MSc Biotechnology

The MSc Biotechnology course at the University of York offers an opportunity to further understand the impact biotechnology can have on vital societal issues such as climate change, renewable energies, and health care. This course, lasting one year (full-time) or two years (part-time), will expand your knowledge and focus on the application of biotechnology to medicine, industry, and sustainable bioenergy production.Course Content: The course involves core training modules covering the fundamentals of biotechnology, practical techniques and transferable skills, along with optional modules allowing you to focus on areas you're mostly interested in. The choice of optional modules typically includes option like Protein Engineering, Biocatalysis, and Structural Molecules. In addition, a significant part of the course involves a research project, offering a chance to perform lab-based experimentation and analysis, carrying out literature surveys, evaluating data and presenting results.Key Modules: Some noteworthy modules include; Fundamentals of Biotechnology, Transferable Skills for Molecular Biosciences, Optional Modules, and the Bioscience Research Project.Future Careers: Graduates from this course are prepared for careers in medicine, pharmaceuticals, bioenergy and biotechnology industries as well as governmental, non-governmental organizations, and further academic research. The transferable skills obtained during the course are also highly valued in other sectors.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.