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| | Bioinformatics (BSc) | | |
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| School | Carleton University | | |
| Location | Ottawa, ON, Canada | | |
| School Type | University | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 20,049
Full-time Graduate: 3,905 | | |
| Degree | Bachelor | | |
| Honours | | | |
| Co-op | | | |
| Length | 4 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | 78% | | |
| Prerequisites | - 2 of Grade12 Chemistry or Grade12 Biology or Grade12 Physics or Grade12 Earth and Space Science
- Grade12 Advanced Functions
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| Prerequisites Notes | Calculus (MCV4U) is strongly recommended. | | |
| Cost |
Domestic fees: Visit Carleton's website for domestic costs
International fees: Visit Carleton's website for international costs.
Listed costs include compulsory fees. | | |
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| Description | Use tools from computer science, data science, mathematics and statistics to tap into the complex datasets in the life sciences. Use artificial intelligence to pose and probe biological questions that are too complex for the human mind to untangle without computer assistance. Some examples include high-throughput analysis of the genome, transcriptome, protein structure and function, drug interactions, epidemiology and evolution.
Your career: big data analytics in the medical, environmental and agricultural sectors; biodiversity monitoring; biostatistics; database design; disease diagnostics; drug discovery | | |
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