Programme structure

The programme option Bioscience is built around a Master's thesis, which is an independent scientific research work of 60 ECTS credits, and six courses with a total of 60 ECTS credits. 

Course of study

4. semester	Master's thesis	Master's thesis	Master's thesis
3. semester	Master's thesis	Master's thesis	Master's thesis
2. semester	Mandatory course	Elective course	Elective course
1. semester	Mandatory course	Elective course	Elective course
	10 ECTS credits	10 ECTS credits	10 ECTS credits

Mandatory courses

Select two of the following courses:

• IN4230 ¨C Computer Networks
• FYS-STK4155 ¨C Applied Data Analysis and Machine Learning
• MAT4110 ¨C Introduction to Numerical Analysis

If you have already completed these courses, or courses with similar content, you may replace them with elective courses. If so, please consult your contact person regarding recommendation of elective courses.

Elective courses

Recommended courses:

• INF4490 ¨C Biologically Inspired Computing (continued)
• INF4350 ¨C Introductory Course in Bioinformatics (continued)
• INF-BIO5121 ¨C High Throughput Sequencing technologies and bioinformatics analysis (continued)
• INF5380 ¨C High Performance Computing in Bioinformatics (discontinued)
• INF5560 ¨C Computational Physiology (continued)
• MBV-INF4410 ¨C Bioinformatics for Molecular Biology (continued)