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Biotechnology (Extended Degree)

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Tuition per year £19,850 - £21,500 university rangeThis is the fee range the university publishes for international students for a year at this level, not a price for this one course. Courses at the top of the range are usually the laboratory and studio ones, and a course with a year in industry or abroad is charged differently for that year. Ask us and we will confirm what the course you choose actually costs.
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Overview

Biotechnology (Extended Degree) is offered widely in the UK, so the useful comparison is between departments rather than between countries. It is a three year undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.

Teaching in Biotechnology is offered as a three year BSc or a four year integrated masters, and the longer route is the usual step towards research.

The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.0, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too. Tuition ranges from £19,850 to £21,500 a year depending on the department, which is a real difference over the length of the course.

Send us your transcript and English result and we will list the departments that would consider you, with the entry condition on each.

Entry requirements

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IELTS 6.0 level requirementThis is the English requirement the university publishes for study at this level, not one printed for this course. Most departments ask for exactly this and some ask for more, so it tells you what to aim at rather than what you will be asked for. Send us the course and we will confirm the requirement it actually sets, including any minimum in each paper.

Careers opportunities

An applied science with a genuine industrial base in the United Kingdom, particularly around Cambridge, Oxford and the North West. Bioprocessing and manufacturing hire more graduates than discovery research does.

Roles graduates go into

  • Bioprocess scientist
  • Research and development scientist
  • Manufacturing sciences associate
  • Quality control analyst
  • Validation and technology transfer specialist
  • Regulatory affairs officer

Where they work

  • Biotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturers
  • Contract development and manufacturing organisations
  • Research institutes and spinouts
  • Agricultural and industrial biotechnology
  • Regulators
After the course

Industry graduate schemes in bioprocessing, or a doctorate for the discovery route.

Fees and funding

Tuition, international students£19,850 - £21,500 university rangeThis is the fee range the university publishes for international students for a year at this level, not a price for this one course. Courses at the top of the range are usually the laboratory and studio ones, and a course with a year in industry or abroad is charged differently for that year. Ask us and we will confirm what the course you choose actually costs.

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Northumbria University

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