Overview

During the first semester of the Molecular Biotechnology programme from University of Skövde, you will study advanced courses within molecular biology, biostatistics and bioinformatics. You will work with advanced laboratory equipment to analyse DNA, RNA and proteins. Techniques used include qPCR, mutagenesis, cloning and protein expression. You will also learn to use molecular biological and bioinformatics data analyses, and to carry out database searches.

During the second semester, you will carry out a degree project in which you will apply your theoretical and practical knowledge to solve a research problem within molecular biotechnology. This is an individual degree project, and can be carried out at a business or an educational institution, either in Sweden or abroad.

Molecular Biotechnology is an international programme, and the courses are conducted in English.

Career opportunities

After your studies, you can work within the pharmaceutical or food industries, at biotechnology companies or in laboratory analysis, for example at public- or private-sector research laboratories.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Bioinformatics Concepts and Methods
Experimental Methods and Design in Bioscience
Data Analysis for Life Science
Molecular Biotechnology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-01-16 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Skövde, Sweden

Disciplines

Biotechnology Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Biochemistry View 15 other Masters in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics 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

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be eligible for the program a Bachelor's Degree (equivalent to a Swedish Bachelor’s Degree) with a major in the biological or medical area is required. The biological area can be defined as e.g. Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology or Physiology.
The medical area is here defined as Biomedicine but can also include subjects like Pharmacology. A further requirement is proof of skills in English equivalent of studies at upper secondary level in Sweden, known as English course 6 / English course B. This is normally demonstrated by means of an internationally recognized test, e g IELTS or TOEFL or the equivalent.

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
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Accidents
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Tuition Fee

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International

135000 SEK/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 135000 SEK per year during 12 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Skövde

6850 - 9320 SEK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

The University of Skövde offers a small number of scholarships to students who are attending a Master's programme at the University and who are liable for tuition fees. If you are an exchange student, please contact your home university for information about thescholarships they provide.

1. UHR Scholarships

The University of Skövde administrates some scholarships funded by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) to students liable to pay tuition fees attending a master's programme at the University. The scholarships are tuition fee waivers of 31,250 SEK per semester (50% of the tuition fee), and the amount is automatically deducted from the tuition fee when you receive your invoice. The scholarships are granted for one academic semester.

2. HS Scholarships

The University of Skövde offers a small number of scholarships to students attending a master's programme at the University who are liable for tuition fees. The scholarships consist of tuition fee waivers of 25,000 SEK per semester, and the amount is automatically deducted from the tuition fee. The scholarships are granted for one academic semester.Conditions: Both UHR and HS Scholarships can be extended to a subsequent academic semester provided that the student’s study results are satisfactory. The scholarship granting criterion is academic merit. The scholarships can only be awarded to tuition-paying students. Please note that you have to be able to finance the remainder of the tuition fee yourself, and to cover all the living expenses during your stay in Sweden.

How to apply for a scholarship at the University of Skövde

First apply for one of studies at the University via University Admissions. You must apply for one of our master’s programmes at the Swedish official online application service University Admissions. Then apply for a scholarship at the University of Skövde by filling in the online scholarship application form available on this webpage. Please note that you will need to provide us with the application number you received from the University Admissions website.

3.Other types of scholarships for international students

Scholarships offered by the Swedish Institute
Scholarships for exchange students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland
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Erasmus Mundus Lamenitec Network

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