Course Objectives
The Master’s degree in Biotechnology is to train post-graduates with a strong knowledge of modern biotechnology but with a vision especially focused in the productive sectors in the areas of agriculture, the production and processing of foods, biomass and energy, and with the potential for intervention and modernization of these areas.
The organization of this Masters course is indicated in Articles 20 and 23 of Portuguese Law no. 74/2006. Thus, incorporates a specialization course, consisting of an organized set of curricular units (CUs), which is 60% of the total credits of the cycle of studies (72 ECTS). This consists of two components? one general (mandatory) and another of optional character. CUs of optative component allows students to be able to define their training by selecting optional CUs from proposals, acquiring the total number of ECTS credits required. The final part of the degree corresponds to a intership of a professional character that could form the basis of original developments and applications, in many cases in context of a compnany? that is the subject of final report, corresponding to the remaining 40% of ECTS (48 ECTS).
Access Conditions
May apply to this course:
a) The holders of the bachelor degree in fields such as science, engineering, or equivalent?
b) The foreign holders of an academic degree conferred after the first cycle of studies according with the principles of the Bologna process?
c)The holders of an national or foreign academic degree recognized by the Scientific Technical Council as equivalent to the first degree?
d)The holders of a qualifications curriculum recognized by the Scientific Technical Council as an adequate capability to perform this degree.
Professional Outlets
Holders of the Master degree in Biotechnology can:
1. Work as a Laboratory Technician/Assistant in private or public sectors
2. Apply for a job in the private sector or government sector
3. Get a job in Research and Development (R&D)
4. Get a job in Intellectual Property Research and Patenting
5. Apply for a Sales Job in Biotech Companies
6. Become an entrepreneur
7. Pursue higher studies (PhD) in Biotech and Life Sciences
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Learning Language
Portuguese (PT)English (EN)
Learning Objectives
The master in biotechnology should acquire skills that include expertise in the following areas:
– Growth techniques and use of living organisms, their metabolisms or systems based in those;
– Proficiency in use of modern databases information search;
– The use of computer techniques in association with different fields of knowledge of biotechnology (for exemple, the computational simulation, the detection systems status trough sensors and process control);
– Management and entrepreneurship to encourage the initiation of productive activities;
– The final applications, in areas such as plant and animal growth, food and feed, bioproducts, biomass, bioenergy production, waste recovery and valorisation.
Access to Superior Studies
Holders of the Master’s degree in Biotechnology may apply for a PhD level of studies.
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