PGCert in Clinical Bioinformatics at Humber College in Toronto, Canada is a postgraduate certificate in Medicine & Health programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,663 per semester (CAD 2,845 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Medicine & Health
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,845 / semester
International tuition: CAD 10,663 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This two-semester graduate certificate at Humber Polytechnic's Faculty of Health & Life Sciences applies computational methods to biological and clinical data. Students explore genomics, transcriptomics and pharmacogenomics as they relate to human health and disease, developing skills in navigating genetic databases, building data-analysis pipelines with current bioinformatics software, and applying data-mining and reproducibility practices, including cloud-based data integration and management. The program is offered in two formats: an online, domestic-student-only stream with synchronous delivery that includes work-integrated learning and field experience, and a hybrid stream, open to domestic and international students, combining in-person and online delivery with a capstone experience. It is intended for students with a science or computing background who want to build careers in -omics research and analysis within healthcare institutions, government, pharmaceutical companies or academic research labs, and to gain transferable skills in programming and machine learning applicable across data science and technology roles.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a bachelor's degree, advanced diploma, diploma or equivalent in Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Nursing or a related field; the programme page notes it is best suited to applicants who already hold a bachelor's degree. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Humber's English Language Proficiency Policy; for this credential level the college accepts IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with a minimum of 22 in each of listening, writing, speaking and reading, PTE Academic 61 or above, Duolingo English Test 125 or above, or CAEL 70 overall. Canadian citizens and permanent residents with international education must have their credentials evaluated - ICAS for a secondary-school transcript, WES for post-secondary study - course-by-course wherever transfer credit is sought.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons) apply via ontariocolleges.ca. For Fall 2027 entry, applications open early October 2026, with Humber offers beginning as early as November 2026. Highly competitive programs use an equal-consideration deadline of 1 February 2027: applications received by then are assessed together with no earlier offers; later applications are reviewed first-come, first-served while space remains. Fall 2027 offer acceptance is due 1 May 2027. International applicants apply directly through the Humber Web Application and are reviewed on a rolling basis, up to one year before their intended start term; no fixed international deadline is published, and applying for a study permit 3-5 months before the start date is recommended. No separate Winter/Spring institution-wide dates are published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
