The University Of British Columbia - [UBC], Vancouver, British Columbia - Courses & Fees

Vancouver, British ColumbiaUniversity Public College

The Master of Science in Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary program that combines the application of computer technology to the management and analysis of biological data.The result is that computers are being used to organize data generated from experiments into databases, develop new algorithms and software, and use this software for the interpretation and analysis of the data into meaningful biological information.
The Bioinformatics M.Sc. program integrates academic centres in computer science, statistics, molecular biology, and biotechnology, with translational groups at hospitals and at the clinical interface.
Students have done research in various locations over the years such as the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and Mexico, Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Moscow, European Bioinformatics Institute at Cambridge, National University of Singapore and the National Institute of Genetics in Japan.

Important Dates

Event	End Date
Application Deadline For September 2023 Intake	Jan 14, 2023

Academic Eligibility:

Students must hold a four-year Bachelor's Degree or a Master's degree required with First Class/Division with 65%.
A minimum overall average grade of B+ in the range is required.
Students whose official language is not English are required to submit IELTS, TOEFL scores.

Other Requirements

Students must secure a supervisor before they can be admitted into the program.
As well, they must meet the minimum admission requirements set out by Graduate and Post-doctoral Studies at UBC.

Indian student requirements

100 / 120

Avg. Score in

7 / 9

Avg. Score in

3 / 4

Minimum gpa

GPA

The Documents required are:

College Transcripts - The marks statement provided by the education board after completion of the previous academic qualifications.
Financial Documentation - The Proof that shows the financial background of the student.
Letter of Recommendation - This shows who recommended the student to pursue the degree.
Statement of Purpose - This is an essay or any written statement written by the student while applying.
Resume/CV - This provides a summary of the experience and skills of the student.
English Language Requirement Scores like TOEFL, IELTS,..etc.

Recent graduates have taken positions at local research institutions and biotechnology companies, a gaming company in California, a computer software company in Japan, and a chemical company in Montreal.
Those looking to further their academic career have entered medical school, or are pursuing a PhD degrees in Australia, Cambridge, Oxford, and locally at UBC and SFU.

Name	Amount	International Students Eligible	Application Deadline
UBC Graduate Support Initiative (GSI) Awards	Variable	Yes	N/A
BrokerFish International student scholarship	₹61400	Yes	N/A
Golden Key Graduate Scholar Award	₹153500	Yes	Jun 15, 2023
QS scholarships	Variable	Yes	Jun 1, 2023