Bioinformatics is the application of statistics and computer science to the field of molecular biology.

The term was coined by Hogeweg and Herper in 1978 for the study of informatic processes in biological systems.

Its primary use since the late 1980s has been in genomics and genetics, particularly in those areas of genomics involving large-scale DNA sequencing.

However, bioinformatics now also includes the creation and advancement of databases, algorithms, computational and statistical techniques and theory to solve formal and practical problems involved in the management and analysis of biological data.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

• Master of Bioinformatics
• Master of Bioinformatics Research Extensive

To complete the Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics

To fulfil the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.