COMP90014 Algorithms for Bioinformatics (University of Melbourne): rated 4.0/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
COMP90014 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 生物信息学算法
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
Technological advances in DNA sequencing, RNA sequencing and proteomics have provided a wealth of data from which biological insight can be obtained. Refining this data is a non-trivial matter due to the increased input sizes seen in modern high-throughput bioinformatics.
COMP90014 has 2 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "It was pretty good! I got a decent grade without having a biology background in genetics etc. It was interesting overall, and the class is kind of small so if you're there for the lecture you can interact with the lecturer."
On Reddit: "Ah, I didn’t take it with Harrop, so it will be a slightly different course. Neither the final or assignments should be too hard. Usually the tutors are really good and can help heaps on the assignments. I did a masters of data science, so these bioinformatics classes were my el…"
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Q: Is COMP90014 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 4.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP90014, and when is it offered?
A: COMP90014 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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