MSc Biotechnology

The MSc Biotechnology at Aston University, Birmingham, sits at the heart of solutions to global health, food security, and climate challenges. This Master's degree gives you the theoretical foundations and practical lab skills necessary to innovate across pharmaceutical, healthcare, industrial, and environmental settings. You will learn to design experiments, analyse complex datasets, and turn discoveries into viable products, all while developing the professional skills employers expect from future-ready scientists.

The MSc Biotechnology from Aston University teaches you advanced ways to work in a lab, like special methods for handling materials safely (GLP and aseptic technique), and using complex machines (flow cytometry, mass photometry, and NMR). You'll learn a wide range of topics including biomedical technology, pharmaceutical biotechnology and drug development, industrial biotechnology, environmental and sustainable biotechnology, and patent and intellectual property protection.

Students on this course will engage in a variety of teaching and learning methods, including lectures, practical sessions in the laboratory, tutorials, seminars, group work, and a research project (either laboratory-based or industry-based) where you will collect and analyse data.