UNIVERSITY: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
LENGTH: 60 ECTS
ADDRESSED TO: To be admitted to the Master in Biotechnology students must possess a Bachelor Degree in Experimental or Health Science (Graduates in Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Food Science or other related degrees), and be interested in guiding their training to specialization in biotechnology. If any other Spanish or foreign graduate student submit application for admission, training and previous studies will be considered.
DESCRIPTION: The Master in Biotechnology is designed to provide the students with practical experience which enables them to acquire the skills required for research or professional work in Biotechnology companies.
This Master also offers an introduction to business. This is necessary in order to train high level professionals who can do optimum work at the frontier between the business and the scientific areas.
Consequently, this Master has a dual focus as it is the commencement of research into Biotechnology and also the professional world, that is to say, it is aimed at the advanced training of specialised professionals for the biotechnological sector or other sectors which require the use of biotechnological tools. Thus, the intention is to meet the demand for well prepared professionals for the biotechnological sector, which is of increasing importance in our society, as well as contributing to the rapid, practical application of new knowledge generated by basic research.
In addition, the Master takes in four wide areas of specialisation: Healthcare Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Microorganism Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology /Nanobiotechnology.
