Bachelor of Science Pre-2021 - Bioinformatics Major
Program requirements
The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 180KB)) set out the courses and rules you must follow to successfully complete this program.
You must also comply with UQ’s University Policies and Procedures.
What do the different requirements mean?
- Compulsory - all students must complete this course
- Prerequisite for major - a course required for this major
- Required for Major - a course required for this major
- Recommended - a course which complements the major, but can be substituted for an elective
- Elective - an elective course from the course list, or as permitted by the program rules
| Course Code & Title | Requirements |
|---|---|
| SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science OR SCIE1100 Advanced Theory and Practice in Science |
Compulsory |
| BIOL1020 Genes, Cells & Evolution | Prerequisite for major |
| CHEM1100 Chemistry I1 | Prerequisite for major |
| MATH1051 Calculus & Linear Algebra I2 | Recommended |
| Course Code & Title | Requirements |
|---|---|
| STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data | Compulsory |
| CHEM1200 Chemistry 21 | Recommended |
| BIOL1040 Cells to Organisms | Recommended |
| Elective | Elective |
- Students without Queensland Senior Chemistry should complete CHEM1090 before taking any other chemistry course.
- Students without Queensland Senior Maths C should complete MATH1050 before MATH1051.
Choose a study plan:
Applied Bioinformatics
| Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCIE2100 Intro to Bioinfomatics Choose at least 6 units from: [ BIOC2000 Biochem & Molecular Biology |
BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function |
| 2 |
COSC2500 Num Meth in Computational Sci ] BIOL2202 Genetics |
INFS2200 Relational Database Systems |
| Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIOL3004 Genomics & Bioinformatics Choose at least 8 units from: [ COSC3000 Visualization & Graphics |
COMP2506 Human-Computer Interaction Choose courses from the BSc course list |
| 2 |
BIOC3005 Molecular Systems Biology BIOL3014 Advanced Bioinformatics |
– |
- This course is available in semester 1 and 2.
Methods in Bioinformatics
| Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCIE2100 Intro to Bioinfomatics Choose at least 6 units from: [ BIOC2000 Biochem & Molecular Biology |
Choose courses from the BSc course list |
| 2 |
COSC2500 Num Meth in Computational Sci ] BIOL2202 Genetics |
INFS2200 Relational Database Systems |
| Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIOL3004 Genomics & Bioinformatics Choose at least 8 units from: [ COSC3000 Visualization & Graphics |
– |
| 2 |
COMP3506 Algorithms & Data Structures BIOL3014 Advanced Bioinformatics |
– |
Structural Bioinformatics
| Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCIE2100 Intro to Bioinfomatics Choose at least 6 units from: [ BIOC2000 Biochem & Molecular Biology |
Choose courses from the BSc course list |
| 2 |
CSSE2002 Programming in the Large ] BIOL2202 Genetics |
CHEM2060 Intermediate Chemistry 2 |
| Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIOL3004 Genomics & Bioinformatics BIOC3000 Advanced Biochemistry & Molecular Biology COSC3000 Visualization & Graphics |
– |
| 2 | BIOL3014 Advanced Bioinformatics COMP3702 Artificial Intelligence COSC3500 High-Performance Computing |
CHEM3011 Advanced Physical Chemistry |
Systems in Bioinformatics
| Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCIE2100 Intro to Bioinfomatics Choose at least 6 units from: [ BIOC2000 Biochem & Molecular Biology |
BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function |
| 2 |
CSSE2002 Programming in the Large ] BIOL2202 Genetics |
Choose courses from the BSc course list |
| Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIOL3004 Genomics & Bioinformatics Choose at least 6 units from: [ COSC3000 Visualization & Graphics |
Choose courses from the BSc course list |
| 2 |
BIOC3005 Molecular Systems Biology BIOL3014 Advanced Bioinformatics |
– |