Course Catalog 2008-2009 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Opinto-opas 2008-2009

Type of the study block

Major Studies

Contact

Harri Lähdesmäki, Olli Yli-Harja, Reija Autio

Objectives

- Systems biology requires joint work with experts from different fields - molecular and cell biology, biomedical sciences, mathematics, statistics, signal and image processing, and computer science - to study complex biological phenomena. Due to the increased number of large scale biological and biomedical measurements, mathematical models are increasingly used in order to interpret the experimental data. Computational systems biology provides mathematical and computational tools for analysis and modeling of the structure and function of biological systems. Mastering of signal processing methods and analysis of dynamic systems provides an excellent basis for entering the expanding field of modern systems biology. The computational systems biology module gives the theoretical basis and practical skills for design and implementation of the required computational tools as well as successful inter-disciplinary collaboration.

Degrees the study block may be included in

Prerequisites

Content

Compulsory courses

Students writing their Master's thesis in Computational Systems Biology must complete the courses SGN-1986 Signal Processing Thesis Seminar, 1 cr and SGN-1996 Signal Processing Thesis Seminar Presentation, 0 cr.

Course	Credit points	Class
MAT-41281 Multivariate Statistical Methods	6 cr	I
SGN-1656 Signal Processing Laboratory	5 cr	I
SGN-1986 Signal Processing Thesis Seminar	1 cr	I
SGN-1996 Signal Processing Thesis Seminar Presentation	0 cr	I
SGN-6056 Introduction to Computational Systems Biology	3 cr	I
SGN-6106 Computational Systems Biology I	5 cr	I
SGN-6156 Computational Systems Biology II	5 cr	I
Total	25 cr

Supplemental courses

The minimum number of 30 credits for the advanced study module shall be completed with studies selected freely from the list below. Please notice that some of the listed courses are not given in the international programme, as they are common with the Finnish curriculum. Special arrangements to pass these courses can be requested from the responsible teachers.

Please select courses from the list to complete the study block¿s requirement (30)

Course	Credit points	Class
BIO-1200 Biochemistry I	3 cr	I
BIO-1250 Microbiology I	3 cr	I
BIO-2100 Laboratory Exercises in Microbiology	3 cr	I
MAT-45050 Basic Course on Mathematical Modelling	5 cr	I
MAT-51261 Stochastic Processes	6 cr	I
MAT-51646 Design of Experiments	4 cr	I
SGN-2556 Pattern Recognition	5 cr	I
SGN-2606 Statistical Signal Processing	5 cr	I
SGN-3057 Digital Image Processing II	6 cr	I
SGN-6206 Genomic Signal Processing	5 cr	I
SGN-6457 Computational Models in Complex Systems	5 cr	I
Total	50 cr

Additional information

The student can complete only one of the three advanced study modules in Signal Processing (Computational Systems Biology, Multimedia or Signal Processing).

Last modified	20.02.2009
Modifier	Harri Lähdesmäki