Study plan Bachelor's Degree in Bioinformatics - UAB/UPF/UB/UPC

Study guides

Title of qualification awarded

Degree in Bioinformatics

Table of credits for each course

  Basic training Compulsory Optional Bachelor's Degree Final Project
1st year 30 30    
2nd year 30 30    
3rd year   60    
4th year   20 20 20
Totals 60 140 20 20

Basic and compulsory training

1st year 2nd year
  • Biochemistry / 6.
  • Programming and Algorithms I / 4.
  • Calculus / 6.
  • Introduction to Bioinformatics /6.
  • Physical and Organic Chemistry / 4.
  • Molecular Biology / 6.
  • Public Databases in Health and Life Sciences / 4. (participation of UAB lecturers)
  • Introduction to Programming / 4.
  • Programming Applied to Life Sciences / 5.
  • Information Theory, Computer Architecture and Operating Systems / 5.
  • Algebra / 4.
  • Cellular Biology / 6.
  • Algorithms in Biology / 6.
  • Programming and Algorithms II / 4.
  • Discrete Mathematics and Optimisation / 4.
  • Statistical Models and Stochastic Processes / 6. (participation of UAB lecturers)
  • Learning by Projects / 10.
  • Genetics and Genomics / 6.
  • Physiology and Neurobiology / 6.
  • Scientific Writing / 4.
  • Data Visualisation / 4. (participation of UAB lecturers)
  • Programming and Algorithms III / 4.
  • Biostatistics and Data Analysis / 6.
3rd year  
  • Distributed Systems and Web Technologies / 5. (participation of UAB lecturers)
  • Machine Learning / 5.
  • Computational Genomics / 5.
  • Statistical Learning / 5.
  • Biology of Systems and Networks / 5.
  • Algorithms and Data Structures / 5.
  • Database Management and System / 5. (participation of UAB lecturers)
  • Population Genetics and Molecular Evolution / 5. (participation of UAB lecturers)
  • Omics Techniques / 5. (participation of UAB lecturers)
  • High Performance Computing / 4. (participation of UAB lecturers)
  • Biophysics / 5.
  • Structural Bioinformatics / 5.
 
  • Compulsory Internship / 20.
  • Bachelor's Degree Final Project / 20.

 

Optional subjects

4th year

  • Agrogenomics 
  • Advanced Programming, Algorithms and Data Structures 
  • Computer / Software Architecture-Aware Programming
  • Management and Entrepreneurship Training
  • Genetic Epidemiology 
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Genetics 
  • Introduction to Pharmaceutical R&D
  • Ontologies in Health and Life Sciences 
  • Chemogenomics
  • Biomedical Imaging 
  • Current Research Topics in Bioinformatics 
  • Medical Informatics
  • Comparative and Functional Genomics
  • Mathematical Modeling and Biological Simulation
  • Statistics for Big Data
  • Biology Seminars
  • Organic Chemistry and Pharmacology
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Databases II
  • Biomolecular Simulations
  •  Software Engineering (participation of UAB lecturers)

All optional subjects are worth 5 credits.

Main class location: Campus Mar-UPF