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Computational Biomedicine

Master

Why Computational Biomedicine?

SDU is the only university in Denmark offering the master’s programme in Computational Biomedicine It prepares you to tackle complex biomedical challenges using data science, bioinformatics, and advanced computational methods. You’ll gain interdisciplinary skills that are highly sought after in healthcare, biotech, and research sectors, and become part of a vibrant academic community with strong industry connections.

Choose Computational Biomedicine if you…

  • are passionate about biology, data, and technology and want to make a real impact on human health.
  • want to turn complex biomedical data into actionable insights using AI, machine learning, and bioinformatics.
  • seek hands-on experience with real-world datasets and close collaboration with researchers and industry partners.
  • thrive in an international, interdisciplinary environment focused on innovation and research

Course highlights

The programme emphasizes interdisciplinary learning, project-based teaching, and opportunities for company projects. You’ll develop strong programming and analytical skills, work with real-world biological data, and gain expertise in bioinformatics, data analysis, and AI – all essential for modern healthcare and life sciences.

Teaching

Critical thinking and freedom of speech are core values in the Danish education system and you will be encouraged to analyse, question and discuss the course topics and materials.

Teaching combines lectures, hands-on projects, and close collaboration with researchers and industry partners. You’ll work on real-world datasets and apply programming, statistics, and AI to solve biomedical problems in a practical, project-oriented setting

If you hold Danish qualifications

If you speak Danish and hold a Danish bachelor’s degree, please see the Danish version of this page for relevant information.


Information

New master’s degree landscape at SDU from 2028

This programme will not be changed as a result of the master’s degree reform.
At SDU, the programme will continue to be a 2-year master’s degree.

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FAQ

  • You can study the master’s programme in Quantum Computing at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Odense. It is taught in English in an international, interdisciplinary environment. SDU is the only university in Denmark offering this programme.
  • The programme is academically demanding because it combines biology, computer science, and statistics. You’ll work with real-world biomedical data and learn programming, AI, and bioinformatics.

    If you have a strong interest in Life Science and data and are motivated to develop analytical skills, you have a very good foundation.

  • Graduates are highly sought after in healthcare, biotech, and pharma industries. Typical roles include bioinformatician, data analyst, software engineer, consultant, and research assistant. Many works in hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, or IT/robotics, and some enter finance or pursue a PhD. The unemployment rate for graduates is only about 1 %.