Overview

Throughout this two-year Master's programme in Biopharmaceuticals, you will learn about different types of biologics. Biopharmaceuticals allows treatments of previously difficult to treat targets, but the increased complexity comes with its own set of problems. Design and production of biological drugs differs from small molecular drugs, and you will study different strategies and the limitations and possibilities of these.

Through the courses in this master programme you will learn about:

design strategies
production of recombinant proteins
Ii silico analysis of biologics
pre-clinical and clinical testing
regulatory approval procedures
health economy

The programme is run by active researchers at the Faculty of Pharmacy at Uppsala University. It is closely tied to world-renowned research groups within the field of peptide and protein drugs, pharmaceutical modulations and proteomics at Uppsala University.

Careers

The pharmaceutical industry is in constant demand for new and enthusiastic graduates with an in-depth knowledge of the biological drug discovery and development process. This Master's programme will provide you with an excellent platform to pursue a career in different kinds of industries and workplaces. This includes, but is not limited to:

pharmaceutical industry
biotechnology companies
public authorities
regulatory bodies
PhD studies in medicine, pharmacy and biotechnology.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biopharmaceuticals
Biologics
Life cycle analysis of Biopharmaceuticals
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of biologic
Pharmaceutical protein drug development
Development of biologicals
Proteomics for drug development
Computer based pharmaceutical modelling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Visby, Sweden

Disciplines

Chemistry Pharmacy Biochemistry View 10 other Masters in Biochemistry in Sweden

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university.
Also required is 90 credits in in one or a combination of the following subjects: pharmaceutical sciences, cell biology, biotechnology, physiology, biomedicine, chemistry, biology.

Selection: Students are selected based on:

an overall appraisal of previous university studies; and
a statement of purpose (1 page).

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

145000 SEK / year

≈ 145000 SEK / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Funding

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