A specific course in Bioinformatics will be taught. In year three you work on an individual project, which is often related to your other areas of study, and you can decide whether to concentrate your studies on the biological or computer science side of bioinformatics. You will select the final-year taught options from a menu on offer to biological sciences, biochemistry and computer science students, as well as specific courses in bioinformatics. Part of the work will be done in the Glaxo-Wellcome Biocomputing laboratories on campus. The strong practical element of the programmes benefit from excellent, newly-refurbished laboratories and sophisticated computers.
Teaching is by lectures, tutorials and laboratory classes.
There are also some on-line teaching and discussion groups. We assess your work through your laboratory assignments and essays as well as examinations. Prospects You graduate with an understanding of the essential science of molecular biology and of computer software design. Individuals with skills in bioinformatics are keenly sought by industry and academia to drive forward research and development in many areas of biology. Drug design, plant breeding, gene therapy and clinical diagnostics are areas which require this expertise.