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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,667 - ≈ € 12,523 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Using state-of-the-art molecular and genetic technology to enhance biological organisms and their products, biotechnology develops novel solutions to medical, environmental and agricultural issues. It is a rapidly developing field of research and industry, and is widely regarded as a major technology of the 21st century.
Biotechnology brings together skills from a wide range of disciplines, including biology, chemistry and computer science. These skills will provide many employment opportunities in the emerging global biotechnology industries.
What will you study?
This course is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in the biotechnology sector – whether in the multi-national biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry or the smaller companies exploiting new innovations in the field. It will also prepare you to pursue a research career at a university or in industry.
If you are interested in such careers and have a good first degree in a biological science or biotechnology, with a strong emphasis on genetics and molecular biology, the course is ideal.
This course includes eight taught modules (two of which are option modules), plus a research project. Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Core modules
* Biotechnology (semester I)
* Molecular Medicine (semester I)
* Research and Enterprise in Biotechnology (semester I)
* Systems Biology and Bioinformatics (semester II)
* Medical Biotechnology (semester II)
* Environmental and Agricultural Biotechnology (semester II)
* Research Project (semester III)
Option modules (choose two)
* Separation Science I (semester I)
* Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopy (semester I)
* Tumour Biology (semester I)
* Clinical Trials and Pharmacovigilance (semester I)
* Separation Science II (semester II)
* Pharmaceutical Technology (semester II)
* Development, Manufacture and Regulation of Medicines (semester II)
* Molecular Oncology (semester II)
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* A first or good second class BSc honours degree (or equivalent) in a biological science that contains a significant component of genetics and molecular biology; or
* Appropriate work experience.
* International students must have also have an IELTS score of band 6.5 or above (or an equivalent qualification).
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
Many of the courses that we run are accredited and recognised by relevant professional bodies within their respective fields. As part of our commitment to providing quality, relevant courses we seek accreditation and recognition wherever possible. In fact the Higher Education Funding Council of England awarded us a quality rating for 'Excellence in teaching'.
Kingston Business School is also one of an elite number of UK business schools with Association of MBA accreditation of our MBA courses. Plus we have received EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for several of our postgraduate and undergraduate business programmes; only the second UK business school to receive this accreditation.
To view a full list of our accreditations, please visit our website.
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