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)