Biotechnology
Cycle
Segundo ciclo
Degree
Mestre
Coordinator
Susana Filipe Barreiros
Opening date
September
Fees
1063,47 Euros/year or 7000,00 Euros/year (for foreign students).
Schedule
Daytime.
Education objectives
The MSc in Biotechnology provides fundamental knowledge on the topics most relevant in this multidisciplinary area, as well as an overview of the applications of biotechnology and strategies of translating the results of the laboratory to commercial product.
Students are welcomed into an environment of high scientific qualification in two research centers with international recognition: REQUIMTE, Center of Excellence in Green Chemistry - Cleaner Technologies and Processes, and Microbiological Resources Centre.
The IBET, The largest platform of Portuguese university / industry collaboration in biotechnology, and Institute of Chemical and Biological TechnologyAre associate partners to the Masters in Biotechnology. This environment is crucial in the training received and provides the practical recognition of the direct impact of scientific production in developing products of biotechnology.
Career Opportunities
Students trained in the Masters in Biotechnology will be able to meet the challenges posed by a large sector development at the international level and international level, and closely tied to the explosive expansion of knowledge in molecular biology, providing a link between the industrial and commercial activities and Science produced in laboratories.
The versatility of their training to the Masters in Biotechnology will provide career opportunities in various sectors, both industrial and service from the pharmaceutical and chemical industries to the veterinary and agriculture, covering the areas of research and technological development, production, quality control, regulation, technology transfer, commercial services and management.
Access conditions
Application requirements:
- Holder of an undergraduate degree in any area pertaining to the Exact Sciences or Engineering, or recognized equivalent;
- Holder of a higher education degree (first cycle) from a foreign institution in any one of the aforementioned areas (paragraph 1), organised in accordance with the Bologna process by a participating country;
- Holder of a higher education degree from a foreign institution in any one of the aforementioned areas, considered by the Scientific Council of the School of Sciences and Technology of the New University of Lisbon to satisfy the prerequisites for an undergraduate degree;
- Holder of academic, scientific or professional qualifications considered by the Scientific Council of the School of Sciences and Technology of the New University of Lisbon duly to attest to the candidate´s ability to undertake a corresponding cycle of studies.
Criteria for the ranking of candidates:
- Overall grade-point average of undergraduate course
- Scientific and professional qualifications (curriculum vitae)
- Successful interview, when required
Degree pre-requisites
Duration: 2 years
Credits: 120 ECTS
Mandatory scientifc areas
| Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS | |
| Mandatory | Optional | ||
| Biotechnology | Bt | 72 | - |
| Genetics | G | 6 | - |
|
Chemical Engineering |
EQ | 6 | - |
|
Human and Social Sciences |
CHS | 3 | - |
| Biotecnhology / Biology / Chemical Eng. / Microbiology / Materials Eng. / Industrial Eng. | Bt / B / EQ / Mb / EMt / EI | - | 24 |
| Transferable Skills | CC | 3 | - |
| Any Scientific Area | QAC | - | 6 a) |
| TOTAL | 93 | 27 | |
a) 6 ECTS in courses chosen by the student on a list approved annually by the Scientific Council of FCT / UNL, which includes the unity of all scientific areas of FCT/UNL.
Access to other courses
Access to a 3rd cycle
Evaluation rules
The following modes of evaluation are used with regard to academic qualifications:
- Evaluation based solely on an examination or completion of a final project.
- Evaluation based on work done throughout the semester excluding examination or final project. In these courses students can expect to carry out, for example, laboratory activities, mini-tests, tests, individual or group projects, seminar-related activities, any combination of which will be used to determine the final grade.
- Evaluation based obligatorily on an examination or a final project. In these courses there extists a form of evaluation similar to one of the aformentioned activities in paragraph 2 as well as a form of evaluation based on a final exam.
- Evaluation based on work done throughout the semester with the possibility of foregoing an examination or a final project.
The final Dissertation (or Project) involves a public discussion with a Jury.
Structure
| 1.º Semester | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 12184 | Biochemical Engineering | 6.0 |
| 10770 | Gene Regulation | 6.0 |
| 1.º Semester - Opção A | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 5340 | Biomaterials | 6.0 |
| 5324 | Biosensors | 6.0 |
| 10775 | Food Microbiology | 6.0 |
| 10685 | Separation Processes for Biological Products | 6.0 |
| 10658 | Molecular Toxicology | 6.0 |
O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
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| 1.º Semester - Opção B | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 5340 | Biomaterials | 6.0 |
| 5324 | Biosensors | 6.0 |
| 10775 | Food Microbiology | 6.0 |
| 10685 | Separation Processes for Biological Products | 6.0 |
| 10658 | Molecular Toxicology | 6.0 |
O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
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| 1.º Semester - Unidade Curricular de Bloco Livre | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 11066 | Unrestricted Electives | 6.0 |
O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
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| 2.º Semester | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 10826 | Biocatalysis and Bioremediation | 6.0 |
| 10827 | Synthetic and Systems Biology | 6.0 |
| 10829 | Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship | 3.0 |
| 10380 | Entrepreneurship | 3.0 |
| 2.º Semester - Opção C | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 11189 | Biopharmaceuticals | 3.0 |
| 9192 | Bionanotechnology | 6.0 |
| 12183 | Marine Biotechnology | 3.0 |
| 12185 | Plant Biotechnology for Agriculture and Forestry | 3.0 |
| 12422 | Microbial Fuel Cells | 3.0 |
| 11188 | Molecular immunology | 3.0 |
| 3705 | Quality Planning and Control | 6.0 |
O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
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| 2.º Semester - Opção D | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 11189 | Biopharmaceuticals | 3.0 |
| 9192 | Bionanotechnology | 6.0 |
| 12183 | Marine Biotechnology | 3.0 |
| 12185 | Plant Biotechnology for Agriculture and Forestry | 3.0 |
| 12422 | Microbial Fuel Cells | 3.0 |
| 11188 | Molecular immunology | 3.0 |
| 3705 | Quality Planning and Control | 6.0 |
O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
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| 2.º Year | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 8891 | Master Thesis in Biotechnology | 60.0 |