Bachelor in Bioinformatics - Howest University (Bruges)

During the bachelor in Bioinformatics, you will learn about a new and spectacular field that uses methods from informatics to store and process molecular biological information (DNA, proteins, functions). In bioinformatics, molecular biology is combined with informatics and programming. A bioinformatics scientist is capable of retrieving the necessary information from databases and using these to make predictions. As a bioinformatician, you will look for application possibilities of informatics within the (biological/biomedical) laboratory.

In the bachelor in Bioinformatics of the bioinformatics training program, 3 roles are covered: the role of programmer, the role of informatics scientist, and the role of bioinformatics scientist. You learn several programming languages like PHP, Python, and R and you use the most relevant databases of which you learn to process and interpret the data.

During the bachelor in Bioinformatics, there is a special emphasis on the application of open source tools, both in a Windows and in a Linux environment. During the traineeship (without a bachelor’s thesis) a fourth role is addressed, the role of the New Young Professional, in which the more generic competencies of a bachelor (such as working in a team, and clear communication) are pursued.