MSc Industrial and Commercial Biotechnology

at Newcastle University

Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.
 

• Global challenges: biotech solutions
• Practical Techniques in Molecular Biology
• Biotechnology: Advanced Topics
• Applied Bioinformatics
• Modelling and Control in Bioprocess Systems
• An Introduction to Synthetic Biology
• Research Dissertation Project
• Problem Solving through Innovation PG

A 2:2 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a related subject such as:
 

• biology
• biotechnology
• bioscience
• biological sciences
• pharmacy

Fees and funding

Home students
£11,700

International students
£26,400

Tuition fee increases
If your studies last longer than one year, your tuition fee may increase in line with inflation.

Graduates have been successful in taking PhD studentships at Newcastle and other UK Universities. This has led them into successful academic careers both in the UK and worldwide. In recent years several students have secured places at the Max Planck Institute, a highly prestigious research centre in Germany.

More recently, several graduates have started jobs in the North East and across the UK that directly use the skills developed in their Industrial and Commercial Biotechnology MSc degree.