Doctoral program in Bioinformatics 36 months PHD Programme By Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

2,001 EURTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Biological SciencesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

This 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 the academia and the professional sphere (in hospitals, the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agri-food sectors, etc.). It is also a field that has a very strong base in Catalonia. With this vision of bioinformatics as 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 (http://www.bioinformaticsbarcelona.eu/).The programme integrates the best experts in the fields that bioinformatics encompasses in a programme that is unique in Catalonia, and in 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, with 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 programmeThere is strong demand for professionals with high-level research training in bioinformatics to fill positions in hospitals and with 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.Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaUniversity of GironaUniversity of LleidaUniversity of Vic–Central University of CataloniaUniversitat Oberta de CatalunyaUniversitat Rovira i Virgili (2021)University of Barcelona (2021)

Programme overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

This 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 the academia and the professional sphere (in hospitals, the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agri-food sectors, etc.). It is also a field that has a very strong base in Catalonia. With this vision of bioinformatics as 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 (http://www.bioinformaticsbarcelona.eu/).The programme integrates the best experts in the fields that bioinformatics encompasses in a programme that is unique in Catalonia, and in 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, with 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 programmeThere is strong demand for professionals with high-level research training in bioinformatics to fill positions in hospitals and with 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.Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaUniversity of GironaUniversity of LleidaUniversity of Vic–Central University of CataloniaUniversitat Oberta de CatalunyaUniversitat Rovira i Virgili (2021)University of Barcelona (2021)

Admission Requirements

160+
5.5+
59+
72+

Applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a Spanish master’s degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees (Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February(open in new window))

In addition, the following may apply:

  • Holders of an official degree awarded by a university in Spain or any other country in the European Higher Education Area, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, which establishes official university course regulations, who have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on official university degrees, of which at least 60 must be at the master's degree level.
  • Holders of an official Spanish bachelor’s degree comprising at least 300 credits, as provided for by EU regulations. Holder of degrees of this kind must complete bridging courses unless the curriculum of the bachelor’s degree in question included research training credits equivalent in value to those which would be earned on a master's degree.
  • Holders of an official university qualification who, having passed the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have completed at least two years of a training course leading to an official degree in a health-sciences specialisation.
  • Holders of a degree issued under a foreign education system. In these cases, homologation is not required, but the UPC must verify that the degree certifies a level of training equivalent to an official Spanish master's degree and qualifies the holder for admission to doctoral studies in the country where it was issued. Admission on this basis does not imply homologation of the foreign degree or its recognition for any purpose other than admission to doctoral studies.
  • Holders of a Spanish doctoral qualification issued under previous university regulations.
  • Note 1: Doctoral studies entrance regulations for holders of an undergraduate degree awarded before the introduction of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014)

3 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

Domestic
2,001 EUR
International
2,001 EUR

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