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Opinto-opas 2013-2014
Information Technology for Health and Biology, 30 cr |
Type of the study block
Advanced Studies
Contact
Ilkka Korhonen, Andre Sanches Ribeiro, Olli Yli-Harja, Jari Viik, Ulla Ruotsalainen
Learning Outcomes
| - | After this module, the student can: - justify the relevance of information technology for systems biology and personalized healthcare and describe its applications. - innovate, implement and apply computational methods to biomedical measurement data. - design and implement solutions to modeling problems based on biomedical data. - communicate with people with engineering, biological and medical backgrounds of this multidisciplinary field. - follow developments in measurement technology and computational methods. |
Prerequisites
Basics of signal processing ( Advisable )
Basic Knowledge of Cell Biology ( Advisable )
Basic Programming Skills
( Advisable )
Basics of computational biology ( Advisable )
Content
Compulsory courses
| Course | Credit points | Class |
| SGN-41006 Signal Interpretation Methods | 4 cr | IV |
| SGN-50006 Introduction to Information Technology for Health and Biology | 3 cr | IV |
| SGN-52606 Processing of Biosignals | 5 cr | IV |
| SGN-56006 Laboratory course in Information Technology for Health and Biology | 5 cr | V |
| Total | 17 cr |
Optional Compulsory Courses
The students are advised to select from the list of optional courses, one of the following four blocks: Block 1: SGN-53006 and SGN-53406. Topic: Systems Biology Block 2: SGN-55006 and SGN-57206. Topic: Medical image processing Block 3: SGN-57406 and SGN-57206. Topic: Healthcare information processing Block 4: SGN-53206, SGN-52406 and SGN-53806: Topic: Molecular and Computational biology
Must be selected at least 9 credits of courses
Complementary Courses
The complementary courses should be selected based on the previously chosen block of optional courses.
Should be completed to the minimum study module extent of 30 ETCS
Additional information
Aside from the courses listed, to complete this major, the students are required to complete the two following courses (either finnish or english versions): Finnish: TST-01300 Diplomityöseminaari (1cr) and TST-01400 Diplomityöseminaariesitys (0 cr) or English: TST-01306 Master's Thesis Seminar (1cr) and TST-01406 Master's Thesis Seminar Presentation (0 cr)