Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Statistical Science Section
Bachelor of Bioinformatics/Bachelor of Science
 About the Course
The entry requirements for the Bioinformatics program are shown below:
Prerequisite Units 3 and 4: A study score of at least 25 in English, and Mathematical Methods.
Selection mode: ENTER and two-stage process with a middle band of approximately 20%.
Middle band selection: Applicants who have successfully completed 3 of the following studies will be deemed to have an ENTER up to 1.5 percentage points higher for each study up to a maximum of 2 studies: Chemistry, Information Technology & Specialist Mathematics.
The course is designed to provide training in Information Technology and in the application of computers in current biological initiatives such as the human genome project.
Major subjects: Biochemistry, Computer Science, Genetics
Minor subjects: Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics
Course structure: The first year provides a foundation in computer science, mathematics, chemistry and biology, after which students follow a chosen combination of subjects in molecular biology and information technology.
For more information, come and see us at Open Day or contact:
Faculty of Science & Technology
La Trobe University
Plenty Road
Bundoora 3086
Australia
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