MS Biotechnology
MS Biotechnology
The world is changing, and so do the challenges that it faces every day. There is an increased demand for fuel, food, and, environmental and agricultural stability. As Biotechnology constitutes the use of living organisms or their cells to create products or processes and is one of the most essential applied sciences of the 21st century. It works as a key driver in the economic world.
So, in the MS Biotechnology course at MAJU, you will be able to help the world face and resolve pressing bio-economic challenges. You will learn extraordinary analytical and problem-solving skills. In addition, the program is structured to ensure that you develop the professional and practical expertise you need for a bright career.
In addition, as a biotechnology engineer, you will tackle the major problems in the world of healthcare, medicine, and bioprocessing. For example, assisting industries in making sustainable items from biological resources such as biofuels. Also, helping the medical industry in manufacturing medicines and vaccines to provide people with a better quality of life.
This Master’s degree will help you maintain a creative attitude towards the development of biotechnology projects. Moreover, you will learn subject-specific knowledge, techniques, products, and tools utilized in industry, research, and agriculture.
The program also comprises a research project that will aid in boosting your career trajectory. So, at the end of the course, you will not only be applying your knowledge to solve biological engineering problems but also improving the world around you.
What Possible Career Opportunities Will MS Biotechnology Be Leading to?
With our MS degree in Biotechnology, you will have a wide range of amazing career opportunities and play a major role in enhancing the standard of living. The promising occupations are:
- Biomedical Engineer
- Biochemist
- Medical Scientist
- Clinical Technician
- Microbiologist
- Process Development Scientist
- Biomanufacturing Specialist
- Business Development Manager
- Biopharma Sales Representative
- Medical Scientist
- Biotechnological Technician
- Epidemiologist
- Microbiologist
- Medical and Clinical Lab Technologist
- Biomanufacturing Specialist
- Bioproduction Specialist
- R&D Scientist
Admission Requirements
- Minimum 16 years of qualification BS (4 years) or M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Genetics, other related subjects, or medical graduates (MBBS/DVM/BDS) or Pharm D. with the minimum GPA of 2.0 or equivalent.
- The applicants with undergraduate degree from non-relevant areas may be required to take some undergraduate courses to fulfill pre-requisite deficiencies as determined by the Graduate Admission Committee. The deficiency Cr. Hrs. will not be counted towards the minimum Cr. Hrs. requirement for the award of the MS degree
- Minimum 2.00/4.00 CGPA or 50% marks
- Admission Test / HEC Approved Test
“What drew me to the university was the foreign qualified faculty. My professors at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University were invested in my growth. I got my first job as soon as I graduated.”
Saba Nasir
MS Biotechnology ’21, Associate Data Engineer at Afiniti
Degree Requirements
A student admitted to this program will have to successfully complete 30 credit hours with minimum CGPA of 2.5 on scale of 4.0 and completion of defined research. The breakdown of the credit hours:
Area |
Cr. Hrs. |
| Core Courses | 12 |
| Electives | 12 |
| Research Thesis | 06 |
Core Courses (12 Cr. Hrs.)
Course Title |
Cr. Hrs. |
| Research Methods in Biotechnology | 3 |
| Advances in Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| Techniques in Biotechnology | 3 |
| Biostatistics | 3 |
Elective Courses (12 Cr. Hrs.)
Course Title |
Cr. Hrs. |
| Advances in DNA Recombinant Technology | 3 |
| Advances in Genomics | 3 |
| Bioinformatics | 3 |
| Microbial Biotechnology | 3 |
| Cancer Biology | 3 |
| Advances in Health Biotechnology | 3 |
| Protein Engineering and Enzyme Technology | 3 |
| Metabolic Engineering and Biofuels | 3 |
| Advances in Protein Chemistry | 3 |
| Advances in Molecular Diagnostics | 3 |
| Biochemical Pharmacology | 3 |
| Advances in Plant Tissue Culture | 3 |
| Advances in Proteomics | 3 |
| Synthetic Biology | 3 |
| Advances in Environmental Biotechnology | 3 |
| Bioentrepreneurship | 3 |
| Genomic Medicine | 3 |
Research Project (06 Cr. Hrs.)
Course Title |
Cr. Hrs. |
| Research Thesis-I | 3 |
| Research Thesis-II | 3 |
Scheme of Studies
Semester - 1
Course Title |
Core/Elective |
Cr. Hrs. |
| Research Methods in Biotechnology | Core | 3 |
| Advances in Cell and Molecular Biology | Core | 3 |
| Biostatistics | Core | 3 |
Semester - 2
Course Title |
Core/Elective |
Cr. Hrs. |
| Techniques in Biotechnology | Core | 3 |
| Electives-I | Elective | 3 |
| Electives-II | Elective | 3 |
Semester - 3
Course Title |
Cr. Hrs. |
| Research Thesis-I | 3 |
| Electives-III | 3 |
Semester - 4
Course Title |
Cr. Hrs. |
| Research Thesis-II | 3 |
| Electives-IV | 3 |
Duration
This is normally a two years’ program
comprising of 4 semesters. The
maximum duration to complete MS in
Biotechnology is 4 years.
CGPA Requirement
A student is required to earn a
minimum 2.50/4.00 CGPA on the
completion of his degree
requirements.