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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.

The Master of Teaching (Primary) is a teacher preparation program specifically designed for people with an undergraduate degree to qualify as a primary school teacher. The program is ideal for those looking for a career change or who wish to follow their passion for teaching. The program consists of periods of on-campus lectures, tutorials and workshops, alternated with blocks of professional placements in schools. Strong emphasis is placed on classroom practice with placements designed to provide opportunity for professional development and learning for growth into the role of beginning teacher. All placements are supported by an expert team of university facilitators, whose role is to liaise, visit, observe practice, and support the pre-service teachers and school-based mentors. Students will gain the benefits of being taught by national and international award-winning lecturers and will be thoroughly prepared for a career in education through access to the latest innovations in teaching research taking place within UQ's School of Education.

The Master of Conservation Biology is an ideal program if you wish to expand your career prospects into a wide range of government, conservation and resource management agencies. It covers the integrative disciplines of conservation, ecology and biodiversity and focuses on the problems of restoring and maintaining viable populations of animal and plant species, and natural and managed ecosystems. It will equip you with a comprehensive theoretical understanding of conservation biology, as well as the required practical training and skills obtained through trips to some of Australia's most unique field sites.

The Master of Tourism, Hotel and Event Management offers a career in one of these dynamic and exciting industries. It also provides existing managers in these sectors with a high-level qualification to enhance their career progression. Develop your core skills through a range of compulsory courses and choose specialist courses in the areas of travel and tourism management, hotel management and event management. The program includes a work-integrated learning component to develop your capabilities for professional practice. The program offers two different entry points depending on your previous studies. The Master (1.5 years) is designed for those graduates with a Bachelor's degree in the same discipline. The Master (2 years) includes the core fundamentals of tourism, hotel and event management for those graduates with a Bachelor's degree from any discipline. Both Masters provide an opportunity to specialise in a field of study or take additional research electives. Each specialised field of study will equip you with the relevant knowledge to jumpstart or advance your chosen profession.

The Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Hotel and Event Management equips graduates without previous experience with a fundamental knowledge of these dynamic and exciting industries. It is also suitable for existing managers in these sectors who do not have a degree but would like a qualification to enhance their career progression. The program balances practical skills with theory. The skills and experience you will gain are relevant to many international settings and could take you anywhere in the world. The Graduate Certificate can also act as a stepping stone to a Master's degree.

The Master of Economics and Public Policy is an economics-centred, multidisciplinary program, designed to provide students with an opportunity to understand how government intervention affects the economy in an increasingly globalised world. The program focuses on the economic analytical tools needed to design and evaluate public policies. Core courses in public economics and regulatory economics emphasise the rationale for government intervention and the theoretical framework that underpins the nature of such intervention. Elective courses include advanced microeconomics, macroeconomics, applied econometrics and a range of policy oriented courses. The program also provides students with the necessary multidisciplinary approaches to deal with public policy problems, including elective courses in political sciences.

There is a world shortage of bioinformaticists. The Master of Bioinformatics (#24) is designed for biological sciences, computing and mathematics graduates who wish to increase their technical and research skills in core areas of bioinformatics; to update their knowledge of recent technologies and methodologies; and to obtain practical laboratory and computational skills through immersion in a research laboratory. The program enables candidates to develop and effectively use best bioinformatics practice to solve complex scientific problems. It will also provide a preparation for entry into a Research Higher Degree program.

There is a world shortage of bioinformaticists. The Master of Bioinformatics (#16) is designed for Bioinformatics graduates who wish to increase their technical and research skills in core areas of bioinformatics, to update their knowledge of recent technologies and methodologies, and to obtain practical laboratory and computational skills through immersion in a research laboratory. The program enables candidates to develop and effectively use best bioinformatics practice to solve scientific problems. It will also help provide a preparation for entry into a Research Higher Degree program.

This program provides intern pharmacists with specialised training and skills in pharmacy practice. The program combines academic excellence with pharmacy practice to provide intern pharmacists the opportunity to gain a formal postgraduate qualification. The program has been developed not only to address the competence required by the Pharmacy Board of Australia standards, but with a focus on a program that is relevant to contemporary pharmacy practice. It is developed, delivered and supported by a team of community and hospital pharmacists with extensive practice experience which allows interns to leverage off the expertise of a wide range of pharmacist practitioners.

The MEngSc (Man) combines postgraduate studies in selected fields of engineering (Electrical; Software) or (Chemical; Civil; Materials; Mechanical; Mechatronic; within the Undeclared major) with studies in selected fields of business. For existing engineering professionals, undertaking this program will meet your professional and personal development needs in the future. The program provides for development of business skills in engineering graduates without prior formal background and caters for students with relatively advanced backgrounds by allowing them to substitute engineering courses with business management courses.