Program Overview

Introduction to the Grau en Biotecnologia Program

The Grau en Biotecnologia program is a comprehensive undergraduate degree that focuses on the application of biotechnology principles to improve industrial processes and develop new ones. This program is designed to provide students with the conceptual, manual, and technical tools necessary to succeed in this field.

Program Details

• Knowledge Branch: Sciences
• Field of Study: Biochemistry and Biotechnology
• Centre: Facultat de Ciències Bioḷgiques
• Degree Code: 1111
• Credits: 240
• Basic Training: 60
• Compulsory: 126
• Elective: 30
• Work Placement/Internship: 12
• Final Project: 12
• Years: 4
• Places Available: Not specified
• Classes: Face-to-face
• Language Teaching: Not specified
• First Enrolment Credit Fee: 17.34
• First Enrolment Credit Fee for Non-EU and Non-Communicating Students from Abroad: 34.68

Program Leadership

• Degree Academic Committee President (CAT): Marcel·lí del Olmo Muñoz
• Degree Coordinator: Marcel·lí del Olmo Muñoz
• Work Placement/Internship Coordinator: Carlos García Ferris
• International Coordinator: Noelia Pastor Cantizano

Academic, Scientific, or Professional Interest

Biotechnology is a set of disciplines that aims to study living beings or parts of living beings to obtain goods and services through the use of genetic engineering techniques. The objective of this degree is to ensure that students acquire the necessary tools to improve industrial processes and develop new ones by applying their knowledge of transformations that living beings undergo and how these can be improved. Degree holders can apply their knowledge in various areas such as chemistry, agriculture, health, etc.

Worth Noting

Degree holders in Biotechnology use biology techniques to improve people's quality of life, making an interest in scientific and technological subject areas essential. This degree has a high transferability with the Degree in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, sharing 60 core credits. Additionally, degree holders in Biotechnology can request acknowledgement of up to 148 credits towards the acquisition of the Degree in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences. The degree's area of study covers biology, biochemistry, and chemical engineering, with notable repercussions in fields such as medicine, pharmacology, microbiology, agriculture, or food science, among others.