overview
This Bioinformatics MSc programme at Leiden University focuses on research, development and application of computational tools and approaches for expanding the use of biological, medical, behavioral and health data.
This includes many aspects from acquiring to analyzing and to visualizing data. The specialisation also deals with the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modelling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioural, and social systems.
Do you want to contribute to the identification of new fundamental computer science principles and the development of new informatics tools? Do you like to address issues such as data capturing, data warehousing, data analysis and data mining within a marriage of disciplines? Then the master’s specialisation in Bioinformatics at Leiden University is the right choice.
Career Opportunities
- Your job perspectives with a master's degree in Computer Science are excellent and diverse.
- They range from software engineer to product manager, from researcher to IT-manager, and from engineering to financial applications, from business intelligence specialist to service manager or consultant.
- And the demand is constantly growing. With this education, 96.9% of all graduates have a full-time job, and they find a job within an average time of 1.3 months.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Advances in Data Mining
- Computational Molecular Biology
- Evolutionary Algorithms
- Deep Learning
- Bio-Modeling
- Image Analysis with Applications in Microscopy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Campus Location
- Leiden, Netherlands
Disciplines
Computer Sciences Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Biochemistry View 44 other Masters in Computer Sciences in NetherlandsWhat students do after studying
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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Other requirements
General requirements
For this Master’s programme, this means that students are allowed to complete their Bachelor’s programme during the 2020-2021 academic year and will already be allowed to start the Master’s programme on 1 September 2020. The following additional conditions apply:
- students must have a minimum of 150 ECTS to be able to apply,
- the missing 30 ECTS must include the final bachelor’s project.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents21800 EUR / year≈ 21800 EUR / year -
EU/EEA Applies to you
Applies to youEU/EEA Nationals2601 EUR / year≈ 2601 EUR / year
Living costs
Leiden
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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