The qualifications and exam results you'll need to apply for this course.
You'll need to demonstrate competence in the use of English language, unless you’re from a majority English speaking country .
We accept a variety of international language tests and country-specific qualifications .
International applicants who do not meet the minimum required standard of English language can complete one of our Pre-Sessional English courses to achieve the required level.
Do you need to complete a Pre-sessional English course to meet the English language requirements for this course?
The length of Pre-sessional English course you’ll need to take depends on your current level of English language ability.
If you don’t meet our English language requirements, we can use your most recent IELTS score, or the equivalent score in selected other English language tests , to determine the length of Pre-sessional English course you require.
Use the table below to check the course length you're likely to require for your current English language ability and see whether the course is available on campus or online.
If you’ve completed an alternative English language test to IELTS, we may be able to use this to assess your English language ability and determine the Pre-sessional English course length you require.
Please see our guide to Pre-sessional English entry requirements for IELTS 6.5 overall, with no component below 6.0, for further details.
Biosciences and technology are an integral part of the global economy. Our Bioinformatics MSc has been designed with input from major industry players to meet the current and emerging skill gaps for professional bioinformaticians.
This course will equip you with the background in biology, statistical analysis, and computing skills necessary to work with modern biological data from genomic, proteomic and metabolomic studies.
You’ll be trained with an emphasis on hands-on practical experience, so that you can tackle your research project with confidence.
You will be taught by internationally renowned scientists at a University with internationally excellent Research Centres, including the University of Liverpool Computational Biology Facility , the newly established Centre for Metabolomics Research , the Centre for Proteomics , and the Centre for Genomic Research .
If Bioinformatics is your passion, you may wish to continue your education by studying a PhD following successful completion of this MSc.
Please note that this programme is suitable for intercalating medical students.
This master’s course is for graduates from a Biological Sciences background who want to combine the skills and technologies from computer science and biology to help better understand and interpret biological data.
| QS 综合 | 院校 | 学制 | 学费 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 第 18 位 | 香港中文大学（深圳）The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen | 1.5年 | 116667人民币/年 |
| 第 20 位 | 约翰霍普金斯大学Johns Hopkins University | 11门课 | 5008美元/门课 |
| 第 22 位 | 墨尔本大学The University of Melbourne | 2年 | 67872澳元/年 |
| 第 35 位 | 爱丁堡大学The University of Edinburgh | 1年 | 47680英镑/年 |
| 第 45 位 | 不列颠哥伦比亚大学University of British Columbia | 平均 2.3 年（最短 1.3 / 最长 9） | 10,081.65 加元（国际生首年学费；本国生 5,738.52） |
| 第 57 位 | 布里斯托大学University of Bristol | 1年 | 32800英镑/年 |
| 第 68 位 | 伯明翰大学University of Birmingham | 1年 | 34830英镑/年 |
| 第 74 位 | 伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 36学分 | 31,193美元 |