Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Informatics

tudents in the Diploma program will be permitted to ladder coursework successfully completed within the Diploma program into the Professional Master's program. The program will consist of:

The equivalent of 24 credit unit courses, including those from the Graduate Diploma Program (12CU) as well as advanced courses in computing, biology and health science.
BMIF 898 - Master's Project (6CU). A biomedical informatics project is undertaken under the co-supervision of a member of the School and a member of the Faculty of Health Sciences. A final research report describing the project is required and will be evaluated as passfail by two faculty members, one of whom is not a supervisor.
Students are recommended to select one elective course from graduate-level courses offered in the School of Computing and one elective course from graduate-level courses offered in Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences(opens in a new window)

To be considered for admission to the Graduate Diploma, an applicant must hold a minimum of a BSc (Honours) degree in biology, life sciences, biochemistry, medical sciences, computer science, biostatistics, engineering, and related disciplines, who are interested in designing and implementing quantitative and computational methods that solve challenging problems across the entire spectrum of biology and medicine, and who wish to develop the skills required for a range of exciting careers in medicine, research and development, or industry. The minimum acceptable average for admissions to these programs is B+ in the third and fourth years of the student’s undergraduate program (all courses considered). Students applying from outside of North America whose native language is not English are required to submit TOEFL scores. Although the program is aimed at recent graduates from undergraduate programs, applicants from professional programs such as medicine and nursing are also welcome.

Applicants must have TOEFL Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT): The minimum overall score is 88, made up of the minimum scores in each component test as follows: Writing test: 24/30; Speaking test: 22/30; Reading test: 22/30; Listening test: 20/30; MELAB: 80 (minimum overall score); IELTS: 7 (minimum score, academic module); PTE Academic: 65 (minimum overall score).