Doctoral program in Bioinformatics 48 months PHD Programme By Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

This interuniversity doctoral programme builds on and extends existing or planned studies in bioinformatics at the bachelor's level (interuniversity degree) and the master's level (at various universities). The programme is aimed at students who wish to undertake research in this field.

Bioinformatics is a cross-disciplinary field that is experiencing a major expansion, in both academia and the professional sphere (hospitals, the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agri-food sectors, etc.). It is also a field that has a very strong base in Catalonia. Because bioinformatics is a highly interdisciplinary strategic area with significant transnational potential, one of the institutions involved in the doctoral programme is the Bioinformatics Barcelona Association (BIB), which brings together universities, research centres and companies (www.bioinformaticsbarcelona.eu).

The programme brings together the best experts in the fields that bioinformatics encompasses in a programme that is unique in Catalonia and in a way that is aligned with the objectives of the BIB, thus generating greater synergies between biological and computer sciences. Collaboration with other universities provides us with a clear international vision and enables us to set high quality standards that are shared across institutions. These relationships also facilitate the involvement in the programme of experts from various fields of this highly interdisciplinary area, facilitating more effective coverage of the diverse areas that bioinformatics touches on.

The doctoral programme in Bioinformatics aims to produce graduates who are excellent researchers and who have the knowledge and skills needed to contribute new methods, knowledge and tools that benefit present and future users of bioinformatics. High-level research training in bioinformatics opens up a wide range of career opportunities for graduates in academia and many other sectors.

Rationale for the programme

There is strong demand for professionals with high-level research training in bioinformatics to fill positions in hospitals and pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agri-food companies. The explosion of biological data managed by hospitals and companies (the big data paradigm) and the need to design procedures for the correct interpretation of this data in the context of each institution’s specific objectives are the main drivers of this growing demand for specialists with high-level training in bioinformatics.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

This interuniversity doctoral programme builds on and extends existing or planned studies in bioinformatics at the bachelor's level (interuniversity degree) and the master's level (at various universities). The programme is aimed at students who wish to undertake research in this field.

Bioinformatics is a cross-disciplinary field that is experiencing a major expansion, in both academia and the professional sphere (hospitals, the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agri-food sectors, etc.). It is also a field that has a very strong base in Catalonia. Because bioinformatics is a highly interdisciplinary strategic area with significant transnational potential, one of the institutions involved in the doctoral programme is the Bioinformatics Barcelona Association (BIB), which brings together universities, research centres and companies (www.bioinformaticsbarcelona.eu).

The programme brings together the best experts in the fields that bioinformatics encompasses in a programme that is unique in Catalonia and in a way that is aligned with the objectives of the BIB, thus generating greater synergies between biological and computer sciences. Collaboration with other universities provides us with a clear international vision and enables us to set high quality standards that are shared across institutions. These relationships also facilitate the involvement in the programme of experts from various fields of this highly interdisciplinary area, facilitating more effective coverage of the diverse areas that bioinformatics touches on.

The doctoral programme in Bioinformatics aims to produce graduates who are excellent researchers and who have the knowledge and skills needed to contribute new methods, knowledge and tools that benefit present and future users of bioinformatics. High-level research training in bioinformatics opens up a wide range of career opportunities for graduates in academia and many other sectors.

Rationale for the programme

There is strong demand for professionals with high-level research training in bioinformatics to fill positions in hospitals and pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agri-food companies. The explosion of biological data managed by hospitals and companies (the big data paradigm) and the need to design procedures for the correct interpretation of this data in the context of each institution’s specific objectives are the main drivers of this growing demand for specialists with high-level training in bioinformatics.

Admission Requirements

Applicants who meet one or more of the following conditions are also eligible for admission:

a) Holders of official Spanish degrees or equivalent Spanish qualifications, provided they have passed 300 ECTS credits in total and they can prove they have reached Level 3 in the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.
b) Holders of degrees awarded in foreign education systems in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which do not require homologation, who can prove that they have reached Level 7 in the European Qualifications Framework, provided the degree makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
c) Holders of degrees awarded in a country that does not belong to the EHEA, which do not require homologation, on the condition that the University is able to verify that the degree is of a level equivalent to that of official university master's degrees in Spain and that it makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
d) Holders of another doctoral degree.
e) Holders of an official university qualification who, having been awarded a post as a trainee in the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have successfully completed at least two years of training leading to an official degree in a health sciences specialisation.

4 Years
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

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