Eight graduates with Science, Engineering and Business backgrounds are selected each year, to study for the M.Sc. Their business and presentation skills combined with their data analysis techniques have proven of great benefit to Industry. This one-year programme prepares graduates for direct entry into laboratories in a variety of industrial sectors. Biotechnology programme The M.Sc.
Biotechnology is a postgraduate course designed to prepare the participants for work in industry.
It is a practical course with emphasis on laboratory skills and knowledge of biotechnology industries. The programme blends laboratory techniques with more general skills such as business appreciation and management methods. The programme includes lectures, laboratory sessions, individual and group projects. Programme participants gain experience in the Departments and Laboratories of Biochemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology, National Diagnostic Centre, Pharmacology and Mathematics. Applied Microbiology Toxicology Programme participants also submit an Individual Applied-Laboratory Research Project which is presented in Thesis format and assessed by an external examiner.