Content of the Diploma
The diploma is a 120 ECTS diploma. These credits are divided in :
- 39 credits dedicated to internships
- 45 credits dedicated to fundamentals of Bioinformatics
- 30 credits dedicated to a minor (to choose between 4 proposed)
- 6 credits for English teaching
Major : Computer Science for Biology and Health
The teaching units of the major are dedicated to the fundamentals of Bioinformatics. They represent 45 ECTS :
- Unit 1, Autumn: Preparing the bioinformatics master [9 ECTS]
- Unit 2, Autumn: R, Data and Visualisation [6 ECTS]
- Unit 3, Autumn: Statistics and Machine Learning [6 ECTS]
- Unit 4, Autumn: Bioinformatics and Genomics [9 ECTS]
- Unit 5, Spring: Julia and Python programming 1 [6 ECTS]
- Unit 6, Autumn: Julia and Python programming 2 [6 ECTS]
- Unit 7, Autumn: Option to choose [3 ECTS]
Minor 1: Interfaces of Biology with Computer Science and Data Science
This minor opens a large number possibilities : engineering positions as bioinformaticians or bioinformaticians data scientists, or PhD students positions integated in biologists teams or in pure bioinformatics teams.
The teaching units covers a large spectra and can be chosen in accordance to the student's professional project. They represent 30 ECTS to choose between:
- Unit interBio1, Spring: Structural Bioinformatics [6 ECTS]
- Unit interBio2, Spring: Interfaces of Biology [6 ECTS]
- Unit interBio3, Spring: Genome Evolution and Dynamics [3 ECTS]
- Unit interBio4, Spring: Single-cell sequencing [3 ECTS]
- Unit interBio5, Autumn: Algorithmics for sequences [6 ECTS]
- Unit interBio6, Autumn: Data engineering in life sciences [6 ECTS]
- Unit interBio7, Autumn: Phylogenomics [6 ECTS]
- Unit interBio8, Autumn: Metagenomics analyses in ecology [3 ECTS]
- Unit interBio9, Autumn: FAIR principles applied to Genome annotation and assembly [3ECTS]
Minor 2: Bioinformatics for Health
This minor opens to engineering positions as bioinformaticians or PhD students with medical applications. The teaching units are common with medecine students. They represent 30 ECTS:
- Unit bis1, Spring: Structural Bioinformatics [6 ECTS]
- Unit bis2, Spring: Genome Evolution and Dynamics [3 ECTS]
- Unit bis3, Spring: Single-cell sequencing [3 ECTS]
- Unit bis4, Autumn: Practical applications of Next Generation Sequencing [6 ECTS]
- Unit bis5, Autumn: Somatic Genetics of Cancers [3 ECTS]
- Unit bis6, Autumn: Phylogenomics [6 ECTS]
- Unit bis7, Autumn: Next Generation Sequencing for Diagnosis [3 ECTS]
Minor 3: Genetics and Genomics
This minor opens to engineering positions as bioinformaticians or PhD students with high genomics competences. The teaching units are common with students studying molecular and cellular biology. They represent 30 ECTS:
- Unit geg1, Spring: Genetics and Genomics [6 ECTS]
- Unit geg2, Spring: Interfaces of Biology [6 ECTS]
- Unit geg3, Autumn: Practical applications of Next Generation Sequencing [6 ECTS]
- Unit geg4, Autumn: Molecular genetics [6 ECTS]
- Unit geg5, Autumn: Phylogenomics [6 ECTS]
- Unit bis7, Autumn: Handling biological data [3 ECTS]
- Unit bis8, Autumn: Genomic selection [3 ECTS]
Minor 4: Complementary Competence in Bioinformatics
This minor is a 1-year formation. Students are recruited with a validated previous master 2 degree (or a PhD), and follow an intensive formation in bioinformatics during the Autumn semester, followed by a long internship during Spring semester. At the end of the formation, students are granted a master 2 degree in Bioinformatics.
The content of the CCB minor is usually personalized. A typical formation could be :
- Unit CCB1, Autumn: Julia and Python programming [6 ECTS]
- Unit CCB2, Autumn: R, Data and Visualisation [6 ECTS]
- Unit CCB3, Autumn: Statistics and Machine Learning [6 ECTS]
- Unit CCB4, Autumn: Data engineering in life sciences [6 ECTS]
- Unit CCB5, Autumn: Option to choose [3 ECTS]