Oxford MSc in Bioinformatics flexible, part-time modular degree

1. Oxford MSc in Bioinformaticsflexible, part-time modular degree • Runs over two to four years • Aimed at those already in full time employment. • Comprises • nine modules taught at Oxford (choice from 16) • a three month research dissertation • Each module is taught as an intensive one-week course of lectures, class exercises, tutorials and practicals • study/distance-learning before and after each week • Small number of modules being developed as online courses Charlotte Deane www.conted.ox.ac.uk/bioinformatics

2. Students can take individual modules Study for a certificate or an MSc Jointly organized by Continuing education and Statistics Regularly updated to reflect the expanding needs of industry Development of course reflects growing exploitation of bioinformatics in the commercial sector 1st Year Certificate Modules 1. Biology, principles: Basic Molecular Biology 2. Biology Experimental Techniques 3. Quantitative Techniques for Bioinformatics 4. Bioinformatics Applications of Computing: 5. Algorithm Design & Complexity 6. The Power of Bioinformatics in Modern Research Specialised Modules. 7. Functional & Comparative Genomics 8. Structural Bioinformatics 9. Molecular Evolution 10. Microarray Bioinformatics 11. Database Management Systems 12. Symbolic Machine Learning 13. Statistical Data mining 14. Statistical Genetics 15. Population Genetics 16. The Experimental-Bioinformatics Interface - current challenges and emerging solutions Oxford MSc in Bioinformaticsflexible, part-time modular degree Charlotte Deane www.conted.ox.ac.uk/bioinformatics