In the first semester, students will study four compulsory modules, covering Principles of Synthetic Biology, Industrial Biotechnology, Unix and Analysis of Large Genomic Datasets and Responsible Innovation and Commercialisation.
In semester two, students will take two compulsory modules covering Genome Editing in Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology, and Proteins and Biocatalysts in Biotechnology.
Students will also undertake a Biotechnology Research Project, which will be supervised by academics who specialise in a wide range of disciplines, including structural biology and evolutionary genetics.
The English language requirements for our programmes are indicated by English bands, and therefore the specific test and score acceptable is based on the band assigned to the academic department within which your chosen course of study is administered. Note that for some academic departments there are programmes with non-standard English language requirements.
The English Language requirements for entry to postgraduate taught and research programmes in the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences falls within the following English band:
Band 4: IELTS (Academic) minimum score 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each of Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking
Please note, there are some postgraduate programmes with non-standard English language requirements in this School.
We accept a range of English tests and qualifications categorised in our English bands for you to demonstrate your level of English Language proficiency. See all accepted English tests that we deem equivalent to these IELTS scores.
| QS 综合 | 院校 | 学制 | 学费 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 第 8 位 | 苏黎世联邦理工学院ETH Zurich | 2年 | 1460瑞士法郎/年 |
| 第 10 位 | 新加坡国立大学National University of Singapore | 1年 | 52320新币/年 |
| 第 20 位 | 约翰霍普金斯大学Johns Hopkins University | 一年 | 50,080美元 |
| 第 33 位 | 香港科技大学The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | 1年 | 168000港币/年 |
| 第 35 位 | 爱丁堡大学The University of Edinburgh | 1年 | 47680英镑/年 |
| 第 45 位 | 西北大学Northwestern University | 15个月 | 86,495美元 |
| 第 56 位 | 马来亚大学Universiti Malaya | 1年 | 29800马币/年 |
| 第 58 位 | 纽约大学New York University | 30学分 | 63,060美元 |