Master of Science (MSc Bio Informatics)

Course Information :

Applied Biology is a comprehensive course that prepares the students to deal effectively with issues related to agriculture, medicine and food industry. The scientific skill and knowledge developed during the course can be used to investigate a current research topic in biology. Year 1 : ntroduction to Bioinformatics and IT Molecular Biology and Genetics Introduction to Programming and Database Mathematics and Statistics Lab Course I Genomics Database Management Computational Biology Computer Programming in C++, Lab Course II Year 2 : Proteomics Biomolecular Structure and Analysis Drug Design and Molecular Modeling Programming with PERL Lab Course III Alograthim in Bioinformatics System Biology and Microarray Technology Major Project

Coursework & Assessment :

Units are assessed using a variety of methods e.g. assignments, examinations, practicalwork and reports. The final degree classification is based on both course-work and end-of-year examinations. A project work detailing the theoretical and practical knowledge gained during the two years of study would be assessed through seminar presentation. The project has to be undertaken at a research institute/industry of repute.

Careers :

A few sample career opportunities are: Computational Biology Co-ordinator, Bioinformatics Software Developer, Director of Information Technology, Bioinformatics Programmer, Applications Scientist, sequence analysts etc.