A new MBI student should make a personal study plan during the first period of studies.

Here we give a generic timetable for studies starting fall 2012. For a study plan you assume that the teaching curriculum in 2013-2014 is as it is now for 2012-2013. However, there are probably new advanced bioinformatics course(s) later. In addition, you will receive information about bio-courses (especially in Meilahti-campus) during your studies. Time schedules are not yet known.

This generic schedule is based on an official assumption that each period should contain ~15 cr so that 120 cr can be collected during two years. However, the second study year is especially for master thesis and it is a good idea to collect more that 60 cr during the first study year.

First year

Period I
Algorithms for bioinformatics 4 cr (for students with less computer science background)
Computational Genomics 4-7 cr (for students with less bioinformatics background)
Genetic analysis and molecular evolution 4-6 cr (compulsory course Statistical genetics, II period, in based on this course as a background)
Molecular genetics reading group 2 cr (for students with no background molecular biology studies)
Introduction to probabilistics 3cr (reading group for students with no probabilistic background)
Academic Writing for Students in English-Medium Master's Degree Programmes 1, 2 cr
Other relevant studies, for example biology lectures from Viikki

Period II
Statistical genetics 4-6 cr
Project in biodatabases 2 cr
Introduction to machine learning 4 cr
Markovian modelling and Bayesian learning 5 cr (or take this in 2. year of studies)
Other relevant studies; for example biology lectures in Meilahti and Viikki

Period III
Biological sequence analysis, 4 cr
Seminar 3 cr
Phylogeny inference and data analysis, 4-6 cr
Other relevant studies

Period IV
Academic Writing for Students in English-Medium Master's Degree Programmes 2, 2 cr

Other relevant studies in biosciences, bioinformatics, computer science, statistics and mathematics.

Summer
Advanced internship 3 cr

Second Year

Period I
Optional courses in bioinformatics
Other relevant studies in biosciences, bioinformatics, computer science, statistics and mathematics.
Seminar 3 cr

Period II-IV
Master's thesis, 40 cr
FM-HOPS 1 cr

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• Example study plan