Course list for the Bioinformatics Major
Information valid for students commencing 2021
Bioinformatics (Major)
For the major in Bioinformatics, students must complete 16 units comprising —
    - 2 units for Level 1 Bioinformatics major compulsory course; and
    - 2 units for Level 2 Bioinformatics major compulsory courses; and
    - 4 units from Level 2 Bioinformatics major elective courses; and
    - 2 units for Level 3 Bioinformatics major compulsory courses; and
    - 6 units from Level 3 Bioinformatics major elective courses.
Students should complete the 4 units of Level 1 prerequisite courses for the major.
Students who have not successfully completed Queensland Senior Chemistry (or equivalent) should complete CHEM1090 in their first semester as an elective course.
Prerequisite courses for the Bioinformatics major
Complete these 4 units —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEM1100 | 2 | Chemistry 1 |
CSSE1001 | 2 | Introduction to Software Engineering |
Level 1 Bioinformatics major compulsory courses
Complete these 2 units —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOL1020 | 2 | Genes, Cells & Evolution |
Level 2 Bioinformatics major compulsory courses
Complete these 2 units —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
SCIE2100 | 2 | Bioinformatics 1: Introduction |
Level 2 Bioinformatics major elective courses
Choose 2 units from —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOC2000 | 2 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
BIOL2202 | 2 | Genetics |
Choose 2 units from —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COSC2500 | 2 | Numerical Methods in Computational Science |
CSSE2002 | 2 | Programming in the Large |
Level 3 Bioinformatics major compulsory courses
Complete these 2 units —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
SCIE3100 | 2 | Bioinformatics 2: Development & Research |
Level 3 Bioinformatics major elective courses
Complete 6 units from the following choices —
Choose 2 to 4 units from —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOC3000 | 2 | Structural & Synthetic Biology |
BIOC3005 | 2 | Molecular Systems Biology |
BIOL3303 | 2 | Genomics |
Choose 2 to 4 units from —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COSC3000 | 2 | Visualization, Computer Graphics & Data Analysis |
COSC3500 | 2 | High-Performance Computing |
STAT3306 | 2 | Statistical Analysis of Genetic Data |
Choose 0 to 2 units from —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
SCIE3260 | 2 | Introduction to Research in Chemistry, Biochemistry & Microbiology (A) |