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Bachelor of Computer Bioinformatics
This degree is designed to produce graduates who are, first
and foremost, highly trained in relevant areas of computer
science and mathematics but who also possess knowledge and
skills in molecular biology and related biological science.
The degree has two strands, non-Honours (coursework) and Honours
(including a substantial research project).
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
Approximate UAI: 77
Assumed Knowledge: Any two units of English plus Mathematics.
For entry requirements for students 21 and over or international
students, please refer to the relevant prospectus.
Course Requirements
To qualify for the award of the degree Bachelor of Computer
Bioinformatics (BCompBioinf), students must complete 198 credit
points as detailed, over four years full-time (or equivalent
part-time). Students who achieve a WAM of greater than 67.5
can undertake the Honours strand in their final year, while
other students will continue in the non-Honours strand.
Course Program
Subjects |
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Credit Points |
Year 1 |
BIOL103 |
Molecules, Cells and Organisms |
6 |
BIOL104 |
Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment |
6 |
CSCI103 |
Molecules, Cells and Organisms |
6 |
CSCI114 |
Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment |
6 |
CHEM101 |
Chemistry 1A (or CHEM104 Chemistry 1D) |
6 |
CHEM102 |
Chemistry 1B (or CHEM105 Chemistry 1E) |
6 |
MATH141 |
Mathematics 1C Part 1 (or MATH187 1A Part 1) |
6 |
MATH142 |
Mathematics 1C Part 2 (or MATH188 1A Part 2) |
6 |
Year 2 |
BIOL213 |
Principles of Biochemistry |
6 |
BIOL215 |
Introductory Genetics |
6 |
CSCI124 |
Object Programming |
6 |
CSCI204 |
The C Family and Unix |
6 |
CSCI222 |
Systems Development |
6 |
CSCI235 |
Databases |
6 |
MATH283 |
Mathematics 2E for Engineers Part 1
(or MATH203 Linear Algebra) |
6 |
Plus one CSCI 200 level elective. |
Year 3 |
BIOL303 |
Biotechnology: Applied Cell & Molecular Biology |
8 |
CHEM320 |
Bioinformatics: From Genome to Structure |
8 |
CSCI315 |
Database Design and Implementation |
6 |
CSCI321 |
Project |
12 |
MATH111 |
Applied Mathematical Modelling 1 |
6 |
STAT231 |
Probability and Random Variables |
6 |
Plus |
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STAT304 |
Operations Research and Applied Probability |
6 |
or |
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CSCI323 |
Artificial Intelligence |
6 |
Year 4 (Honours) - WAM >67.5
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BIOL320 |
Molecular Cell Biology |
8 |
INFO403 |
Computer Bioinformatics Honours Project |
24 |
INFO411 |
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery |
6 |
Plus |
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STAT304 |
Operations Research and Applied Probability |
6 |
or |
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CSCI464 |
Neural Computing |
6 |
300/400 level elective chosen from the
Biology, Computer Science or Mathematics Schedule. |
6 or 8 |
Year 4 (Non-Honours) |
BIOL320 |
Molecular Cell Biology |
8 |
INFO411 |
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery |
6 |
Plus |
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STAT304 |
Operations Research and Applied Probability |
6 |
or |
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CSCI464 |
Neural Computing |
6 |
Plus 300/400 level electives chosen
from the Biology, Computer Science or Mathematics Schedules,
of which at least 24 credit points must be at 400 level. |
30 |
Honours
To qualify for an award of Honours, students must satisfactorily
complete the requirements listed in Year 4 (Honours) of the
Course Program above. The classes of Honours awarded are defined
in the Course Rules.
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