MSc Bioinformatics

Institution Nottingham Trent University
Method At the institution
Location Nottingham
Type Masters
Course fee By request

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MSc Bioinformatics

Objectives The course aims to address the growing needs of trained professionals in this fast emerging sector and will provide students with the right blend of professional acumen and international exposure. We offer an opportunity for students to benefit from an international course that is both affordable and relevant, and will boost their employability. The broad aims of the MSc Bioinformatics are to: * Provide an intellectually challenging and professionally relevant programmes at the forefront of bioinformatics, led by academic and professional experts. * Explain how the boundaries of knowledge in this professional discipline are advanced through research and enable students to conduct research through two targeted research projects. * Give students opportunities to deal with complex issues in a systematic and creative way and show originality in solving problems. * Develop the theoretical, practical and strategic skills needed to collect, understand, analyse and manage bioinformatics data. * Produce postgraduates who have sound judgment, personal responsibility and initiative, so making them attractive to employers.
Entry requirements Entry requirements First class (60%) Honours Bachelors Degree from a recognised university in any of the following disciplines: * Agriculture * Medicine * Pharmacy * Science (including Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Microbiology, Statistics and Zoology) * Veterinary Science.
Academic title MSc Bioinformatics
Course description MSc Bioinformatics

Semester 1: Welingkar Institute of Management (90cp)

    * Mathematics and Statistics for Bioinformatics (10cp)
    * Principles of Molecular Bioscience (15cp)
    * Programming Languages and Databases (15cp)
    * Bioinformatics for Machine Learning Techniques (15cp)
    * Industrial and Academic Study Tours (5cp)
    * Informatics Research Project (30cp)

Semester 2: Nottingham Trent University (90cp)

    * Applied Genomics (15cp)
    * Medical Informatics (15cp)
    * Metabolomics and Drug Design (15cp)
    * Practical Techniques in Genomics and Proteomics (15cp)
    * Research Project (30cp)

Study routes
The MSc is a one-year, full-time course which is delivered through six months of teaching at Welingkar Institute of Management, India followed by six months of study at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

Place of study
Welingkar Institute of Management

Welingkar Institute of Management was established in 1977 and is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, Mumbai University and HRD Ministry, Government of India.

Welingkar was selected as 'A+ level 1' Management Institute by Business India, 2004, and adjudged 'Best management Institute of the Year 2004' by Bombay Management Association (BMA). The institute also ranked 14th in South Asia in 'Asia's Best MBA Schools 2004' by Asia Inc. (A leading Singapore-based business and views magazine) and was ranked 11th in India for networking by Business World in 2004.

Students will be based on the State-of-the-art Mumbai campus which has been modelled on the best of international business schools and is spread over three acres. The site has large spaces for student socialising and offers facilities including a completely Wi-Fi campus, yoga and meditation halls, a rock climbing wall and a fully equipped gymnasium for men and women.

Nottingham Trent University

Students will be part of the School of Science and Technology at Clifton campus. The School has an oustanding reputation for the quality of its science education. In external reviews of our teaching standards by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) the School was awarded the highest grade for chemistry, biosciences and physics.

Nottingham has been awarded Science City status and the University is recognised as a leading institution for government investments in science and education.

Study takes place in modern, purpose-built teaching units at Nottingham Trent University's Clifton campus, an attractive, self-contained greenfield site in the vibrant city of Nottingham. Teaching staff are accessible and located close to specialist teaching laboratories, lecture theatres and seminar rooms. The campus also contains a reecently extended library and sports facilities. There are frequent buses into the city centre and the University's City site facilities including the £13 million Boots Library and Students' Union.

Research opportunities
Emphasis has been given to external / industry related research projects so that the students are exposed to the techniques available in specialist laboratories. This is designed to provide an understanding of the new information technology skills used, learning the discipline of the workplace and acquiring the necessary skill sets such as confidence, initiative, motivation, decision making, responsibility etc. The observation of management practices is also part of the learning that a student is expected to absorb. Students are given an industry-oriented project that subsequently increases their prospects of being employed by the company.

Your future career
Graduates will be well placed for a career in the rapidly expanding biotechnology / pharmaceutical industries in India.

Students would also be able to pursue a PhD in Bioinformatics at a suitable university in india or abroad or follow a wide variety of careers including:

    * bioinformatician
    * software / database programmer
    * biomedical computer scientist
    * geneticist
    * computational biologist
    * biostatistician
    * biomedical chemist
    * clinical data manager
    * molecular microbiologist
    * medical writer / technichal writer
    * research associate / scientist