Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics (interuniversity UPF-UPC-UB degree) Program By Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) |Top Universities

Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics (interuniversity UPF-UPC-UB degree)

Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

23,760 EURTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Main Subject Area

Engineering - GeneralMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Engineering - General

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The  bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics , which is taught entirely in English, aims to produce professionals in bioinformatics, a field that applies computer science and information technology to the processing of biological data. It has become a strategic field because of the enormous amounts of biological data that health professionals have to deal with; the ability to manage, visualise and analyse these big data offers opportunities for improving their understanding of the occurrence and progression of disease, for identifying new treatment strategies and for improving health and health care. On the degree, you will be trained in subjects that are computational and scientific in nature and you will gain a solid grounding in biology, including integrated knowledge of biological systems and their design principles, but with an emphasis on mathematical and biostatistic processing of large amounts of data and its biomedical applications.It is the first interuniversity bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics taught in Spain and is coordinated by the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). It is taught by the School of International Studies (ESCI-UPF), which is affiliated with the UPF, and includes specific training at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Barcelona (UB) and the UPC’s Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB).

Program overview

Main Subject

Engineering - General

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The  bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics , which is taught entirely in English, aims to produce professionals in bioinformatics, a field that applies computer science and information technology to the processing of biological data. It has become a strategic field because of the enormous amounts of biological data that health professionals have to deal with; the ability to manage, visualise and analyse these big data offers opportunities for improving their understanding of the occurrence and progression of disease, for identifying new treatment strategies and for improving health and health care. On the degree, you will be trained in subjects that are computational and scientific in nature and you will gain a solid grounding in biology, including integrated knowledge of biological systems and their design principles, but with an emphasis on mathematical and biostatistic processing of large amounts of data and its biomedical applications.It is the first interuniversity bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics taught in Spain and is coordinated by the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). It is taught by the School of International Studies (ESCI-UPF), which is affiliated with the UPF, and includes specific training at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Barcelona (UB) and the UPC’s Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB).

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

5+
58+
159+
71+
Students from the education systems of EU member states or any other country that has signed a reciprocity agreement with Spain may apply for admission directly, without the need to sit the PAU, provided they meet the academic requirements in force in their own education systems to attend university.
The students who have completed upper secondary school in a foreign country have different ways to apply, depending if they have a residence in Spain, from which country are coming and if this one has an agreement with Spain.
3 Years
Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

23,760 EUR
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International Students

23,760 EUR
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