MSci Biotechnology
Entry requirements
A Level: AAB including two from Chemistry, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Statistics - at least one of which must be Chemistry or Biology/Human Biology. IB: 6,6,5 including two from Chemistry, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Statistics - at least one of which must be Chemistry or Biology/Human Biology. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Extended Certificate are accepted, but subjects are considered on a case-by-case basis.
About this course
Master in Science in Biotechnology, a biosciences degree focused on biological systems and applications. Core topics include Data Analysis and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The curriculum culminates in an advanced fourth year of study. The first year covers foundational concepts through Cell Biology & Physiology, Genetics I, and Molecular Biosciences and Microbiology. The second year introduces specialized study via Genetic Engineering and Data Science, Genetics II, and Proteins in Biotechnology. The third year builds advanced research capabilities through modules such as Cancer Biology, Molecular and Cellular Immunology, and Omics for Biomedical Research, alongside a project proposal. The fourth year continues at master level with advanced modules including Bacterial Gene Regulation, Eukaryotic Gene Expression, and Microbial Pathogenicity and Disease.
Modules
- Cell Biology & Physiology
- Discovering Biosciences Skills and Enterprise
- Ecological Concepts and Plant Sciences
- Genetics I
- Molecular Biosciences and Microbiology
- Chemistry for Biochemists I
- Introduction to Evolution and Animal Biology
- Communication and Enterprise
- Genetic Engineering and Data Science
- Genetics II
- Microbiology: Medicine, Environment, and Industry
- Proteins in Biotechnology
- Membranes, Energy and Metabolism
- Plant Sciences: from cells to the environment
- Topics in Medical Biosciences
- Evidence-based literature review and critical analysis informed project proposal
- Bacterial Gene Regulation
- Cancer Biology
- Cellular Neurobiology
- Conservation Practice: Genes to Ecosystems
- Current developments and advances in Eukaryotic Genetics
- Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- Experimental design, analysis & interpretation of biochemical data
- Microbial Pathogenicity and Disease
- Molecular and Cellular Immunology
- Omics for Biomedical Research
- Responses to Global Environmental Change
- Structures of Destruction: the structural biology of pathogenicity
- Bacterial Gene Regulation
- Cancer Biology
- Conservation Practice: Genes to Ecosystems
- Current developments and advances in Eukaryotic Genetics
- Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- Microbial Pathogenicity and Disease
- Molecular and Cellular Immunology
- Omics for Biomedical Research
- Responses to Global Environmental Change
- Structures of Destruction: the Structural Biology of Pathogenicity