MSc Biotechnology, Bioprocessing and Business Management

2:2 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). Candidates must have obtained at least a second class honours degree, or an equivalent qualification, in Life Sciences, Engineering or Business Studies (students from an engineering or business background must be a high class student and demonstrate an interest in biological science).

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We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries.

Graduates from the School of Life Sciences taught Masters courses have gone on to work for employers including:

• Pfizer
• Severn Trent Water
• Eurofins Agroscience Services
• Novartis
• Philips Healthcare
• Rothamstead Research
• NGO Client Earth
• Public Health England

They have pursued roles such as: research associate, science editor, regulatory affairs officer, marketing manager, business and financial project management professionals, environmental health professionals, agronomist, and climate change consultant.

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers in Life Sciences Networking Event
• Careers in Science
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Mock Interviews for Life Sciences students
• Interested in Careers in Scientific Publishing

Core modules

The Fundamentals of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

This module will provide you with a fundamental understanding of biotechnological, molecular biology and genetic engineering to give you a clear understanding of the scientific principles and how these have been used to advance biotechnology and industrial bioprocesses. It lays the foundation for further in-depth studies of biological systems being, or with potential for, commercial exploitation.

Biochemical Engineering - Bioreactor Engineering and Unit Operations 

This module will introduce you to the range of fundamental operations used by process engineers, who perform chemical and biological reactions on a large scale and separate the raw products into finished materials suitable for the marketplace.

Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation

In this module you will engage with the latest advances in innovation as they apply to industry, with an emphasis on the bio sciences sector. You will interpret and contextualise the mindset of a disruptive innovator through the use of Jobs-to-be-Done thinking, evaluate how digital and new media innovation 2.0 methods are transforming the innovation process more generally and within bio sciences specifically, critically assess how innovation programmes are designed and deployed, learn how to deploy creativity and de-construct the research commercialisation process.

Bioproduct Plant Design and Economic Analysis

This module explains the integration of unit operations into functional and commercially viable bioprocesses. You will become familiar with the principles and methodologies of modern chemical plant design and will be introduced to the multidisciplinary, step-wise approach to the design project, starting from a conceptual phase up to the front end engineering design.

Project

The project is a stand-alone component of the MSc allowing you to experience, first hand, research skills, hypothesis development, hypothesis testing, data collection, data handling, data evaluation and result presentation.

Drug Discovery and Biopharmaceutical Development

In this module you will develop a detailed knowledge of the potential for drug discovery and exploitation by the pharmaceutical industry and a critical appreciation of some of the various techniques in use. You will acquire an integrated understanding of the breadth and depth of medicinal drug design and productions.

Marketing Management

This module will provide you with a solid foundation in the essential aspects of marketing. You will understand the role and importance of marketing management within the wider business (and in particular the process, bioprocess and biotechnology business) context.

Accounting and Financial Management

This module will provide you with an introduction to the key areas of financial accounting, management accounting and financial management with a focus on issues of particular relevance to managers in biotechnology and bioprocess based businesses. The module will also emphasise the role and importance of accounting and financial management within the wider business (and in particular the process, bioprocess and biotechnology business) context.

Business Strategy

This module will provide you with a solid foundation in the essentials of business strategy development and implementation. The module offers an integrated view of the role and importance of strategy and strategic management within the wider business context and more specifically, the biotechnology/bioprocessing context.

Optional modules

Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:

• Environmental Protection, Risk Assessment and Safety
• Innovations to Prevent and Treat Infectious Disease
• Essentials of Medical Genomics
• Microbiomics and Metagenomics

Our optional module lists are subject to change each year to keep the student learning experience current and up-to-date.