Marine Biotechnology - master
The Marine Biotechnology program at UiT’s Norwegian College of Fishery Science aims to educate candidates in the broad field of biotechnology with emphasis on application to marine systems or “Blue Biotechnology”. Students become well prepared for careers in industry and/or research because of our joint focus on innovation and fundamental scientific principles placed between biology and engineering. Students receive one-on-one mentorship and supervision from a professional UiT researcher and typically join an established research group to complete their final project.
The life in our oceans is diverse and new scientific discovery is possible at all levels. This leads to innovation, new value chains and the development of new processes that support sustainable development goals. Hence, we teach and support student research across a wide range of topics that include bioprospecting for different applications including marine drugs, development of sustainable sea food products and biotechnology for carbon capture and utilization. This is supported by constantly adapting the curriculum to teach modern skills in analytical chemistry, marine microbiology, bioprocess engineering and synthetic biology.
In addition to our focus on top-quality instruction, this program also emphasizes relationships with the local and international industry. We help students and their future employers understand exactly where the advancement of technical knowledge will apply to innovation within both private and public sectors. Tromsø has become the home to many new start-up companies in the blue biotech space with help from this program and the surrounding research culture fostered by UiT.
Entry requirements
Admission to the MSc in Marine Biotechnology requires a bachelor's degree in biotechnology, marine biotechnology or equivalent education.
The program requires an average grade of C (2,5) in the ECTS scale from the bachelor's degree.
Required background in biotechnology:
- In-depth specialization at the 2000 level (2nd-3rd year) in the following subjects;
chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, methods in molecular biology and biotechnology (min. 10 credits in each subject). - The in-depth specialisation must amount to 80 credits in total.
- Lack of in-depth specialisation in one of these non-introductory-level topics can be compensated by a strong background in one or more of the other topics.
Entry requirements
Admission to the MSc in Marine Biotechnology requires a bachelor's degree in biotechnology, marine biotechnology or equivalent education.
The program requires an average grade of C (2,5) in the ECTS scale from the bachelor's degree.
Required background in biotechnology:
- In-depth specialization at the 2000 level (2nd-3rd year) in the following subjects;
chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, methods in molecular biology and biotechnology (min. 10 credits in each subject). - The in-depth specialisation must amount to 80 credits in total.
- Lack of in-depth specialisation in one of these non-introductory-level topics can be compensated by a strong background in one or more of the other topics.