KINFO: Fwd: Bioinformatics Master's Degree Programme

[Joonas Wahlberg]

Moro, hiukan bioinformatiikan maisteriohjelmasta tietoa.

Viestin välitti,
Joonas


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Hello Everyone,

As one option for the Master's studies after the Bachelor's Degree we 
would like to introduce the International Bioinformatics Master's Degree 
Programme at the University of Turku (http://bioinformatics.fi and 
http://bioinformatics.utu.fi/):

Welcome to taste some GLÖGI and COOKIES and hear about the International 
Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Programme at the University of Turku on 
Thursday, the 13th of December, at 1 PM, in the lecture hall Beta in the 
ICT Building (Joukahaisenkatu 3-5 B), University of Turku!


*Programme Description*

Bioinformatics applies methods of computer science, artificial 
intelligence, mathematics, and statistics to biological data, such as 
genome DNA sequences, or protein structures. Bioinformaticians usually 
work as experts within biomedical or pharmaceutical R&D. The programme 
is multidisciplinary in nature, and jointly managed by the Departments 
of Information Technology, University of Turku and the Institute of 
Medical Technology, University of Tampere. Courses are jointly managed 
by the University of Tampere and University of Turku, and they take 
advantage of modern educational technology. Students do not need to 
shuttle between two universities. Education is given in English, and the 
students learn to work together with associates from different countries 
and scientific backgrounds.

*Curriculum*

The studies encompass many aspects of bioinformatics and consist of 
lectures, seminars and web courses. 120 credits is the required minimum 
for the degree and can be completed in two years.

*Prerequisities*

The students must hold a degree equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from a 
Finnish university (180 ECTS) or /ammattikorkeakoulu/ degree from an 
/amk/ institution in Finland, which can be considered to be sufficient 
for Master’s degree studies when combined with additional studies. The 
degree should be in an affiliated field such as Information Technology, 
Genetics, Biochemistry, Statistics, Mathematics or Pharmacy. In addition 
to the suitability of the degree, the student’s performance in his/her 
previous studies and the motivation letter are evaluated.


*Application Period*

  From 1 January 2008 to 31 January 2008

* Interested? More information on the web-pages of the programme
  http://bioinformatics.fi, http://bioinformatics.utu.fi/
Or by email: bioinformatics at utu.fi, bioinformatics at uta.fi
(+ on the Thursday’s meeting)


Best Regards,

Satu Jääskeläinen
Coordinator for the Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS) Graduate 
School,
Joukahaisenkatu 3-5 B,
20520 Turku, Finland

Office phone: +358 2 215 3364