This two-year master’s programme comprises advanced courses regarding biotechnology tools used for the analysis of complex biological samples for research purposes, as well as for health care within diagnostics and drug development. State-of-the-art techniques used to interrogate biological systems, such as the microbiome, are covered, with an emphasis on high-throughput technological platforms and the analysis of biological information.
The master’s programme in Medical Biotechnology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology offers courses with a focus on five subject areas: medical applications of biotechnology, omics, cell-based process biotechnology, enzyme biotechnology and environmental biotechnology. The courses are tailored to provide a holistic perspective on the use of biotechnology and comprise both theoretical knowledge and practical application of theory from experimental design to bioinformatic and statistical analysis of raw data and interpretation of results.
The curriculum provides a cross-platform approach to education enabling students to acquire a unique and individualised profile of expertise. Skills such as problem-solving and project management as well as professional communication are emphasised on several courses. The programme curriculum is designed, thought out and continuously updated by a team of internationally recognised researchers within the different subject areas.
The combination of technology, biology and chemistry taught in the Medical Biotechnology programme provides an attractive profile for a professional career in the biotechnological and pharmaceutical industry, or for further academic studies.
These areas are expanding worldwide, which gives a graduate in Medical Biotechnology opportunities for a career in companies involved in the manufacturing of drugs, medical analyses and diagnostics, or further work in academic research, patent agencies, or as consultant.
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