Study Programme - MSc Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a broad, multidisciplinary area of science. A Master of Science in Biotechnology is an expert in one (group of) discipline(s) and has sufficient knowledge and skills in other disciplines to cooperate with experts from the other disciplines. Therefore, students specialise during the master's programme and learn how to solve complex biotechnological problems in a multidisciplinary team.
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Programme setup
In the English master programme Biotechnology you specialise in one biotechnological discipline or application. You also acquire skills and knowledge about the other disciplines, so you will be able to work together with experts on those areas. You learn to apply biotechnology for the development or improvement of products and processes, from food to biomass to medicines.
Two years
The two year programme offers five specialisations. In each specialisation you take specialistic courses in the first year, some compulsory, other you can choose. At the end of the first year you will design a biotechnological process together with students from other specialisations.
In the second year you will work on two research projects within your own specialisation: one master thesis at Wageningen University & Research and a project within or outside the university.
Specialisations
- Cellular and Molecular biotechnology (focus on life sciences / biological sciences)
- Process technology (focus on design of technological steps in industrial processes)
- Food biotechnology (focus on food applications)
- Medical biotechnology (focus on development and production of vaccines, drugs and diagnostics)
- Environmental and biobased technology (focus on application of renewable resources, production of bio-energy and reusing waste and byproducts)