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Description

Biotechnology, a major driving force towards a sustainable society.

Sustainable production of biofuels, biochemicals, pharmaceuticals, clothes, food and other consumables is a necessary alternative to current production methods and requires massive education of engineers within biotechnology.

Biotechnology engineers work in all phases of society’s development towards bio based economy. Biochemical and molecular biological tasks include mining of genes, organisms, or natural compounds from natural resources as well as design and construction of recombinant cell-factories. Fermentation tasks include design, optimization, and running of small to large-scale fermentation processes. Other tasks include purification and quality control of proteins and biochemical – and most importantly, the invention of new methods to use biotechnology for the benefit of society. All of these tasks require specialized biotechnology engineers that are educated in a combination of scientific research and industrial application.

Biotech industry is an expanding billion-dollar industry offering a promising future for Biotechnology engineers whether employed in a large biotech company or starting up small companies as bio-entrepreneurs.

Study programme focus

Through the programme, you will build upon your fundamental knowledge of biochemistry, protein and enzyme science, microbiology, molecular biology, and fermentation process technology. You will learn to apply this knowledge on biotechnological problems, ranging from basic research issues to the development of new cell factories and the study of their performance in bioreactors. You will acquire the relevant competencies for collecting and analysing wide-ranging types of data using statistics, bioinformatics, and mathematical models.

Focus areas

To direct the studies towards the different tasks of the biotechnology engineer, four study lines are offered:

BioSystems Engineering
Cell factory Engineering
Protein Engineering
Fermentation Based BioManufacturing

The structure of DTU MSc programmes ensures that there is freedom for in-depth exploration of individual topics of own choice, and there is opportunity to spend a semester studying abroad. You are also free to tailor your personal profile as MSc Eng in Biotechnology with no study line designation by combining courses from the four study lines.

Career

With an MSc Eng in Biotechnology you will have a variety of job opportunities in the biotech industry within research and production, either directly after graduation or after completing a PhD study. Many biotech engineers work in the environmental area, in consultancy firms or in the public sector.

Read more about your future career under the ‘Career’ tab.

Prerequisites

Academic requirements for this programme

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

The following Bachelor programmes from DTU entitle students to admission to the MSc Eng programme in Biotechnology,

Biotechnology
Human Life Science Engineering

Applicants before September 2018

The following bachelor programmes from DTU entitle students to admission to the MSc Eng programme in Biotechnology.

Chemistry and Technology
Environmental Engineering

The following Bachelor programmes from DTU

General engineering (living systems)
Quantitative biology and desease modeling
Chemistry and Technology
Environmental Engineering

have access to be admitted, subject to having completed the following two courses:

27022	Biochemistry	5	point	Spring F4B (Fri 8-12)
27026	Molecular biology	5	point	Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17)

It is recommended that also the following courses have been completed:

27051	Applied biodiversity	5	point	Spring F5B (Wed 13-17)
36611	Introduction to Bioinformatics	5	point	Spring F4A (Tues 13-17)

Bachelor in Engineering

The following DTU bachelors in Engineering

Chemical and Bio Engineering
Chemical Engineering and International Business

have access to be admitted, subject to having completed the following courses:

27022	Biochemistry	5	point	Spring F4B (Fri 8-12)
27026	Molecular biology	5	point	Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17)

DTU bachelors in Engineering, Food Safety and Quality have access to be admitted, subject to having completed the following courses:

27022	Biochemistry	5	point	Spring F4B (Fri 8-12)
27026	Molecular biology	5	point	Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17)

and one of the following mathematics courses:

01035	Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2	5	point	Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12), Spring F2B (Thurs 8-12)
01037	Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 (Summer University)	5	point	August

Bachelors from other universities

Students enrolling into the MSc Eng programme need a broad range of competences within the biotechnological field as well as competences within chemistry and physics. A characteristic of engineers from DTU is a strong background in mathematics, so a high level of mathematical competences is also needed.

The minimal set of competences required for entering the MSc Eng programme in Biotechnology, to secure an unproblematic educational process, is:

Biochemistry competences (corresponding to the 5 ETCS DTU course 27022)
- Protein structure, function, and purification
- Central metabolism
- Enzymology and enzyme kinetics
Molecular biological competences (corresponding to the 5 ETCS DTU course 27026)
- Structure and function of DNA and RNA
- Details of macromolecular synthesis and its regulation: DNA replication, Transcription, Translation
- Recombinant technology
Microbiological competences (corresponding to the 5 ETCS DTU course 27026)
- Microbial growth physiology
- Structure, reproduction, metabolism, and regulation of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and virus
- Details of DNA exchange, conjugation, transduction and transformation
Chemical competences (corresponding to the 5 ETCS DTU course 26050)
- Chemical valence
- Stoichiometry
- Acid/base and Red/ox reactions
- Reaction kinetics
Physics modeling competences (corresponding to the 5 ETCS DTU course 10050)
- Models and model design based upon differential equations
- Systems dynamics
Mathematical competences (corresponding to the 20 ETCS DTU course 01005)
- Linear equations
- Linear differential equations
- Matrix algebra
- Analysis of functions (extrema, curve and space integrals)

Students with a bachelor degree in Biotechnology, Life Sciences or equivalent from other universities may be admitted to the MSc program provided their education comprises academic elements equivalent to the elements described above. The applications will be evaluated individually based on the documents submitted. In general it is recommended to have more competencies in biochemistry, and molecular biology, and at least a basic knowledge in bioinformatics.

As an example BScs in Biology from the University of the Faroe Island have access to be admitted but it is recommended that they have passed courses equivilent to those recommended to other bachelors from DTU described above. Furthermore they may expect that they need further courses in mathematics and physics

General admission requirements

Only applicants holding either a relevant Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Bachelor in Engineering or a Bachelor of Natural Science degree can be admitted to a Master of Science in Engineering programme. The bachelor degree must be less than 10 years old.

The individual MSc Eng programme states in detail which bachelor programmes qualify and whether applicants have to complete supplementary educational activities.

Requirements for supplementary educational activities can equate to up to 30 ECTS credits and are specified in the form of a list of courses under the individual MSc Eng programmes.

The specific requirements must be met before graduating from the bachelor programme or in connection with conditional admission to a particular MSc Eng programme. The courses must be passed prior to the commencement of studies within one year from the conditional admission.

Supplementary educational activities in connection with conditional admission to an MSc Eng programme do not form part of the MSc Eng programme, and partial tuition fees are charged. If the supplementary courses have not been passed within the deadlines specified, the conditional admission to the programme is withdrawn.

The Master of Science in Engineering programmes are offered in English. Therefore applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English (B-level, IELTS, TOEFL- or Pearson test).

DTU offers Honours Programme as part of all MSc Eng. programmes. The admission requirements are described at http://www.dtu.dk/english/education/msc/honours-programmes

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