MSc Plant Biology and Biotechnology

at University College Dublin

Stage 1 - Core
 

• Plant Biotechnology & Entrepreneurship

  BOTN30130

• Research Project

  BOTN40220

• Current Dev. Plant Bio. 2

  BOTN40280

• Current Dev. Plant Bio. 1

  BOTN40290
   

  Stage 1 - Option
   

• Plant Diseases: Biology and Control

  BIOL30010

• Plant Pathology and Biotechnology

  BIOL40370

• Biological Imaging

  BIOL40560

• Diversity of Plant Form & Function

  BOTN30050

• Experimental Plant Physiology

  BOTN30140

• Plants and Stress

  BOTN40190

• Plant Phenotyping: from Basics to Robotics

  BOTN40260

• Biology and Ecology of Coastal Wetlands

  BOTN40270

• Carbon & Sustainability

  BSEN40720

• Plant Cell Biology

  CELB30110

• Developmental Plant Genetics

  CELB40020

• Programmed Cell Death in Plants

  CELB40030

• Cell Signalling in Plants

  CELB40040

• Environmental Impact Assessment

  ENVB40040

• Peatlands & Global Change (On-line)

  ENVB40360

• Genome Structure and Evolution

  GENE30020

• Biological Invasions

  ZOOL40280

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• This programme is intended for applicants with a degree in an appropriate life science discipline. An upper second class honours or international equivalent is required.

• Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0 in each element), or equivalent.

• Students meeting the programme’s academic entry requirements but not the  English language requirements, may enter the programme upon  successful completion of UCD’s Pre-Sessional or International Pre-Master’s Pathway programmes. Please see the following link for further information http://www.ucd.ie/alc/programmes/pathways/ 

• These are the minimum entry requirements – additional criteria may be requested for some programmes 

MSc Plant Biology & Biotechnology (F080) Full Time

EU          fee per year - € 8100
nonEU    fee per year - € 26400

Graduates will have a distinct advantage when applying for PhD studentships or other more advanced graduate training in the area of plant biology and biotechnology.
 

This MSc is ideal for graduates interested in pursuing scientific careers in academia, agriculture and plant-science based or biotechnology industries. Graduates will have opportunities to pursue postgraduate education and research and work in areas such as plant biotechnology, scientific journalism/publishing and for government agencies involved in governmental and non-governmental policy.