Molecular Biology

Overview

The Molecular Biology program offered by Johannes Kepler University Linz expands upon the general education base acquired during Bachelor studies in natural sciences and provides in-depth studies in biochemistry, organic chemistry, biophysics, bioanalytics, structural biology, genetics, cell biology, system biology, and molecular biotechnology.

The curriculum focuses on student-centered learning, using state-of-the-art equipment and training students in advanced research methods to assist them in acquiring a deeper understanding of life science fields such as molecular biology, cell biology and biotechnology.

Your Benefits

• Individual specialization

• Focus on applied learning

• Expertise from two respected universities

• Opportunity for independent research on complex molecular and biomedical topics

• Attain high level skills and qualifications to pursue a career in Austria or abroad.

Job opportunities

• Academic careers that include fundamental research at international universities, Austrian universities of applied sciences or private universities as well as at other public or private research facilities

• Conduct research or pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry or at clinical or medical facilities

• Product management or marketing of chemical, pharmaceutical, or biotechnological products

• Development, quality control, and production jobs at pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical plants

• Work at molecular biology laboratories, chemical analysis laboratories, clinical laboratories and in the fields of bioanalytics or environmental analytics

• Work in public administration and testing laboratories in the chemical, environmental, and medical sector

• Employment in the field of medical and health care prevention at public and private institutions

• Conduct risk assessment and design risk minimization procedures at public authority offices or at chemical/pharmaceutical/biotechnological companies

• Work in the field of trademark registration and product protection or manage patent affairs at companies or at public institutions