Biotechnology (with Entrepreneurship) MSc

Looking to combine a passion for biotechnology with an interest in entrepreneurship?

At Bath, you'll learn how to combine biotechnology expertise with entrepreneurial thinking to develop the skills needed to transform innovative ideas into commercial success. From sustainable fuels to healthcare technologies, you'll explore how biotechnology can tackle global challenges while creating opportunities for meaningful impact and growth.

Course specifics

This course blends cutting-edge bioscience with business and enterprise. Alongside a core biotechnology curriculum, you'll build expertise in entrepreneurial leadership, commercialising new technology and entrepreneurial finance, developing the skills to initiate, fund and manage innovative ventures. You'll also have opportunities to broaden your experience through focused study and projects that develop your communication, engagement and leadership skills.

You'll also take a unit focussing on the wider challenges of global environmental sustainability, giving you the opportunity to develop and use skills in teaching, media and communication, or public engagement.

Research projects

With access to world-class research, dedicated postgraduate facilities and strong industry connections, you'll graduate ready to launch new ideas, drive innovation within organisations and pursue a career at the intersection of science and business. Through hands-on research, including a laboratory-based project and an entrepreneurial venture project, you'll gain a unique combination of scientific and commercial expertise:

* Research project 1 is a group project based in the lab working with colleagues on the course and using cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas 9 gene editing techniques.

* The summer project is a more in-depth venture carried out in the School of Management, where you will work in a group to develop an entrepreneurial project.

Course highlights

* Study at a consistently ranked Top 10 University (The Guardian, Complete University Guide, The Times and The Sunday Times) on a course designed in consultation with industry partners to give you the skills employers need.

* Gain extensive research, collaboration and practical experience by carrying out two separate research projects including working alongside a researcher from one of our world-class research groups in the Faculty of Science or Engineering.

* Access our dedicated postgraduate labs, giving you the laboratory exposure and specialist skills required by industry and academia.

* Get support from your dedicated Academic Advisor for the duration of the course and get help and support for course work from our friendly team of lecturers and researchers.

Career prospects

You’ll graduate with the specialist skills and knowledge desired by industry, ready for careers in non-lab settings outside of academia in bioscience industries, legal, educational or entrepreneurial roles. Our dedicated careers team is on hand to offer individual guidance and help you choose between employment and further study.

Recent graduate roles include: bioanalytical scientist, data consultant and life science conference producer.

Who is this course for?

This course is for you if you’ve graduated from any bioscience, medical, veterinary or related discipline and you’re interested in specialising in a career using biotechnology in business.

We also offer the course with the option to specialise in sustainable biotechnologies or healthcare technologies and we have an MSc in Molecular Biosciences with specialisms offered in microbiology, bioinformatics and medical biosciences.