Overview

The Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement MSc course from the University of East Anglia is a unique opportunity to study plant molecular genetics and its potential applications in the 21st century, within an environment of academic and research excellence.

At UEA, you’ll benefit from teaching by research staff at JIC, and a number of leading plant breeding and plant biotechnology companies within the UK. In your taught modules, you’ll cover subjects including plant molecular genetics and biotechnology, target traits for crop improvement, and plant breeding with statistics – as well as learning key transferable skills such as laboratory research and communication skills.

An important element of the course is the substantial six-month laboratory-based research project that you’ll conduct under the supervision of a senior scientist. As part of this you’ll submit a dissertation and present a seminar on your research project.

This MSc in Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement enables you to explore the theoretical basis of plant breeding and statistics, plant genetics, genomics and bioinformatics, while at the same time gaining valuable practical experience. You'll also receive training in key transferable skills.

Employability

You’ll graduate from this prestigious course well prepared for a career in plant breeding and crop improvement, or further PhD study in this area.

Having studied at one of the world’s leading research centres in this field, it’s no wonder that our most recent graduates have achieved great success in finding employment or academic research positions.

Careers

Examples of careers that you could enter include:

Plant breeding

Crop improvement/Agronomy

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Target Traits for Crop Improvement

Research Project Plan

Practical Skills in Plant Molecular Genetics

Plant Breeding and Statistics

Sustainable Food Systems

Laboratory Research Project

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Norwich, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Horticulture and Crop Science Botany Genetics View 85 other Masters in Genetics in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

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General requirements

Bachelors degree - 2.1.

Biological Sciences or Plant Biology. Employment experience with a plant breeding company or related research experience also considered.

Applicants are required to submit two references with their application - at least one of these must be related to your most recent academic study.

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Tuition Fees

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28250 GBP / year

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14450 GBP / year

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Living costs

Norwich

United Kingdom

609 - 1044 GBP / month

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Funding

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