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Master's Degree Life Sciences Full Time

Master in Life Sciences Biotechnologie

at University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland · Switzerland

Duration

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)

Intake

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Mode

Full Time

About this program

The Master in Life Sciences – Biotechnologie (Master of Science in Life Sciences) helps you deepen scientific knowledge and expand your methods skills in biotechnology. You focus on biopharmaceutical products, continuous bioprocesses, process analytics and automation, and formulation and analytics of biologics. The programme also includes work on automation, digitalisation, data analysis, and project management for biotechnology and related fields.

Study is available part-time (job-compatible) and full-time. The learning setting combines remote and in-person teaching. The programme runs for 3 semesters full-time or 6 semesters part-time, and includes work on real research and development projects in modern laboratory settings. You can choose an international option such as a Double Degree with a partner university or completing the master’s thesis abroad.

Career outcomes

  • Biopharmaceutical production (including involvement in the production of vaccines, therapeutic antibodies, or viral vectors for gene therapies)
  • Quality management and regulatory responsibilities in biotechnological production
  • Process development and process optimisation with automation in an industrial environment
  • Data analysis and digitalisation in the life sciences
  • Technology transfer and product management

How this course compares

  • It lists 5 Life Sciences courses in total, 4 of them at master's level.
  • 4 universities in Switzerland teach master's Life Sciences; the best ranked of the others are listed below.
  • Most master's Life Sciences courses in Switzerland take 3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time); this one does too.

Frequently asked questions

Which other universities in Switzerland offer master's Life Sciences?

FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (#20 in Switzerland), University of Applied Sciences Aargau, University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB ) are among the 4 that do.

How long is the Master in Life Sciences Biotechnologie at University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland?

It takes 3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time), studied Full Time.

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