Biotechnology UCSI University

Overview

Versatility is a hallmark of the Biotechnology  programme at UCSI University and graduate students will address critical issues through the detailed study of molecular and cellular properties, microbiology, bioprocess engineering, fermentation and downstream processing among others. Primarily driven by coursework, this programme also features a research component that requires students to work on projects that can be applied across a broad range of societal needs.

By reading this programme, you can look forward to an academic experience that is applicable to industry-grade work. The issues you address are present and future challenges in the industry. Delving deeper, the comprehension of complex living systems is fundamental in arriving at profound solutions that advance human health and promote environmental sustainability. Your interaction with accomplished academics and peers will result in the cross-fertilisation of ideas. You will evolve into a higherorder professional and doors will open wherever you go.

Career Opportunities

This programme promotes and nurtures lifelong scholarship and deep learning for career and personal advancement which enhances employability and other inter alia skills in the challenging Biotechnology field.

Overall, biotechnology postgraduates can embark into their careers in the medical, health, food and beverage, wine, agricultural, chemical and environmental industries or into any Biotechnology-related PhD programme or be entrepreneurs upon completion of this programme.