Overview

In the Bioinformatics programme offered at the University of Barcelona, you will gain systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of the skills and research methods related to this field.

Features

Doctoral studies guarantee, as a minimum, the acquisition by the doctoral candidate of the following basic competences as well as those others that appear in the Spanish Higher Education Qualifications Framework.

Programme Structure

Research

Data Science in Bioinformatics and Biomedical Informatics

Mathematical Modelling and Computer Science in Bioinformatics

Omics and Computational Genetics

Bioinformatics

Biology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Barcelona, Spain

Disciplines

Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 4 other PhDs in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in Spain

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The main and priority route of access to the Program is considered to have completed a master's degree oriented towards research on one of the disciplines that make up the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics. This area is particularly broad and includes degrees derived from the following major areas: Biology, Medicine, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Engineering.

As the only alternative route, students who i) have not completed either a bachelor's degree or a master's degree in a discipline belonging to any of the major areas mentioned, may access the Program under the condition of passing, during the first course, 18 ECTS of training complements of a master's degree in Bioinformatics taught by one of the universities that are members of the Program

The vehicular language of the program is English, so another access requirement will be to demonstrate a level of English equivalent to level B2.

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Tuition Fees

Living costs

Barcelona

Spain

770 - 1360 EUR / month

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