Data Science for the Life Sciences

About this minor

The programme Data Science for the Life Sciences focuses on acquiring and developing the digitals skills which professionals in the Life Sciences need to handle large amounts of data and solve problems in modern Biomedical Sciences. You will explore the digital toolbox of Bioinformatics and learn about genome sequencing, data processing, analysis and visualisation, database technology and the basics of programming. 

In several projects, you will learn to use these tools, for instance to analyse the DNA of a patient with the intention to identify genomic variants that most likely cause certain diseases. You will learn the programming language R to explore the domain of digital experimentation and analyse genome-wide gene expression determined through RNA sequencing. After this programme, you will know everything you need to process data independently on a basic level.

We offer you

• One semester of the Applied Bachelor Study Biology & Medical Laboratory Research fully taught in English by experienced lecturers in the field of Bioinformatics. 
• Theoretical and project work in the fields of diagnostic genome analysis and transcriptomics. 
• A toolbox of Bioinformatics which gives you the basic skills to handle large amounts of data to solve problems in modern Biomedical Sciences.
• Participation in an international atmosphere, consisting of students from different countries and cultural backgrounds, including the Netherlands.

Before you can start

This exchange programme is open to students who have completed two or three years of a bachelor's programme in the field of life sciences and have a basic knowledge of genetics, cel biology and statistics. We also require a CEFR level of B2 or higher.

For questions about the content of this exchange programme, please contact the coordinator via the 'Contact & FAQ' tab above. 

Admission & application

Are you a student at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences? The minor is accessible for students from the Biology and Medical Laboratory Research programme who have aquired 60 EC from the propaedeutic phase and 48 EC from the main phase. You can sign up via Osiris, up to 4 weeks before the start of the minor.

Third year students from a program in biomedical sciences from another university or university of applied sciences can apply for this minor via the website Kies op Maat (under the name Data Science for the Life Sciences): www.kiesopmaat.nl.