Program Overview

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Admission Requirements - MSc Biotechnology

The master's programme Biotechnology at Wageningen University & Research has specific admission requirements to ensure that students can successfully complete the programme within two years.

Purpose and Reason for the Admission Requirements

The admission requirements are defined to enable students with a pre-education in Biotechnology, or those with a solid basis in chemical engineering and applied gene technology skills, to complete the programme nominally in two years.

Required Knowledge and Skills

The criterion used for admission is a WUR BSc degree in Biotechnology or Molecular Life Sciences, or equivalent. The norm for this equivalence is an assessment of the student’s expertise in one or more of the following topics:

• Biotechnology
• Chemical engineering
• Environmental technology
• Biology (specifically molecular biology, microbiology, cell biology, and biochemistry)
• Process engineering
• Mathematics (differentiation, integration)

Not all topics mentioned need to be mastered at the same level; they will be weighed by the Admission Board per individual application.

Method of Assessment

The method of assessment whether this norm is met includes:

• Transcript of records displaying the content of previous course subjects and project work
• Curriculum vitae displaying relevant work, internship and/or project experience on an academic level in a relevant field if applicable

Scores Attributed by the Admission Board

The Admission Board attributes the following scores:

• Admitted
• Not admitted
• Admitted under condition obtaining the BSc or MSc degree
• Not admitted with offer of pre-master

Compensation of Knowledge Gaps

The Admission Board may allow and/or suggest compensation of knowledge gaps by:

• A GPA ≥ 7.0 for the previous education for small discrepancies as new knowledge is sufficiently easily acquired
• A GPA ≥ 7.0 and an individual pre-master's programme for larger discrepancies that can be compensated in ≤ 30 ECTS and one year of study

Additional Context for Admission

Admissible Study Programmes

Graduates from study programmes that may meet the knowledge requirements for Biotechnology, next to those similarly named to the ones above, are for example:

• Chemical Engineering
• Biological Sciences
• HLO (NL: hbo Biochemistry and Microbiology, Biotechnology)
• Life Science and Technology

Study Programmes with Knowledge Gaps

Study programmes whose students often have to follow additional courses during the previous study programme or a pre-master to fulfil the knowledge requirements are for example:

• Biology
• Biomedical Sciences
• Nutrition and Health
• Plant Sciences

Inadmissible Study Programmes

Study programmes whose graduates rarely meet the knowledge and skills requirements are pharmacy and veterinary medicine.