Bioinformatics on the Web
Course, Bachelor's level, 1BG425
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Summer 2026 Summer 2026, Flexible, 33%, Distance learning, English
The course is cancelled.
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of meetings
-
- Mandatory on-campus meetings: 0
- Optional on-campus meetings: 0
- Instructional time
- Mixed
- Study period
- 10 June 2026–16 August 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in biology, or 45 credits in biology and 15 credits in chemistry or earth science
- Selection
-
Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 15,000
- Total tuition fee: SEK 15,000
- Application code
- UU-67466
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Autumn 2026 Autumn 2026, Flexible, 17%, Distance learning, English
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 17%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of meetings
-
- Mandatory on-campus meetings: 0
- Optional on-campus meetings: 0
- Instructional time
- Mixed
- Study period
- 31 August 2026–17 January 2027
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in biology, or 45 credits in biology and 15 credits in chemistry or earth science
- Selection
-
Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 15,000
- Total tuition fee: SEK 15,000
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2026
- Application code
- UU-17421
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 3 August 2026–30 August 2026
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2026 Autumn 2026, Flexible, 17%, Distance learning, English For exchange students
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 17%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of meetings
-
- Mandatory on-campus meetings: 0
- Optional on-campus meetings: 0
- Instructional time
- Mixed
- Study period
- 31 August 2026–17 January 2027
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in biology, or 45 credits in biology and 15 credits in chemistry or earth science
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 3 August 2026–30 August 2026
- Information on registration from the department
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Spring 2027 Spring 2027, Flexible, 17%, Distance learning, English
The course is cancelled.
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 17%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of meetings
-
- Mandatory on-campus meetings: 0
- Optional on-campus meetings: 0
- Instructional time
- Mixed
- Study period
- 18 January 2027–6 June 2027
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in biology, or 45 credits in biology and 15 credits in chemistry or earth science
- Selection
-
Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 15,000
- Total tuition fee: SEK 15,000
- Application code
- UU-67421
Spring 2027 Spring 2027, Flexible, 17%, Distance learning, English For exchange students
The course is cancelled.
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 17%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of meetings
-
- Mandatory on-campus meetings: 0
- Optional on-campus meetings: 0
- Instructional time
- Mixed
- Study period
- 18 January 2027–6 June 2027
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in biology, or 45 credits in biology and 15 credits in chemistry or earth science
About the course
The course consists of five chapters that cover different topics of bioinformatics, such as database searches, comparative genomics, metagenomics and protein structure analysis. Every chapter contains a theory part and practical assignments with different computer exercises.
Outline for distance course: The course has no mandatory meeting. Questions can be discussed throughout the course with the teachers, who also give feedback and grade the submitted assignments. The course material is accessible via the course platform. In some cases, it might be necessary to search for complementary information from other sources, which are free of choice. The practical assignments can be performed on different operating systems (Linux, Windows, MacOS) and do not require skills in programming or Unix-code.
The course ends with a written exam containing computer-based tasks that are related to the practical assignments of the five chapters. The exam is a distance examination and is held during two working days and a weekend (Thursday-Sunday alternatively Friday-Monday). In order to pass the complete course, all practical assignments need to be graded as 'passed' and at least 50% of the maximum points of the exam need to be achieved.