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Molecular Biotechnology at University of Birmingham at Edgbaston

The Molecular Biotechnology MSc provides students with training in the skills and specialised knowledge needed to equip them for a career in molecular biotechnology in industry or academia. The course has been designed in consultation with experts in biotechnology industries.

Practical skills will include sessions on fermentation, molecular biology, functional genetics and genomics, cell biology and protein chemistry, and students will go on to complete a major, supervised laboratory or computer-based research project.

Transferable skills gained via this programme will include written and oral presentation skills, statistics, and the ability to plan and write a grant application or a business plan. Subject-specific skills will include key techniques used in molecular biotechnology, specialist knowledge in theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including: process engineering, molecular biology, functional genomics, 'omics' technologies, protein expression systems and antibody engineering. Practical skills will include fermentation, molecular biology, immunology, cell biology and protein chemistry.

Level Masters
Discipline Sciences
Duration 12 months
Intakes Jan, Sep
Application Fees GBP 0
Tuition Fees GBP 26640
Campus Edgbaston
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Admission Requirements
Language proficiency (minimum)
IELTS 6
TOEFL 80
PTE 64
Duolingo Not Accepted
Exam proficiency (minimum)
SAT Not Required / Waiver
ACT Not Required / Waiver
GRE Not Required / Waiver
GMAT Not Required / Waiver
Requirements

Minimum GPA - 65.0%

Rankings
QS Ranking 80
Times Higher Education 101
ARWU 151-200
Webometrics 492
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Shanghai Ranking

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