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The University of Queensland (UQ)

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Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics

  • Graduate Certificate

Expand your skill-set with advanced bioinformatics courses and develop specialisations for further study.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
0.5 year full-time
Course Code
5557, 077533A
Intake Months
Feb
International Fees
$20,520 per year / $20,520 total

About this course

The Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics is designed for graduates in science, IT, engineering or an approved discipline, or experienced professionals, who wish to develop and effectively use best bioinformatics practice to solve scientific problems. It will also help provide a preparation for entry into a Higher Degree by Research program.

For your half year of full-time (or part-time equivalent) studies, you'll benefit from advanced courses providing you with specialised knowledge together with valuable skills associated with your selected areas of study.

This program prepares you for a highly rewarding career in a variety of organisations, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, research organisations and government.

Study locations

St Lucia

What you will learn

Program highlights
  • Gain advanced knowledge in computational statistics, software engineering, data mining and genome informatics.
  • Learn from academics who are leading researchers in their fields.
  • Take advantage of links to industry, government and academic institutions in Australia and overseas.

1 in Australia for biotechnology

Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019

9 in the world for biotechnology

Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019

Career pathways

Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

  • Bioinformatician
  • Data scientist
  • Data analyst
  • Biostatistician
  • Clinical data manager
  • Geneticist
  • Medical writer
  • Technical writer
  • Research scientist
  • Software/database programmer