Science - Bioinformatics University of Melbourne

Overview

Overview

Whether your background is in biology, biomedicine, mathematics/statistics, or computer science, there’s an entry point for you into this degree.

With demand for bioinformaticians growing worldwide, you'll be well placed to use the skills and networks you develop during this course to build an exciting career.

You'll customise your first year based on your academic background, then follow it up with a common second year that builds a broad knowledge of bioinformatics. You’ll graduate with a major research project to feature in your CV. In the research project, you’ll develop and apply bioinformatics tools to real-world problems, with support from an expert bioinformatician from within the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct.

Technical and professional skills

On graduating from the Science -  Bioinformatics program at University of Melbourne you’ll have a broad education in bioinformatics, with strong foundations in computer science, biology and statistics. Additionally, you’ll have strong professional skills in:

• Programming and software development
• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Research planning, literature reviews and ethical considerations

• Scientific communication, both written and oral

Career outcomes

Bioinformatics is one of the key sciences of this century, and demand for specialists in the area is strong and growing.

Our graduates go on to work as bioinformaticians, data scientists and analysts, and computational biologists.

Employers in this field include:

• Medical research institutes such as the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and the Florey Institute
• Research hospitals such as the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
• Government departments of health and economic development
• Research-focused companies such as CSL and GSK
• Universities and public research institutions such the CSIRO.