MSc Biotechnology

Course Duration: Full Time: 1 Year 6 Months / Part-Time: 3 years

Entry Requirements

Requirement
A Bachelor’s degree (Level 6, MQF) in a related field with a minimum CGPA of 2.75, or its equivalent, as accepted by the HEP Senate
A Bachelor’s degree (Level 6, MQF) in a related field with at least CGPA of 2.50 and has not achieved CGPA 2.75, or its equivalent can be accepted subject to a rigorous internal assessment
A Bachelor’s degree (Level 6, MQF) in related field but has not achieved CGPA of 2.50, or its equivalent can be accepted subject to a minimum of 5 years’ working experience in the relevant field.
English Language Requirements for International Students

A minimum score of

5.5 in IELTS OR
Band 3 in MUET OR
A minimum score of 46 in TOEFL iBT OR
A minimum score of 51 in Pearson Test of English OR
A minimum score of 160 in Cambridge English Qualification and Tests OR
An undergraduate degree with English as its medium of instruction
An undergraduate degree with English as its medium of instruction Candidates who fail to fulfil the above criteria may be required to take an English Proficiency Course at the University.

Course Outline

Core Courses

Research Methodology for Scientists
Academic Communication
Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics*
Experimental Biotechnology – Method and Instrumental Design and Analysis*
Current Topics in Biotechnology
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology*
Master Research Project Planning and Proposal Presentation
Trends in Medical Biotechnology*
Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology*
Applied Bioprocessing*
Master Research Project I*
Master Research Project II*

* courses with lab

Major Electives (select one)

Trends in Medical Biotechnology*
Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology*
Applied Bioprocessing*
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Perspectives of Commercial Biotechnology

* courses with lab

Free Electives (select one)

Marketing Management
Financial Management and Policy
Information Technology for Managers
Blue Ocean Strategy

Career Opportunity

This programme promotes and nurtures lifelong scholarship and deep learning for career and personal advancement which enhances employability and other inter alia skills in the challenging Biotechnology field. Overall, biotechnology postgraduates can embark into their careers in the medical, health, food and beverage, wine, agricultural, chemical and environmental industries or into any Biotechnology-related PhD programme or be entrepreneurs upon completion of this programme.

 

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