Bioinformatics for computational genomics

Application and admissions: with mandatory access test.

Admission requirements for Italian Students

Students can apply to the BCG Master degree course, provided that they satisfy one of the following two requirements:

Requirement 1)

1. they have completed a bachelor degree program (Laurea Triennale) in one of the following classes: 
   • Biotechnology (class L2);
   • Biology (class L13);
   • Agriculture and Food Sciences (class L26);
   • Pharmacological Sciences (class L29);
2. and during their studies they have acquired   at least 30 CFU in biological areas (SSD BIO) with at least 18 CFU in Genetics (BIO/18), Molecular Biology (BIO/11) and Biochemistry (BIO/10)

Requirement 2)

1. they have completed a bachelor degree program (Laurea Triennale) in one of the following classes:
   • Information Engineering (class L8);
   • Physics (class L30);
   • Computer Sciences (class L31);
   • Mathematics (class L35)
2. and during their studies they have acquired at least 30 CFU in the areas of computer science, information engineering, biomedical engineering, mathematics and/or statistics (SSD INF/01, ING-INF/05, ING-INF/06, MAT/01-09, and/or SECSS/01), with at least 6 CFU in mathematics (MAT/01-09) and at least 12 CFU in one or more of the following areas: computer science (INF/01), information engineering (ING-INF/05), biomedical engineering (ING-INF/06), statistics (SECS-S/01).

The same criteria are applied to candidates in possession of foreign university degrees, deemed to be suitable by the Teachers Council, in which it is possible to clearly identify disciplines and number of credits acquired for each discipline. If this is not possible, the documents certifying the career of the candidates will be examined in detail by the Teachers Council in order to assess if their background complies with the previous requirements.

Admission requirements for Foreign Students

Students in possession of a Bachelor degree in an area of those described at the previous point (Admission requirements for Italian Students), where courses taken in the required disciplines can be clearly identified together with the amount of hours/credits of the courses. If this is not possible, the documents certifying the career of the students will be examined by the Teachers Council in order to assess if their background complies with the previous requirements.

Language Requirements

Knowledge of English is a requirement for the access to the BCG Master degree.
Students should have acquired beforehand a B2 level certification (vantage or upper intermediate, as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment).

Students without a B2 placement test may be accepted on condition that their level of English proficiency, assessed during the interview, is evidently good, or, in alternative, can present a report or screenshot of their results at the self-test Dialang (that can be taken on the internet at http://dialangweb.lancaster.ac.uk).

The adequate personal preparation of the candidates, their ability to communicate in English and their motivation are decisive elements for the admission and they are going to be verified and tested during an admission interview.

Knowledge of Italian is not required for attendance. However, as required by regulations, foreign students will have to demonstrate to have acquired basic knowledge of the Italian language before the final dissertation.