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Biotechnology – (M.Sc.)
Chalmers University of Technology
Masters Programmes in English
| Application Deadline: | January 16 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - ≈ € 15,520 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Gothenburg / Sweden / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | August |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Chalmers University of Technology
The programme focuses on the interface between chemistry, biology and medicine, with engineering as a common working tool. It provides students with competencies on how to use engineering principles in the analysis and manipulation of biological systems to solve problems across a spectrum of important applications.
The programme thus covers the broad base of knowledge from genetics to process engineering provided by expertise from the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Applied Physics, at Chalmers, and the units of Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, at the University of Gothenburg.
Why apply
In recent decades, gene modification has revolutionised the biotechnology industry, giving rise to countless new products and improving established processes. However, biotechnology as practiced today is much more than recombinant DNA technology, cellular biology, microbiology and biochemistry.
It also embraces process design, engineering, modelling and control.
The practical applications of biotechnology include age-old techniques such as brewing, fermentation and cheese making, all of which are still important today. The introduction of new techniques based on fundamental biological research has resulted in major advances. Microorganisms and cells (or parts thereof) are utilised to produce valuable products, and new medicines are products of biotechnology.
Career
Biotechnology today is much more than recombinant DNA technology, cellular biology, microbiology and biochemistry. It also embraces process design, engineering, modelling and control.
These skills are highly relevant for graduates pursuing a research career in the bioscience field or seeking to enter the biotechnology, food or biomedicine industries.
Contents
The Biotechnology Programme has three specialisations:
* The Biomedicine & Biotechnology track concentrates on studying the protein characterisation and structural determination that are essential for a rational approach to drug design, and for a deep understanding of the subtle chemistry of enzyme catalysed reactions within the cell.
* The Food & Health track focuses on the physical, nutritional and technical aspects of food handling from raw materials to consumer products, with special focus on the causal relationship between food intake and health/disease.
* The Biomaterials & Tissue engineering track offers an interdisciplinary education that gives students breadth in the overall subject area, as well as depth in the specific topics related to traditional biotechnology and materials for medical devices and tissue engineering.
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Requirements
Undergraduate profile
Major in Bio Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering or Chemistry.
Prerequisites
Chemistry, Biochemistry and Mathematics (Linear algebra, Multivariate analysis and Differential equations).
Preferable course experience: Cell and Molecular Biology.
English Language Proficiency
There are several ways of proving that you possess the required level of English language proficiency. Most commonly this is done by submitting one of the approved English language tests.
The following language tests and minimum scores will be accepted as proof of English language proficiency when applying for Master's programmes at Chalmers (starting in 2012)
* IELTS (academic training), 6.5 (with no part of the test below 5.5)
* TOEFL (paper based): 575 (with a minimum of 4.5 on the written part)
* TOEFL (Internet based): 90 (with a minimum of 20 on the written part)
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 575 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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