Offering Colleges
M. Sc. Bioinformatics program at Pokhara University aims to provide knowledge and skills to generate, store, retrieve, analyze and interpret biological information. It provides an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in the acquisition, storage, retrieval, analysis, and interpretation of molecular data to determine and/or solve biological problems. A student needs to successfully complete 45 credit hours of course work and 15 credit hours of a research project for graduation.
Master in Bioinformatics at Pokhara University is a two-years course spread over four semesters. This course is offered at the School of Engineering, Pokhara University.
Eligibility
Candidates seeking admission on M.Sc Bioinformatics program must have four years Bachelor of Sciences in Biological, Medical, Biomedical, Pharmaceutical, Physical, Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering or equivalent degree with a score of at least second division or 2.0/4.0 CGPA.
Admission Criteria
The applicants must pass the entrance exam conducted by Pokhara University.
Intake Capacity
- Paying: 13
- Scholarship: 2
Job Prospects
- Universities and higher education institutes
- Research institutes
- Biotechnology industries
- Agriculture sector
- National/international biological data centers
- Government sector
- Medical science and health care system
Curricular Structure
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Semester I |
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Course Code |
Course Description |
Credit Hours |
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BIN 501 |
Bioinformatics I |
3 |
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STT 501 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
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MTH 501 |
Mathematics and Algorithm for Bioinformatics |
3 |
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CMS 501 |
Computer Science |
3* |
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CMB 501 |
Cell Biology |
3* |
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CMB 502 |
Molecular Biochemistry |
3 |
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15 |
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Semester II |
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Course Code |
Course Description |
Credit Hours |
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BIN 551 |
Bioinformatics II |
3 |
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BIN 552 |
Programming for Bioinformatics |
3 |
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CMB 551 |
Frontiers in Molecular Biology |
3 |
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CMB 552 |
Functional Genomics |
3 |
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RES 551 |
Directed Research I |
3 |
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15 |
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Semester III |
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Course Code |
Course Description |
Credit Hours |
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BIN 601 |
Bioinformatics III |
3 |
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BIN 602 |
Data Warehouse and Data Mining |
3 |
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BIN 603 |
Molecular Modeling and Drug Design |
3 |
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RES 601 |
Directed Research II |
3 |
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Elective Course |
3 |
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15 |
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Semester IV |
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Course Code |
Course Description |
Credit Hours |
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BIN 699 |
Thesis |
15 |
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* Students are required to take either CMB 501: Cell Biology (without biological science background) or CMS 501: Computer Science (with biological science background).