Outline for Master's Programme in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering

• 300 credits
• Programme code: TMB2Y
• Established: 2014-11-11
• Revised: 2020-01-21
• Revised by: The Faculty Board of Science and Technology
• Reg. no: TEKNAT 2019/267
• Outline applies from: Autumn 2020
• Responsible faculty: Faculty of Science and Technology

Semester 1

Period 1

• Basic Course in Mathematics, 5 credits (1MA010) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Mathematics G1N
• Basic Chemistry, 5 (out of 10) credits (1KB007) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry G1N
• Introduction to Molecular Biotechnology, 5 credits (1MB111) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G1N, Technology G1N

Period 2

• Basic Chemistry, 5 (out of 10) credits (1KB007) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry G1N
• Linear Algebra and Geometry I, 5 credits (1MA025) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Mathematics G1F
• Single Variable Calculus, 5 (out of 10) credits (1MA013) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Mathematics G1F

Semester 2

Period 3

• Single Variable Calculus, 5 (out of 10) credits (1MA013) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Mathematics G1F
• Introductory Organic Chemistry, 10 credits (1KB472) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry G1F, Technology G1F

Period 4

• Cell Biology, 15 credits (1MB102) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G1F, Technology G1F

Semester 3

Period 1

• Linear Algebra II, 5 credits (1MA024) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Mathematics G1F
• Methods in Biotechnology, 5 credits (1KB426) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G1F, Technology G1F, Chemistry G1F
• Several Variable Calculus, 5 (out of 10) credits (1MA016) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Mathematics G1F

Period 2

• Several Variable Calculus, 5 (out of 10) credits (1MA016) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Mathematics G1F
• Transform Methods, 5 credits (1MA034) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Mathematics G1F
• Scientific Computing I, 5 credits (1TD393) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science G1F, Technology G1F, Mathematics G1F

Semester 4

Period 3

• Mechanics, 5 credits (1FA104) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Physics G1F, Technology G1F
• Computer Programming I, 5 credits (1TD433) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science G1N, Technology G1N
• Biological Diversity: Patterns and Processes, 5 credits (1MB203) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G1F

Period 4

• Structural Bioinformatics, 5 credits (1MB204) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G2F, Technology G2F
• Probability and Statistics, 5 credits (1MS005) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Mathematics G1F
• Chemical Thermodynamics, 5 credits (1KB300) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry G1F, Technology G1F

Semester 5

Period 1

• Scientific Computing II, 5 credits (1TD395) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science G1F, Technology G1F
• Computer Programming II, 5 credits (1TD722) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science G1F, Technology G1F
• Microbiology, 5 credits (1MB311) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G2F, Technology G2F

Period 2

• Applied Physics for Molecular Biotechnology, 5 credits (1FA533) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Physics G1F, Technology G1F
• Industrial Management, 5 credits (1TE743) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Industrial Engineering and Management G1F
• Database Design I, 5 credits (1DL301) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science G2F, Technology G2F, Sociotechnical Systems G2F

Semester 6

Period 3

• Genomics and Bioinformatics, 10 credits (1MB335) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G2F, Technology G2F
• Multivariate Data Analysis and Experimental Design, 5 credits (1MB344) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science G2F, Technology G2F

Period 4

• Independent Project in Molecular Biotechnology, 15 credits (1MB332) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology G2E

Semester 7

Period 1

• Macromolecular Machines, 5 credits (1MB429)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N, Molecular Biotechnology A1N
• Experimental Methods in Structural Biology, 10 credits (1MB447)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N
• Script Programming, 5 credits (1TD328)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science A1N
• Automatic Control I, 5 credits (1RT490)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociotechnical Systems G2F, Technology G2F
• Algorithms and Data Structures I, 5 credits (1DL210)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science G1F, Technology G1F
• Statistical Inference for Bioinformatics, 5 credits (1MB459)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N, Bioinformatics A1N

