MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY is a growing field within Life science that combines applications from e.g. molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology, biochemistry and immunology, in order to generate products and services within the area of medicine, agriculture and food. University of SKOVDE, offers a two-year Master programme in Molecular Biotechnology were you will use laboratory and computer-based techniques to study and modify genes and proteins. The techniques can be applied within the fields of human and animal health, agriculture and food industry to e.g. identify diseases and genetically engineer plants, cells and animals. In the programme you will also study the structure of genes and proteins as well as the understanding of their function, regulation and expression. What will you study? The programme involves in-depth research oriented studies in the areas of Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Systems Biology. Independent laboratory work and computer-based analysis of experimental biological data are prominent parts of the studies. During the first semester of the Master programme you will study advanced courses in Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and their applications in Biotechnology. In the second term of the Master programme you will continue with advanced courses in Systems Biology, Expression Analysis, Molecular Markers as well as a project course in Molecular Biotechnology. The main focus during the second semester is analysis of experimental biological data. Advanced laboratory facilities are employed for DNA and protein analyses such as PCR amplification, qPCR, site-directed mutagenesis, cloning, and protein expression. Computational resources are used for experimental data analysis and database searching. The programme is concluded with a master degree project work during the last year. During the project work, you will expand your theoretical and laboratory knowledge and solve a relevant research problem in Systems Biology (with a focus in Molecular Biotechnology). The project work is performed individually under the direction of supervisors qualified in the field. After completed studies After completing the program you can for example work in pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, in the food industry or at hospitals. You can also continue with PhD studies or other kind of research at governmental and private research laboratories.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Mar 2014 11:09:22 +0000
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