The Faculty of Engineering has announced last January the addition of a new Bioinformatics Options for undergraduate students enrolled in the Computer Science program.

• Press release (2010-01-21)
• Honours BSc with Specialization in Computer Science, Bioinformatics Option
• B.Sc. spécialisé approfondi en informatique, option bioinformatique
• Course Sequence
• Please note that the prerequisite for BIO2133 has changed from BIO1130 to BIO1140!

Starting from January 2008, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa will offer a Collaborative Program leading to an MSc degree with Specialization in Bioinformatics or MSc of Computer Science degree with Specialization in Bioinformatics. Inquiries can be directed either to Dr. Stéphane Aris-Brosou (sarisbro at uottawa dot ca) or to Dr. Michel Dumontier (Michel_Dumontier at carleton dot ca).

• Bioinformatics (MSc/MCI), General Information, Booklet (PDF)
• Bioinformatique (pluridisciplinaire), renseignements généraux, tiré-à-part (PDF)
• Brochure

• Courses

  • CSI 5126. Algorithms in bioinformatics
  • BNF 5106. Bioinformatics
  • BNF 6100. Bioinformatics MSc seminar
  • BCH 5101. Analysis of –omics data
  • CMM 5111. Computational cell biology
  • BCH. 8110 Advanced Topics in Systems Biology

• Strong mathematical and programming skills are a great asset. The Joint Honours BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics is an excellent choice. Make sure to select as many electives as you can in the Life Sciences (see below);

• Major/minor options are a great way to build your own program. I created the following web page where you will find side by side the courses for the Major in Computer Science and the Minor in Biology.

  See also:

  • Major in Computer Science
  • Minor in Biology