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.