Master Bio-informatique at Aix-Marseille University

Programme overview

The Master Bio-informatique, taught in the Biology Department at Marseille Luminy, trains students in computational biology and artificial intelligence to address scientific challenges in biology and health. It has two parcours: Analyses et développements bioinformatiques (ADB) and Compétences complémentaires en informatique (CCI, for students already holding an M2 who want a dual computing competence). The M1 reopens at the start of the 2026-2027 academic year.

Faculty: Faculty of Sciences (UFR Sciences) | Department: Département Biologie | Study mode: full-time; French | Location: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

What you will study

Semester 1 covers core concepts of bioinformatics, biostatistics and genomics plus an introduction to programming and software engineering. Semester 2 covers analysis, processing and visualisation of biological, medical and biotechnological data, algorithmics, data structures, high-performance computing and a two-month lab or company internship. In M2, students deepen genomics, programming, biostatistics, data integration and AI methods for biology and complete a six-month internship.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master Bio-informatique: open to holders of a Licence Sciences de la vie, Sciences de la vie et de la Terre, Sciences de la vie et informatique (or mathématiques), or a professional licence (genomics or bioinformatics), with solid knowledge of molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics; an introduction to statistics and bioinformatics is an advantage. The Compétences complémentaires en informatique parcours is for students already holding an M2. Faculty of Sciences (Master 1 entry): French and European students, and international students not resident in an Études en France country or resident in France, apply through Mon Master; non-European students resident in an Études en France country apply through Études en France. Applications are examined by the faculty's pedagogical commission only when complete.

Requirements published at faculty level.

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU students (Master level); exemptions apply for French-government scholars, cooperation-agreement students, refugees and others listed on the page; 75% partial exemption possible within a quota Source

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