University of British Columbia Bioinformatics

Location

100-570 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver, BC, V5T 4S6, Canada

Contacts

Websites: http://bioinformatics.ubc.ca/bgp/ and https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/master-of-science-bioinformatics
Phone: 604-707-5803
Admissions e-mail: bioinformaticsprogram@bcgsc.ca

Program Information

• M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees administered by the College for Interdisciplinary Studies, combines training in both biological and computational methodologies here

Admission Requirements

MSc

• BSc. or equivalent in biology, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, medicine, computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or statistics
• minimum 76% (B+) average in third and fourth year courses
  • Significant experience in one of the aforementioned fields

PhD

• Masters degree
• Transfer from a master’s degree to the PhD program is possible if the applicant has 80% of higher in relevant graduate courses
• International applicants should consult the UBC Graduate Programs website for country-specific requirements here

For more information on general admission requirements, click here

Supporting Documents

• CV
• official transcripts of all post-secondary institutions attended
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Bioinformatics Graduate Program Application
• official TOEFL scores if English is not first language
  • University code: 0965
  • Dept code: 99
• Minimum Scores for Tests of English as a Foreign Language:
  • TOEFL (internet-based) overall score of 100
  • IELTS overall band 7

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Deadlines

MSc.

September Admission:

• March 8, 2019 - Canadian/US Students
• February 8, 2019 - International Students

PhD

January Admission:

• September 30, 2018

May Admission:

• January 30, 2019

September Admission:

• February 8, 2019

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Tuition

• International - $8,604.66 per year
• Domestic - $4,897.83 per year

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