CareerFit CourseFinderBioinformatics - Letterkenny
- Course code
- LY_SBIOI_M
- QQI level
- Level 9
- NFQ type
- —
- Duration
- 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time online delivery. Study Hours Lecture hours: 4 hours synchronous plus 4 hours recorded lectures. On-Campus Attendance Optional two-day workshop at the start of each semester.
- Attendance
- Flexible
- CAO points
- —
Course summary
Bioinformatics is about harnessing the power of computers to advance knowledge in the biological and biomedical sciences. This programme will meet the rapidly growing demand for biologists with programming and data analytics skills. Students will graduate with competencies in biological data acquisition, management, analysis, and interpretation. No prior programming or data analytics training is required. Flexibility provided by the online and evening delivery of the programme content will enable those in full time employment to complete the course.
The programme focuses on developing computer programming competencies in students with no prior background in computer science. These learnings are enriched with extensive applied bioinformatics training using real world data to ensure that graduates are workplace ready. In addition, the programme will equip graduates with the necessary foundational knowledge and programming know-how to keep pace with the rapidly evolving disciplines of bioinformatics and computational biology.