MSc in Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future  MSc in Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future University of East Anglia ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1567153813University-of-East-Anglia-1.jpg

Understanding and harnessing the metabolic diversity of living organisms, for example in the production of biofuels and pharmaceuticals, will make a huge contribution to developing a sustainable global environment in the 21st Century. This is the ethos that permeates the innovative MSc Biotechnology programme for UEA. The one year course is divided into two parts. Part I is taught through face-to-face lectures, workshops and hands-on experiments in experimental biotechnology laboratories. Together these provide the opportunity to learn skills in data analysis, critical evaluation of data, laboratory working and report writing in the exciting new field of biotechnology for a sustainable future. The Programme is taught by subject specialists and supported by a number of local industries as well as the prestigious research institutes on the Norwich Research Park. Part II is based around a major research project that provides the opportunity to design experiments and carry out original research on a chosen topic. The project provides an opportunity to enhance research skills gained at undergraduate level, through carrying out higher-level academic research and writing based on an awareness of knowledge at the very forefront of the field of biotechnology. The project is a substantial piece of individual work drawing on knowledge and understanding gained from the taught modules. As well as learning fundamental theory, you will develop valuable transferable skills. The University supports this by providing personal development sessions including presentation skills, employability and time-management. Assessment is through a combination of formal exams, laboratory reports, coursework assignments and presentations, as well as through the research project, which is submitted as a formal, bound dissertation and assessed by external as well as internal examination. I did my undergraduate degree (BSc Biotechnology) at The Sinhgad College of Science, University of Pune, India. I then joined the University of East Anglia (UEA) to complete a Masters in Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future in 2008 and successfully completed it in 2009. I chose UEA because the RAE rating was good for Biological Sciences and it has strong collaborations with the John Innes Centre (JIC) and the Institute of Food Research (IFR). All the modules for MSc Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future at UEA are based on current biotechnology research and its application in industry. The best thing about this course is the staff and the research facilities at UEA. All the staff are very helpful, kind and friendly. Currently, I am doing a PhD in Agriculture Biotechnology at Harper Adams University College, Shropshire, UK? Kirtikumar Kondhare Former student