BINFA13757 - BE Bioinformatics MBiomedE
This advice is for the revised BE (Bioinformatics) degree. Students who commenced earlier than 2012 should follow this advice where possible and consult the UNSW Handbook for the year they commenced if this is not possible.
Students who are unsure about how the program revision will affect them should contact the CSE Student Office (undergrad at cse . unsw . edu . au).
Program Structure
The BE (Bioinformatics)/Master of Biomedical Engineering dual degree program is offered jointly through the School of Computer Science and Engineering, the Faculty of Science and the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering. The dual Bachelor of Engineering in Bioinformatics/Master of Biomedical Engineering program allows students to combine the software engineering/molecular biology focus of bioinformatics with the broader engineering and medical emphases of the biomedical engineering program.
Students who are enrolled in a joint program are expected to maintain a credit (65%) average across courses taken from each of the composite programs. Students who do not satisfy this requirement revert to the Bachelor of Engineering program at the end of Stage 3.
UOC denotes Units of Credit, a measure of the amount of work required in a course.
| YEAR 1 | S1 UOC | S2 UOC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BABS1201 | Molecules, Cells & Genes | 6 | - |
| BINF1001 | Bioinformatics 1 | - | 6 |
| COMP1917 | Computing 1 | 6 | - |
| COMP1927 | Computing 2 | - | 6 |
| MATH1131 MATH1141 |
Mathematics 1A or Higher Mathematics 1A |
6 | - |
| MATH1231 MATH1241 |
Mathematics 1B or Higher Mathematics 1B |
- | 6 |
| CHEM1011 CHEM1031 |
Chemistry A or Higher Chemistry A |
6 | - |
| CHEM1021 CHEM1041 |
Chemistry B or Higher Chemistry B |
- | 6 |
| 24 | 24 |
| YEAR 2 | S1 UOC | S2 UOC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGG1000 | Engineering Design | 6 | |
| MATH1081 | Discrete Mathematics | 6 | |
| BIOC2101 BIOS2021 BIOS2621 MICR2011 BABS2202 |
Principles of Biochemistry (Adv) Genetics or Genetics (Adv) Microbiology 1 Cell Biology |
6 | |
| MATH2901 MATH2801 |
Higher Theory of Statistics or Theory of Statistics |
6 | - |
| BIOC2201 | Principles of Molecular Biology (Adv) | - | 6 |
| BIOM1010 | Engineering in Medicine and Biology | - | 6 |
| COMP2911 | Engineering Design 2 | 6 | - |
| COMP2041 | Software Construction | - | 6 |
| 24 | 24 | ||
It is recommended that students start thinking about Industrial Training in the summer after Year 2 and Year 3. Graduation may be delayed if a satisfactory report for 60 day industrial training has not been received by the release of final year results.
| YEAR 3 | S1 UOC | S2 UOC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BABS3121 | Molecular Biology of Nucleic Acids | 6 | - |
| BINF3010 | Bioinformatics Methods & Applications | 6 | - |
| BINF3020 | Computational Bioinformatics | - | 6 |
| BIOC2101 BIOS2021 BIOS2621 MICR2011 BABS2202 |
Principles of Biochemistry (Adv) Genetics or Genetics (Adv) Microbiology 1 Cell Biology |
6 | |
| COMP3311 | Database Systems | - | 6 |
| COMP3121 | Algorithms & Programming Techniques | 6 | - |
| BIOM9420 | Clinical Laboratory Science | - | 6 |
| COMP4920 | Management and Ethics | - | 6 |
| 24 | 24 | ||
| YEAR 4 | S1 UOC | S2 UOC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHSL2121 | Principles of Physiology A | 6 | - |
| BIOM9XXX PHSL2221 |
Postgraduate Elective or Principles of Physiology |
- | 6 |
| BIOM5950 | Thesis A | - | 6 |
| BIOM9XXX | Postgraduate Electives | 6 | 6 |
| Life Sciences Elective | 6 | ||
| Computing/Maths Elective | 6 | ||
| General Education | 6 | ||
| 24 | 24 | ||
| YEAR 5 | S1 UOC | S2 UOC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOM5951 | Thesis B | 6 | - |
| BIOM9410 | Regulatory Requirements of Biomedical Technology | - | 6 |
| BIOM9XXX | Postgraduate Elective | 6 | - |
| BIOM9914 BIOM9XXX |
Masters Thesis or 2 BIOM9XXX Postgraduate Electives |
- | 12 |
| Comp/Math/Life Science | 6 | ||
| Life Sciences Elective | 6 | ||
| Computing/Maths Elective | 6 | ||
| 24 | 24 | ||
CSE Course List
Computer science course list. Courses that do not have COMP0xxx or COMP1xxx course codes can be used as COMP electives.
Electives
Any BIOC/BIOT/MICR/BABS3xxx course for which prerequisites have been completed can be selected as a 3rd year life science elective. Recommended electives include:
| UOC | ||
|---|---|---|
| BIOC3111 | Molecular Biology of Proteins | 6 |
| BIOC3151 | Human Genetics and Variation | 6 |
| BABS3281 | Recombinant DNA Techniques | 6 |
| BABS3291 | Genes, Genomes & Evolution | 6 |
| BABS3031 | BiotechnologyA | 6 |
| BABS3061 | Biopharmaceuticals | 6 |
The computing elective can also be replaced by one of the following Mathematics and Statistics course:
| UOC | ||
|---|---|---|
| MATH2281 | Biomathematics | 6 |
| MATH2831 | Linear Models | 6 |
| MATH2931 | Higher Linear Models | 6 |
| MATH3801 | Probability & Schochastic Proc | 6 |
| MATH3901 | Higher Probability & Schochastic Proc | 6 |
| MATH3811 | Statistical Inference | 6 |
| MATH3911 | Higher Statistical Inference | 6 |
Biomedical Electives
Please see Biomedical Engineering electives at the GSBmE Web Pages for current courses and outlines.
Note that the BE (bioinformatics) program allows a variation in standard prerequisites for some courses. Bioinformatics students who want to enrol in these courses will need to request manual enrolment after consultation with the program authority.
General Education
UNSW wants all students to develop skills in a broad range of areas, not just in their specific study discipline, and so students in all degrees are required to undertake a number of general studies courses outside their discipline. Students should select courses from disciplines that are not available in their program as core or elective courses.
See UNSW on General Educaiton for more information.
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