Honours Bachelor of Medical Sciences with Honours Specialization in Medical Bioinformatics

Western University

Canada,Ontario

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48 Months

Duration

CAD 48,500/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 316

Application Fee

Sep 2025

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Canada, Ontario

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1878

Total Students: 440,000 +

Int. Students: 5,000 +

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1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada

Honours Bachelor of Medical Sciences with Honours Specialization in Medical Bioinformatics

Program Overview

Medical Bioinformatics is the use of computational methods to solve problems in biomedical sciences. High-throughput technologies that rapidly generate enormous amounts of data (e.g., next-generation sequencing platforms), which were once considered "cutting edge", are now essential tools in modern biomedical and clinical laboratories. This module provides students with the necessary foundation in computing, statistics and medical sciences, followed by a series of unique courses in Medical Bioinformatics with an emphasis on practical skill development.

Medical Bioinformatics is...
Medical Bioinformatics (MBI) is an interdisciplinary field that exists at the convergence of medical sciences, computing, and statistics.  Bioinformatics was born from the necessity of integrating and analyzing the unprecedented amount of sequence data generated by the laboratories contributing to the Human Genome Project. 

As laboratory technologies continue to rapidly grow more powerful, researchers in the medical sciences are overwhelmed by the volume and complexity of their own data.  Western’s unique MBI program enables students to develop essential skills in computing and statistics in the context of solving problems in the medical sciences.

Honours Specialization in Medical Bioinformatics
Students combine foundational courses in both the medical sciences (biochemistry, pathology and physiology), computer sciences (coding essentials, databases and AI), and mathematical statistics (matrix algebra, probability, and Bayesian inference). Next, students complete a core curriculum of a third-year introduction to medical bioinformatics, and two fourth-year courses in genomics, epigenomics, or infectious disease bioinformatics. Enrolment in the module is limited and leads to a Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) degree.

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