# M.Sc. Program
**Source**: https://www.bioinfo.sc.chula.ac.th/m-sc-program-specialization/
**Parent**: https://www.bioinfo.sc.chula.ac.th/requirements/
**Program Specialization**
M.Sc. program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology is a joint effort of the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. Either non-coursework or coursework program is offered depending on the applicant’s qualifications. The program provides several courses in biology, mathematics, and computer science for students to gain important knowledge to carry out their research in bioinformatics and computational biology. The structures of the program are as follows.
**Type A1 Non-coursework program**
- 36 credits for 1 year
**Type A2 Coursework program**
- 36 credits for 2 years
| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Curriculum** | **Type A1** | **Type A2** |
| **Coursework Credit** | – | **21** |
| Required Courses | – | 9 |
| Required Elective Courses | – | 6 |
| Free Elective Courses | – | 6 |
| **Total Dissertation Credit** | **36** | **15** |
| **Total Credit** | **36** | **36** |
**Notes:** The following courses must be taken without taking credit and with the S/U grading system.
```
2028601 Seminar in Computational Biology I S/U
2028602 Seminar in Computational Biology II S/U
2028603 Special Project in Computational Biology S/U
```
**Coursework**
**1) Required Courses (Types A2)**
**9 credits**
```
2028604 Statistics Methods for Computational Biology 3(3-0-9)
2028605 Algorithmic Aspects in Computational Biology 3(2-3-7)
2310506 Bioinformatics I 3(2-2-7)
```
**2) Required Elective courses (Type A2)**
**6 credits**
**Students are required to choose from both groups**
**Group 1**
```
2028600 Bioinformatics Computer Skills for Biologists 3(2-3-7)
2312686 Biological Aspects in Computational Biology 3(2-3-7)
```
**Group 2**
```
2301689 Artificial Neural Networks 3(3-0-9)
2302636 Biomolecular Modeling 3(2-2-7)
2303604 Molecular Evolution 3(3-0-9)
2305564 Bioinformatics for Medical Research 3(2-3-7)
2310640 Genomics and Systems Biology 3(3-0-9)
```
**3) Free Elective Courses (Type A2)**
**6 credits**
Students can choose the following
courses and those from the required electives that are not already counted as
required electives.
```
2028606 Individual Study 3(0-0-12)
2301561 Applied Bayesian Inference 3(3-0-9)
2301562 Statistics and Information Theory 3(3-0-9)
2301662 Decision Support Analysis 3(3-0-9)
2301656 Data Mining and Applications 3(3-0-9)
2301710 Database Systems 3(3-0-9)
2303561 Population Ecology 3(2-3-7)
2303562 Molecular Biology 3(3-0-9)
2303563 Molecular Ecology 3(2-3-7)
2303572 Molecular Biology Laboratory 1(0-3-1)
2305505 Plant Molecular Biology 3(3-0-9)
2305507 Computerized Techniques in Plant Molecular Analysis 2(1-2-5)
2305562 Biochemical Genetics 2(2-0-6)
2305571 Methodology in Plant Molecular Biology 2(2-0-6)
2305572 Methodology in Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory 2(0-6-2)
2305662 Mutation 3(3-0-9)
2305666 Advanced Molecular Genetics 3(2-3-7)
2310507 Molecular Biology of Gene 3(3-0-9)
2310554 Genetic Engineering 2(2-0-6)
2310555 Genetic Engineering Laboratory 2(0-6-2)
2312546 Biology of Intracellular Microbes 2(2-0-6)
2312565 Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology of Yeast 3(3-0-9)
2312661 Advanced Microbial Genetics 2(2-0-6)
3005718 Fundamental Bioinformatics in Medical Sciences 2(1-2-5)
3000719 Cell and Molecular Biology 3(3-0-9)
3001734 Human and Molecular Genetics 2(2-0-6)
```
Students can choose other courses
at the graduate levels in Chulalongkorn University with the approval of their
advisor and the program committee.
**4) Dissertation**
```
2028812 Dissertation (Type A2) 15 credits
2028816 Dissertation (Type A1) 36 credits
```