Bachelor of Bioinformatics At Home

Bachelor of Bioinformatics At Home is a Bachelor program taught at Howest University of Applied Sciences, Belgium. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Bachelor of Bioinformatics at Home is a bachelor-to-bachelor program that equips students and laboratory staff with IT and programming skills for bioinformatics work, in response to the growing importance of next-generation sequencing and big data alongside traditional research methods. Learning covers bioinformatics, informatics, and programming, including next-generation sequencing data processing, molecular sequence analysis and comparison, and system-level analysis of biological processes and pathways.

Teaching uses distance education (@home) with limited on-campus contact moments in Bruges. Each course unit includes three contact moments plus an exam. Contact moments take place every two weeks on campus from 18:00 to 20:00 CET and can be followed via live streaming and recorded. Exams run from 18:00 to 21:00 CET, and students who live far from campus can take exams from home for an extra cost. Study materials are provided at the start of a course unit through the electronic learning environment.

The minimum requirements for admission in Bachelor of Bioinformatics At Home at Howest University of Applied Sciences for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Howest University of Applied Sciences.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Howest University of Applied Sciences as pre-requiste for admission in Bachelor of Bioinformatics At Home.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Admission requires a higher-education diploma that shows knowledge of molecular biology at least at bachelor level (for example, Biomedical Laboratory Technology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences). If you have a foreign diploma, its level must be equivalent to a European bachelor’s degree.

If you are 21 years old, have already obtained a first bachelor’s degree, and are already working (or looking for work), you can enroll in the bioinformatics via distance education (@home) program. This @home training is suitable for: employees in (biomedical/biological) laboratories needing applied bioinformatics knowledge; employees from other sectors seeking a new challenge in a future-proof field; and international students who cannot go to the campus in Bruges, Belgium.

• For the optional choice track Bioinformatics for IT professionals @home: an IT diploma with knowledge of Linux and web technologies (HTML, CSS, PHP and/or JavaScript).
• Enrollment via a credit contract is possible if you do not have the necessary prior knowledge of molecular biology or you do not have an IT diploma.
• No informatics prior knowledge is required, but you must be able to work with a computer generally.

The program is fully offered in English, so proof of sufficient English knowledge is required. A diploma of secondary education issued by the Flemish government (except BSO and CVO) meets the language requirements. If you hold a different secondary diploma, you can prove your English knowledge in another way; the types of evidence are found in the education and examination regulations.

Please check detail of study units at https://howest.be/nl/opleidingen/bachelor-na-bachelor/advanced-bachelor-of-bioinformatics-at-home

14 fully funded scholarships are listed for Belgium. See Belgium scholarships.