MSc Biotechnology | TU
The Master of Science in Biotechnology offers cutting-edge expertise in a variety of courses that incorporates business, law, and science. The program is introduced to provide students with rigorous learning on the subject of molecular biotechnology and traditional biotechnology.
The two-year MSc in Biotechnology program offered by the Tribhuvan University (TU) is a multidisciplinary program that includes the study of a wide range of subjects such as Engineering, Chemistry, Microbiology, and immunology, Virology, Genetics and Biochemistry. The discipline creates the well-rounded learning experience that furnishes students with a comprehensive outlook of product development & delivery. The program is divided into four semesters, each of sixteen weeks. In order to complete the program successfully, students should undertake sixty-four hours of full-time study.
Objectives of MSc Biotechnology
The MSc in Biotechnology program aspires to produce skilled graduates for dynamic and satisfying careers in the field of biotechnology and associated professions by offering combined coursework, robust laboratory research, and training in contemporary industry practices. Some of the specific objectives of this program are listed below:
- To provide students with an intensive and contemporary knowledge in fundamental and advanced biotechnological elements.
- To enable students to evaluate and resolve both conceptual and applied biotechnological issues.
- To encourage students to conduct and participant in research activities.
- To make students capable of developing innovative ideas and scientific knowledge in the field of biotechnology and make them understand the moral and ethical values.
Admission Requirements in MSc Biotechnology
Students interested in pursuing the M.Sc. in Biotechnology program should have Bachelor degree in Science with biological science and chemistry and a bachelor degree in Biochemistry, Agricultural Science, Biotechnology, Medical Lab, Medicine, Medical Lab Technology, Environmental Science (with Biological science and Chemistry) and Food Technology. Applicants must have to secure minimum of fifty percent marks. Applicants who fulfill these criteria are allowed to sit in the entrance exam.
Selection Procedures:
Selection is made on the basis of candidates' past academic achievements and entrance test score.
Career and Scope
The Master of Science in Biotechnology paves the way for a number of careers in diverse sectors, such as Bioinformatics and computational biology industries making biotechnological products, Gene Regulation, Drug Discovery, Prediction and Molecular Simulation, Microarray Technologies, Body's and Cell's Bio-signatures, Biomedical Engineering, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Bio-electronics and diagnostics, Biosensors, Environmental management, Pharmacology, Medicine, Animal husbandry and agriculture.
Graduates can work as researcher and professor in universities and colleges. In the context of Nepal, the scope and field of biotechnology is developing and is in the initial phase. Thus, industries working in this field are limited. However, it is sure that in the coming days, the graduates will have promising job opportunities within the country as biotechnology has become essential parts of human life. The Master of Science in Biotechnology paves the way for a number of careers in diverse sectors, such as Bioinformatics and computational biology industries making biotechnological products, Gene Regulation, Drug Discovery, Prediction and Molecular Simulation, Microarray Technologies, Body’s and Cell's Bio-signatures, Biomedical Engineering, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Bio-electronics and diagnostics, Biosensors, Environmental management, Pharmacology, Medicine, Animal husbandry and agriculture.
Graduates can work as researcher and professor in universities and colleges. In the context of Nepal, the scope and field of biotechnology is developing and is in the initial phase. Thus, industries working in this field are limited. However, it is sure that in the coming days, the graduates will have promising job opportunities within the country as biotechnology has become essential parts of human life.
