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MS Bioinformatics at Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

Programme overview

This is a three-semester, focused professional master's degree program combining 36 credit hours of courses in computer science, advanced molecular biology and biochemistry, statistics, and bioinformatics. A full-time summer internship in a corporate or academic bioinformatics group is an essential part of the curriculum. With input and assistance from corporate partners, the program is geared to training and placing graduates into lucrative jobs in the high-demand specialty field of bioinformatics.

Duration: 36 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

The curriculum totals 36 credit hours. Required courses include BIOL 6150 Genomics and Applied Bioinformatics; BIOL 7200 Programming for Bioinformatics; BIOL 7210 Computational Genomics; CS 4400 Introduction to Database Systems.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications use one online graduate application (gradapp.gatech.edu) for all programmes and campuses; deadlines vary by programme and are published on each programme page.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.gatech.edu/

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