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Over the past few years, bioinformatics has become the most exciting field in biology. This MSc course provided a unique hands-on learning experience in bioinformatics skills, by combining the latest advances in analysing high-throughput genomic, transcriptomic and metabolomics data. Cranfield’s Bioinformatics MSc was the first of its kind and the longest-running bioinformatics course in the UK. With more than 200 alumni over the past 10 years, it was the most popular postgraduate course in bioinformatics in Europe. Because Cranfield is a solely postgraduate university it means that every single taught module of the Applied Bioinformatics course was uniquely tailored to be master's level. That’s why it was the winner of the BBSRC’s Master’s Training Grant (MTG) award for the best course in life sciences. Our taught modules coved in great depth a plethora of programming languages typically applied in bioinformatics, such as Python, Java, R and SQL, as well as modern web technologies, such as JavaEE, NoSQL and JavaScript. Furthermore, we had two dedicated taught modules focusing on established bioinformatics protocols for the latest next generation sequencing (NGS) and 3rd generation sequencing (3GS) technologies.
Your career
Our MSc opened doors to careers in industry, public research establishments, and university research. The multidisciplinary nature of our course allowed our students to follow diverse career paths in various medical-related sectors.
Successful graduates pursued careers in a variety of key areas such as:
Pharmaceutical and biotech companies, plant research institutes, food sector, public health sectors, bioinformatics & IT companies.
Cranfield Careers and Employability Service
Cranfield’s Career Service is dedicated to helping you meet your career aspirations. You will have access to career coaching and advice, CV development, interview practice, access to hundreds of available jobs via our Symplicity platform and opportunities to meet recruiting employers at our careers fairs. Our strong reputation and links with potential employers provide you with outstanding opportunities to secure interesting jobs and develop successful careers. Support continues after graduation and as a Cranfield alumnus, you have free life-long access to a range of career resources to help you continue your education and enhance your career.
Others have chosen to continue their research training by undertaking a PhD either at Cranfield or elsewhere.
Cranfield graduates are highly successful in achieving relevant work. For professionals already in the industry, Cranfield qualifications enhance their careers, benefiting both the candidate and their employer.
Previous students have gone on to jobs within prestigious institutions including:
, Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, AstraZeneca, (EBI), , , , , , , , .
Others have chosen to continue their research training by undertaking a PhD either at Cranfield or elsewhere.
Cranfield graduates are very successful in achieving relevant work. For professionals already in the industry, Cranfield qualifications enhance their careers, benefiting both the candidate and their employer.
Course modules
Who is it for?
This course aimed to equip graduate scientists with the computational skills and awareness needed to process, analyse and interpret the vast amounts of biological data now becoming available. This course was equally suitable for candidates from life sciences disciplines who aim to gain the programming and computational skills through this course, and graduates with IT/computer science background who wanted to gain the molecular biology understanding to become bioinformaticians.