Period 2

• Microbial Regulatory Mechanisms, 5 credits (1MB436)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N, Molecular Biotechnology A1N
• Molecular and Statistical Mechanics, 10 credits (1MB464)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Biophysics A1N, Technology A1N, Chemistry A1N
• Technology of Process Modelling, 5 credits (1KB756)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry A1N, Technology A1N
• Proteomics and Metabolomics, 5 credits (1KB162)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N, Bioinformatics A1N, Chemistry A1N
• Computer-Assisted Image Analysis I, 5 credits (1TD396)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science A1N, Technology A1N
• Algorithms and Data Structures II, 5 credits (1DL231)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science G2F

Semester 8

Period 3

• Physical Molecular Biology, 5 credits (1MB449)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N, Biophysics A1N
• Synthetic Biology, 10 credits (1MB433)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Molecular Biotechnology A1F, Technology A1F, Applied Biotechnology A1F
• Immunotechnology, 10 credits (1MB463)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N, Applied Biotechnology A1N
• Molecular Evolution, 5 credits (1MB461)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N, Bioinformatics A1N
• Information Management Systems, 10 credits (1DL471)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science A1N, Bioinformatics A1N, Technology A1N
• Biologicals I, 7.5 credits (3FB028)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Pharmaceutical Sciences A1N, Drug Discovery and Development A1N
• Development of Biologicals, 7.5 credits (1KB429)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry A1F, Pharmaceutical Sciences A1F

Period 4

• Protein Biotechnology, 10 credits (1KB768)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry A1N, Technology A1N, Applied Biotechnology A1N
• Big Data in Life Sciences, 5 credits (1TD065)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science A1N, Bioinformatics A1N, Technology A1N
• Genome Analysis, 10 credits (1MB462)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1F, Bioinformatics A1F
• Nanotechnology for Industrial Applications in Life Science, 5 credits (1TE698)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N, Materials Engineering A1N
• Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, 10 credits (1TE769)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Applied Biotechnology A1F, Technology A1F, Sustainable Development A1F

Semester 9

Period 1

• Nanobiotechnology, 10 credits (1KB457)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry A1N, Technology A1N
• Biosensors, 5 credits (1KB446)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry A1N, Technology A1N
• Automated Predictive Modelling, 5 credits (1MB516)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1F, Bioinformatics A1F
• Population Genetic Analysis, 5 credits (1MB514)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1F, Biology A1F, Bioinformatics A1F
• Phylogenetic Analysis, 5 credits (1MB515)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1F, Bioinformatics A1F

Period 2

• Molecular Biotechnology for Production, 15 credits (1KB769) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1F, Chemistry A1F
• Applied Bioinformatics, 15 credits (1MB519) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1F, Bioinformatics A1F
• Applied Molecular Biophysics, 15 credits (1MB518) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1F, Biophysics A1F

Semester 10

• Degree Project in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering, 30 credits (1MB930)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A2E

Period 1

• Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, 5 credits (1RT361)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N
• Industrial Project Management, 5 credits (1TE061)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology G1F, Industrial Engineering and Management G1F
• Knowledge-Based Systems in Bioinformatics, 5 credits (1MB416)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N, Bioinformatics A1N

Period 3

• Industrial Project Management, 5 credits (1TE061)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology G1F, Industrial Engineering and Management G1F

Period 4

• Management, 5 credits (2FE030)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Business Studies GXX
• Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems, 15 credits (1KB425)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry A1F
• Literature Project, 5 credits (1MB785)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology G2F
• Literature Project, 10 credits (1MB786)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology G2F
• Research Training, 10 credits (1MB773)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N
• Research Training, 15 credits (1MB774)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N
• Research Training, 20 credits (1MB775)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N
• Project in Laboratory Synthetic Biology I, 15 credits (1MB205)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G1F
• Project in Laboratory Synthetic Biology II, 15 credits (1MB405)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
• Specialised Course in Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics I, 10 credits (1MB381)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N

* Mandatory