MRes Big Data Biology at University of Southampton

Become an expert in research on our MRes Big Data Biology degree. Develop your quantitative and computational biology skills, and grow your knowledge of bioinformatics, biological science and computer science. With these skills you'll be able to shape the approach to data science and artificial intelligence (AI) in the biomedical and biological fields.

Faculty: Environmental and Life Sciences  |  Department: Biological sciences  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This is a full-time master’s course. You’ll study for 12 months, from September to the following September. In the first 9 months (semesters 1 and 2) you'll study the taught part of your course.

Career pathways

Graduates commonly work in sectors including bioinformatics and data science-related industries, pharmaceutical industries, computational environment, teaching, law, business management. Careers directly related to the course include bioinformatics developer, biotechnologist, biomedical scientist, research scientist, data analyst, artificial intelligence researcher, computational scientist, big data engineer.

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