• Master of Science in Bioinformatics and Theoretical Systems Biology at Imperial College London is a 1-year program.
  • It is an on-campus, 90 credits program offered on a full-time basis.
  • This is a multidisciplinary research-based degree, designed for applicants with a biomedical, computational, or mathematical background.
  • The program is taught by experts in relevant fields within the college and makes use of collaborations with other researchers.
  • The core modules of the program include:
    • Bioinformatics and Systems Biology 1
    • Bioinformatics and Systems Biology 2
    • Computing
    • Mathematics and Statistical Inference
  • Students will gain the necessary skills to produce effective research in computational genetics and bioinformatics.
  • The program starts with a training phase in the autumn term, where students acquire core biological, computational, and mathematics skills through lectures in bioinformatics and theoretical systems biology.
  • For the remainder of the autumn term, students cover the taught elements of the course comprising of lectures, practical classes, and assignments.
  • This is followed by three full-time research projects that last for the rest of the academic year, under the supervision of researchers at Imperial.
  • All projects have a 10-12 week duration and involve liaising with biologists, mathematicians, and computing specialists.
  • Projects start in the Spring term and last for the rest of the academic year.
  • The assessment methods of the program consists of computer assignments, computer exam (open book), coursework, dissertations, exams, group report, viva and website development.