Bioinformatics Courses
Getting Started in Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is a very interdisciplinary field, and students need to develop a sound understanding of biology (especially microbiology and biochemistry), computer science, mathematics and statistics.
The University of Canterbury does not currently offer a formal major in bioinformatics, but students can design their own programme from courses in various departments.
Students may choose to major in biology, mathematics and statistics, computer science or chemistry and then supplement that with courses in the complimentary fields. On the back of this brochure is a list of suggested courses for students who are interested in bioinformatics.
More info on Bioinformatics on our Bioinformatics page.
Suggested Courses:
First Year
BIOL111 Cellular Biology & Biochemistry (15pts)
BIOL112 Ecology, Evolution & Conservation (15pts)
BIOL113 Diversity of Life (15pts)
COSC121 Introduction to Computer Programming (15pts)
COSC122 Introduction to Computer Science (15pts)
MATH120 Discrete Mathematics (15pts)
Second Year
BCHM201 Biochemistry 1 (22pts)
BCHM202 Molecular Genetics (15pts)
BIOL231 Foundations in Molecular Biology (15pts)
COSC227 Probabilistic Methods and Information Theory (11pts)
COSC262 Algorithms (15pts)
COSC265 Relational Database Systems (15pts)
MATH220 Discrete Mathematics and Cryptography (15pts)
Third Year
BCHM302/CHEM325 Biological Chemistry (30pts)
BCHM301 Biochemistry 3 (30pts)
BCHM381 Biochemical Techniques (15pts)
BIOL330 Advanced Concepts in Genetics (30pts)
COSC326 Database Management (15pts)
COSC327 Performance Modelling and Simulation (15pts)
COSC329 Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (15pts)
Fourth Year
BIOL430/BCHM406 Genomics (0.2500 EFTS)
BIOL431 Genetics (0.2500 EFTS)
COSC413 Advanced topics in algorithms (0.1250 EFTS)
MATH405/STAT405 Bioinfomatics (0.1250 EFTS)
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Other relevant papers
Biology
BIOL116 Human Biology (15pts)
BIOL213 Microbiology and Genetics (15pts)
BIOL270 Ecology (30pts)
BIOL271 Evolution (15pts)
BIOL313 Advanced Microbiology (30pts)
BIOL371 Evolutionary Biology (15pts)
Statistics
STAT101 Statistics 1 (15pts)
STAT201 Applied Statistics (15pts)
STAT312 Sampling Methods (15pts)
STAT315 Multivariate Statistical Methods (15pts)
Mathematics
MATH202 Differential Equations and Vector Calculus (15pts)
MATH363 Dynamical Systems (15pts)
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For more information about Bioinformatics at Canterbury, please contact any of these staff members in the associated departments:
Chemistry: Andy Pratt
Computer Science: Tim Bell
Mathematics & Statistics: Mike Steel
Biological Sciences: Anthony Poole
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