Preparatory courses · MSc Precision Health & Medicine

Apply for the NUS Bridging Courses

Free, self-paced programming courses to get you comfortable with coding before (or alongside) your studies. Apply below — you’ll receive a decision by email.

Bash & Command Line Python R & Biostatistics

These are free, self-paced bridging courses in Bash & the command line, Python, and R & biostatistics, designed to get you comfortable with programming before (or alongside) your studies.

Fill in the form below to apply. Your application will be reviewed and you will receive a decision by email — you do not get course access until it is approved.

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Bash / command line

None Beginner Comfortable

Python

None Beginner Comfortable

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Bash & Command Line Navigate the terminal, files and pipes — the foundation for everything else. Python General-purpose programming: variables, loops, functions and data handling. R & Biostatistics Data analysis and statistics in R, geared towards health data.

Quick self-check

How much do you agree with each statement right now? 1 = strongly disagree · 5 = strongly agree. There are no wrong answers.

I am confident I can write a small program.

I can make sense of an error message.

I can learn a new programming tool on my own.

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