Duration	4 years (full-time)	Study language	English
Scope	240 ECTS	Application Deadline	1 July 2025
Qualification awarded	Bachelor of Computing	Tuition Fee	€3,836 per year
Programme code	6121BX007	Study starts	1 September 2025

 

Why this programme?

Are you curious, not afraid of challenges, and want to contribute to research from the first year of your studies? Bioinformatics is not only about using computer science to analyse biological processes but is also widely used in other fields, such as artificial intelligence and big data analysis. It is the basis of biotechnology, used to develop drugs and vaccines and model genetic treatments. Motivated students have the opportunity to pursue a research career both in Lithuania and abroad.

What‘s after?

The graduates will be able to work in enterprises, research laboratories and centres, where analysis of the data of biological origin is required, and will be able to use, modify and create bioinformatics software. Having the basic knowledge and skills in Computer Science they also will be able to work in different IT enterprises and organisations developing complex software products.

• Applicants from EU/EFTA countries are required to submit academic transcripts demonstrating an overall grade average of 7.5 out of 10 in Mathematics and English. If your first language is English and/or if you have a university degree in English, you will be exempt from providing an English language test score.
• Applicants from non-EU/EFTA countries must submit academic transcripts showing their grades in Mathematics and English. Proficiency in English may be demonstrated through TOEFL or IELTS certificates. Each applicant will be assessed individually and remotely.
  For Applicants from non-EU/EFTA the gap since your completed secondary degree should not exceed five years.

Additional country-specific requirements are set only for the following countries which you can find HERE.

Course unit title	ECTS credits
1 SEMESTER	30
Compulsory courses	30
General Biology	5
General Chemistry	5
Discrete Structures	5
Mathematical analysis I	5
Basics of Programming and IT	5
Linear Algebra and Geometry	5
2 SEMESTER	30
Compulsory courses	15
Biochemistry	5
Mathematical Analysis II	5
Object-oriented Programming in C++	5
Individual studies*	15
3 SEMESTER	30
Compulsory courses	25
Discrete Optimization	5
Genetics	5
Computer Architecture	5
Molecular Biology	5
Object-Oriented Programming in JAVA	5
Individual studies*	5
4 SEMESTER	30
Compulsory courses	25
Algorithms and Data Structures	5
Bioinformatics I/IV	5
Theory of Biological Systems	5
Cell Biology	5
Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics	5
Individual studies*	5
5 SEMESTER	30
Compulsory courses	20
Bioinformatics II/IV	5
Biometrics	5
Internet Technologies	5
Fundamentals of Programming Methodology	5
Individual studies*	10
6 SEMESTER	30
Compulsory courses	20
Bioinformatics III/IV	5
Biomedical Data Analysis	5
Database Management Systems	5
Course Work	5
Individual studies*	10
7 SEMESTER	30
Compulsory courses	15
Bioinformatics IV/IV	5
Course Project	5
Software Engineering	5
Individual studies*	15
8 SEMESTER	30
Compulsory courses	30
Bachelor‘s Thesis	15
Internship	15

*Individual studies are freely selected courses which are integrated part of the study programme. For more information about VU individual studies please visit VU site.