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Biotechnology at Keele University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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3Dec
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Course summary

Explore cutting-edge solutions in healthcare, food security, and therapeutics while developing crucial innovation, intellectual property, and commercialisation expertise on our Biotechnology MSc. You'll complete your degree with a research project, and the skills to prepare you for leadership in biotechnology's rapidly evolving landscape. Why choose this course?

  • Assess how biotech advances address challenges like AMR, food security, and climate change
  • Design and deliver original biotechnology research related to health and disease
  • Gain the skills to find new ideas, assess intellectual property, and explore routes to market
  • Participate in varied learning and assessments to advance employability and academic skills
Our MSc in Biotechnology provides an in-depth journey through the science, real-world applications, and commercial dimensions of biotechnology, with a focus on our specialist strengths in vector control, glycosciences, pest management, infectious diseases, and plant health. Throughout the programme, you will learn how to be a biotechnologist and gain a deep understanding of the scope and impact of biotechnology in addressing major global challenges. You'll take part in a multidisciplinary module on scientific leadership and innovation alongside students from other disciplines, before diving into specialised content on advanced biotechnology applications in areas such as healthcare, diagnostics, therapeutics, and food security. About Keele Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university. We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level. Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

Modules

For information regarding modules for this course, please visit the course page on the Keele University website.

Entry requirements

2:2 degree in bioscience subjects (Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Science etc) and other cognate disciplines or demonstrated professional or relevant qualifications or experience.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Information relating to the tuition fees and funding options for this course can be viewed on the course page on the Keele University website: https://www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgraduatestudy/postgraduatecourses/biotechnology/
Biotechnology at Keele University - UCAS