| | Biology: Bioinformatics (M.Sc. Thesis) | | |
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| School | McGill University - Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | | |
| Location | Montréal, QC, Canada | | |
| School Type | Graduate School | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 26,765
Full-time Graduate: 10,411 | | |
| Degree | Master | | |
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| Length | 2 Year(s) | | |
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| Cost | | Provincial: | $4,151 | | National: | $9,163 |
Cost per year represents typical annual fees based on 30 credits taken during Fall and Winter terms. | | |
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| Description | The goal of the Bioinformatics concentration is to train students to become researchers in the interdisciplinary field of Bioinformatics, which lies at the intersection of biological/medical sciences and mathematics/computer science/engineering. This work includes the development of strategies for experimental design, the construction of tools to analyze datasets, the application of modelling techniques, the creation of tools for manipulating Bioinformatics data, the integration of biological databases, and the use of algorithms and statistics. The Bioinformatics graduate concentration consists of a number of interdisciplinary courses, as well as a seminar designed to bring students from many backgrounds together and to provide a thorough overview of research in this field. The typical entering student will be affiliated with one of about fourteen different “home” departments in three different faculties, chosen based on his/her specific field of expertise, and will therefore meet the specific requirements for that department. The student will additionally be evaluated according to requirements specific to the Bioinformatics concentration. Students in this concentration will have access to five specialized courses that are open only to students within the Bioinformatics concentration. At the M.Sc. level, students successfully completing the Bioinformatics concentration will be fluent in the concepts, language, approaches, and limitations of the field.
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