PRESENTATION

Both the scientific community and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are increasingly aware of the enormous advantages of applying bioinformatics tools to their research or to their production chains. As a consequence, there is currently a great demand for professionals trained in the area of Computational Biology. The Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) has extensive experience in the areas of knowledge of Computer Science and Biological Sciences, from both a teaching and applied point of view. The Master in Computational Biology includes this experience to bring to its students the knowledge of UPM professionals, whose work has an international prestige.

The Master in Computational Biology is aimed to Graduates in Experimental Sciences who want to complement their formation by expanding their knowledge in the area of computing, and Computer Engineers who want to be trained in Bioinformatics. The objective of the Master is to train professionals who are able to understand the biological problems they face, both in a business and academic context, and give them the most appropriate bioinformatics solution.

The Master in Computational Biology is a master's degree of 60 ECTs, of which more than 20 ECTs are carried out as practice in companies or research centers, and it lasts for one academic year.