Study Plans
Doctor of Philosophy Program (Ph.D.) in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
We offer 3 study plan options for the Doctoral degree:
PhD Track 1.1
(Research Track)
For students who have completed a Master's degree
- 3-Audit Core Seminar Courses
- No Elective Courses Required
- 48-Credit Thesis
Total Credits = 48
PhD Track 2.1
(Research + Coursework Track)
For students who have completed a Master's degree
- 3-Credit Core Seminar Courses
- 9-Credit Elective Courses
- 36-Credit Thesis
Total Credits = 48
PhD Track 2.2
(Research + Coursework Track)
For students who have completed a Bachelor's degree
- 6-Credit Core Seminar Courses
- 18-Credit Elective Courses
- 48-Credit Thesis
Total Credits = 72
*Audit
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
We offer 2 study plan options for the MSc degree:
MSc Track A
(Coursework + Research Track)
1-Year Courseworks
1-Year Research
Total Credits = 38
MSc Track B
(Coursework + Research + Internship Track)
1-Year Courseworks
- 6-Month Special Research Study
6-Month Internship Total Credits = 38
| Semester 1 | |
| Course | Credit Points |
| BIF512 Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIF622 Bioinformatics and High-throughput Data Analysis | 3 |
| BIF633 Data Mining for Bioinformatics | 3 |
| BIFXXX Elective 1 | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
| Semester 2 | |
| Course | Credit Points |
| BIF612 Molecular Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIF621 Genetic-related Sequence Analysis and Annotation | 3 |
| BIF692 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology I | 1 |
| BIFXXX Elective 2 | 3 |
| BIFXXX Elective 3 | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 3 | |
| Course | Credit Points |
| BIF698 Thesis (for Track A) or BIF696 Special Research Study (for Track B) |
6 |
| BIF694 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology II | 1 |
| Total | 7 |
| Semester 4 | |
| Course | Credit Points |
| BIF698 Thesis (for Track A) or BIF699 Internship (for Track B) |
6 |
| Total | 6 |
| Grand Total Credit | 38 |