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Bioscience Enterprise – (M.Phil.)
University of Cambridge
Physical Sciences, Technology and Management
| Application Deadline: | 30th June 2012 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 9,147 - ≈ € 20,136 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cambridge / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The Master's in Bioscience Enterprise (MBE) programme is a one year multidisciplinary biotechnology and business degree course. It is designed for high-achieving individuals with enthusiasm for enterprise, who have the ambition to found technology businesses or take up leadership, executive or consultancy roles in the life sciences sector.
Teaching covers the latest advances in biological and medical science, together with business management and the ethical, legal and regulatory issues associated with bringing scientific advances to market. The programme is highly participatory and includes practical elements in the form of interdisciplinary projects, case studies and business planning activities. Students gain an international perspective of the sector during a study tour to the USA (self-funded) and have opportunities to undertake a consulting project and a technology company internship placement. Teaching takes place from October to June. Graduates are awarded a Master of Philosophy degree (M.Phil.).
The MBE programme prepares graduates of the highest calibre for recruitment by the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device and consultancy industries. MBE graduates enter a wide variety of professions in every corner of the globe and alumni are frequently engaged by top tier firms. Students are strongly encouraged to develop their entrepreneurial talents and new companies have been formed as a result of participation in the programme and the University's extra-curricular entrepreneurial activities. As the programme enters its ninth year, the alumni network is building momentum and offers significant social and business networking opportunities.
Graduates of the programme may decide to pursue an academic option and recently students have taken up PhD studies in management and in scientific research labs in the UK, South Africa and at MIT, Harvard and NIH in the USA. Others with medical interests and qualifications have continued their professional career progression, whilst a number of students are employed in professional, governmental and not-for-profit, organisations.
Contents
The MBE programme provides graduates with training in the latest advances in exploitable biotechnology, together with knowledge and understanding of business practice, and innovation in biotechnology companies and other commercial entities. Science and technology, business and transitionary modules are taught in each term, integrating commercial know-how with advances in research, thus demonstrating the many complex issues associated with bringing discovery and innovation from the laboratory to the market. All components of the course are compulsory and students are required to study intensively.
Attainment is continuously assessed and there is particular emphasis on class participation and learning through practical team-work in the research, preparation, and delivery of presentations. Written submissions include science and technology in business papers, a number of short reports and critical appraisals, a consulting project report and a dissertation of 10,000 words based on research and analysis conducted during a company internship placement. Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular enterprise activities including business plan competitions and submit a business plan as one of the course assignments.
Science and Technology Modules
* Treating Disease
* Drug Discovery I & II
* Diagnostics and Devices
* Agbiotech
Business modules
* Management of Technology and Innovation
* Healthcare Economics
* Law and Intellectual Property
* Company Internship
Transitionary Modules
* Company Analysis
* Founding a High Tech Enterprise I & II
* Case Studies and Company Visits
* Business Planning Activities
Company Internships
Assessment
Students’ progress is continuously assessed and feedback and marks from each module are provided throughout the programme. There are no formal written examinations.
Heavily weighted assignments include extended essay papers on the exploitation of science and technology, a comprehensive business plan and a dissertation of 10,000 words based on a company internship. Additionally, each module will include assessment by one or several of the following assessment methods: briefing paper; critical appraisal; executive summary; timed paper; group workshop report.
The course is highly participatory and class participation and teamwork in the research, preparation and delivery of presentations to the class is also assessed. In line with the programme’s professional practise status, students are expected to attend all class activities and components throughout the course, regardless of previous knowledge of a topic or sector.
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Requirements
The specific admission criteria for the course are as follows:
* Academic: undergraduate (Bachelor's) degree equivalent to a UK first class or upper second class honours degree.
* Experience: knowledge of biological science from academic studies or work experience.
* Language Skills: a fluent command of the English language.
* Finances: the Board of Graduate Studies must be satisfied that you have adequate funds to pay the University Composition Fee at the Science rate, the College fee and your personal maintenance.
* Travel Funds: MBE programme students may opt to praticipate in self-funded overseas study tours
* College: membership of a College is a requirement of study at the University of Cambridge and admission to a College follows after acceptance by the MBE selection committee
* Education: completion of any current education or training course or release from your study for the duration of the MBE programme.
* Visas: where applicable overseas applicants must ensure they are eligible for a student visa and follow the relevant ATAS procedures.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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