Zelmina Lubovac
Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics
School of Bioscience
Bioinformatics Concepts and Methods A1N
Course, Master's (2nd cycle),
7.5 credits,
BI767A
Application
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Autumn 2026, Location: Skövde, Pace of study: 60%
Application
Application is done after nomination.
Course syllabus, with reading list
When? Where? How?
Study period: 31 August 2026 - 1 November 2026
Location: Skövde, Campus, Daytime
Pace of study: 60%
Admission Requirements
Entry requirements higher education not set. The course has the following entry requirements: a total of at least 90 passed credits in one or some of the subjects of Biology, Medicine or Computer Science. Of these 90 credits, at least 15 credits must be on the level of progression G2F (or the equivalent).An additional requirement is proof of skills in English equivalent of studies at upper secondary level in Sweden, known as the Swedish course English 6 or English level 2. This is normally demonstrated by means of an internationally recognized language test, e.g. IELTS or TOEFL or the equivalent.
Selection
Guaranteed admission.
Language
The courses are conducted in English.
How do we find patterns in the building blocks of life? In bioinformatics, biology and computer science come together to help us understand everything from genes to diseases. This course gives you the tools to explore biological data and contribute to the science of tomorrow.
Today large amount of data is generated within molecular biology and biomedicine, for instance DNA and protein sequences, gene expression data, etc., and to manage and analyze this data computational and statistical methods are very important. This course gives you an overview of fundamental problems within the area, different types of data that is analyzed as well as commonly used methods and programs that are used for analyzing the data
