| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-04-24 | 2023-02-10 |
| 2023-09-19 | 2023-01-27 |
| 2024-01-03 | 2023-11-25 |
Program Overview
Course overview
Advances in biotechnology underpin developments in areas that we have taken for granted: health, food and the environment. These areas are global challenges, and we are now looking to advances in biotechnology for entirely new approaches and solutions for existing problems. Biotechnology involves creating and developing technologies, products and processes that combat disease, facilitate the production of existing and entirely novel foodstuffs and help better care for our environment.
Why study this course with us?
This course is for you if you: have an interest in how organisms can be cultured and manipulated to provide useful foods and medicines; wish to study how to optimise product development and purification; want to understand how we can manipulate genes or gene expression to improve production of useful compounds; or want to contribute effectively to ethical issues associated with biotechnology.
During this course, you will help shape the future of biotechnology; study the manipulation of living organisms in the birthplace of Darwin; walk Darwin’s thinking path at The Mount while pondering how we can use the principles of evolution to improve food and drug production; and sit in the library where Darwin was schooled.
The course is very practical, making use of the University Centre’s suite of modern labs which includes a dedicated tissue and cell culture facility.
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Program Outline
Teaching methods
Teaching will be in the form of interactive lectures, tutorials and seminars. Laboratory-based practicals are an important part of the course in Years 1 and 2.
If you are interested in studying this course with a Foundation Year, please note you will be taught at the University of Chester for your Foundation Year, and subsequent years of study (Levels 4, 5 and 6) will be based at University Centre Shrewsbury.
Assessment
Coursework and examination are used for assessment; the mix varies between modules. Coursework is varied, including written practical reports, case studies, critical essays, poster/oral presentations and literature reviews, with many opportunities for formative assessment.
Job prospects
You may be sought after by biotechnology, pharmaceutical and agrochemical companies, not only as a scientist but also as a sales or marketing specialist. If you wish to continue your studies, we offer a number of suitable postgraduate courses within Chester Medical School at Chester (
www.chester.ac.uk/medicine)
.Careers service
The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.
Careers and Employability - Student Services aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.
We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.
Students and graduates of the University of Chester can use our services free of charge for up to two years after graduating.
