10/27/2016 School of Life Sciences ­ MSc Medical Biotechnology and Business Management

MSc Medical Biotechnology and Business Management

Why choose this

course?

Course structure

Career
opportunities

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The course is a full time (over twelve months) or part time (over 24 months) taught programme with modular content, based around two strands:-

Medical Biotechnology
Business Management

Students will be required to complete ten core modules. They must also select a further two elective modules.

Teaching will be by interactive lectures, short question & answer sessions and small group interactive workshops/tutorials. Individual and team learning will be used for
case study analysis.

All students will be required to undertake a project dissertation. Students will be encouraged to propose their own project title (selection subject to availability of an
appropriate supervisor) although a range of potential titles will be offered. Projects will be non-laboratory based and generally undertaken at the University of Warwick
under the supervision of an approved tutor.

Core Modules
The Fundamentals of Biotechnology
Entrepreneurship & Commercialisation

Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering

Business Strategy
Accounting and Financial Management

Marketing Management
Biopharmaceutical Product & Clinical Development
Essentials of Medical Genomics

Medical Diagnostics
Regenerative Medicine

Project Dissertation

Optional Modules
(availability dependent on demand)

Fundamental Principles of Drug Discovery

Chemotherapy of Infectious Diseases

Vaccines and Gene Therapy

Microbiomics & Metagenomics

Laboratory Skills

Further details of modules

Assessment
One third of the nal mark will be derived from the project dissertation.

Two thirds of the nal mark will be derived from assessments of the 10 core and 2 elective modules. Modules will be assessed by means of a combination of written
course work, individual/group seminar presentations and a multi-choice or short answer examination. These assessments will take place during or shortly after
completion of each module.

Please note that modules and courses on offer may change. We reserve the right not to run certain modules/courses based on programme review, staff availability and student
demand.

How to Apply
Scholarships are available for both Home/EU and International students.

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FAQs

Course enquiries:
Denny Croft &
Therese Lepicard
msc.lifesciences@warwick.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)24 765 23540

Dr Steve Hicks
s.j.hicks@warwick.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)24 765 23540

Open Days and Visits

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Email: msc.lifesciences@warwick.ac.uk

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