MSc Biotechnology and Bioengineering at University of East Anglia

This comprehensive MSc in Biotechnology and Bioengineering offers an extensive conceptual understanding and practical experience across a wide range of topics. Biotechnology and bioengineering hold immense potential to address some of today’s most pressing global challenges, including those related to energy, health, nutrition, and pollution. On this course, you’ll explore how biotechnological and bioengineering approaches can be harnessed to tackle global issues in a sustainable manner, with a focus on practical applications in commercial and industrial settings.

Faculty: Faculty of Science  |  Department: School of Biological Sciences  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Entry points: September; next start September 2025  |  Location: Norwich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

On this one-year MSc course, you’ll learn the fundamental theory of biotechnology and bioengineering and develop valuable transferable skills that will cover presentation skills, employability awareness and practices and time-management. Compulsory modules by year: Year 1: Research Project, Effective Communication in Science, Research Planning and Management, Data Science and Bioinformatics, Problem Based Learning in Biosciences.

Career pathways

Examples of careers that you could enter include: Academia, Bioengineering research, Biotechnology industry, Research Scientist, Health sector, Government Policymakers, Non-Government Organisations, Discover more on our Careers webpages..

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