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Honours Bachelor of Science Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of Toronto St George

Program Overview

Biochemistry studies the chemistry of life, from microorganisms and Drosophila to humans. Biochemistry covers many different research areas: the three-dimensional structure of proteins, DNA and membranes, how enzymes function in metabolism, how the genetic code directs protein synthesis, how proteins are modified within cell compartments, how ions are transported across membranes, how hormones trigger cellular responses, how DNA mutations cause disease, how cells carry out phagocytosis or respond to infection and the design of programs that survey families of related proteins.

Program Key Stats

$45690 (Annual cost)



43 %

Eligibility Criteria

3.7
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1240
6.5
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Additional Information & Requirements

"An International Baccalaureate Diploma, including English HL or SL is required for admission TOEFL ibT of 100 + 22 on Writing section, IELTS of 6.5 with no band lower than 6.0, MELAB of 85, with no part score below 80, IB of 4 in Higher or Standard Level English A: Literature, A minimum final grade of B (""6"" in reformed qualifications) in GCSE/ IGCSE/GCE Ordinary Level English, English Language, or English as a Second Language, B grade in CAE/ C grade in CPE, ELDA/COPE of 86, 32 in Writing, and 22 in each of Reading and Listening, Academic Transript"

Career Options

  • Data Scientist
  • Computational Biologist
  • Research Scientist
  • Data Science Scientific Programmer
  • Post-doctoral Biologist

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