Biotechnology and Bioengineering - MSc

at University of Kent

You take all compulsory modules and then 30 credits worth of optional modules. Please note you can only take BIOS8700 OR BIOS8420, and BUSN6120 or BUSN6130.

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• BIOS8590 - Practical Molecular Biology and Genome Editing (15 credits)
• BIOS8600 - Research, Ethics and Impact (15 credits)
• BIOS8640 - Research Skills in Biotechnology (15 credits)
• BIOS8710 - Biotechnology in Action (15 credits)
• BIOS8510 - Advanced Molecular Processing for Biotechnologists and Bioengineers (30 credits)

Optional modules may include
 

• BIOS6003 - Science Communication and Public Engagement (15 credits)
• BIOS8400 - Cancer Therapeutics: From the Laboratory to the Clinic (15 credits)
• BIOS8420 - The IVF World (15 credits)
• BIOS8520 - Advanced Analytical and Emerging Technologies for Biotechnology and BioEngineering (30 credits)
• BIOS8570 - Cancer Research in Focus (15 credits)
• BIOS8620 - Pathogen Diagnosis, Therapeutics and Vaccines (15 credits)
• BIOS8660 - Biology of Global Pathogens (15 credits)
• BIOS8670 - Outbreaks, Epidemics and Pandemics (15 credits)
• BIOS8680 - Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance (15 credits)
• BUSN6130 - Entrepreneurship (15 credits)
• BIOS8700 - Molecular Cytogenetics and Preimplantation Genetic Testing (15 credits)

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• BIOS8450 - MSc Project (60 credits)

Minimum 2.2 degree or equivalent in biosciences, biotechnology, biomedical/biochemical engineering or a related subject.

All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications. 

Fees
 

• Home full-time-£9300
• EU full-time-£15900
• International full-time-£21200

For students continuing on this programme fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.

A postgraduate degree in the School of Biosciences is designed to equip our graduates with transferable skills that are highly valued in the workplace. Our research-led ethos ensures that students explore the frontiers of scientific knowledge, and the intensive practical components provide rigorous training in cutting edge technical skills that are used in the modern biosciences while working in areas of world-leading expertise within the School.

Destinations for our graduates include the leading pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies within the UK and leading research institutes both at home and abroad. 

To give you an idea of possible career destinations, recent graduates have gone on to the following roles: include Research and Development Technician at GW Pharmaceuticals, Bioanalytical Scientist at Bio Products Laboratory, Scientist at Lonza Biologics, Research Scientist at Evox Therapeutics Limited, and onto PhD study at the University of Kent, University College London, and the University of New South Wales in Australia.