Program Overview

Master's Thesis in Biotechnology

Content, Progress, and Pedagogy of the Module

Learning Objectives

Knowledge

• Explain the scientific basis and scientific issues in biotechnology
• Explain the highest international research within the thesis subject area

Skills

• Master the scientific methods and general skills related to the thesis subject area
• Write a project report following the standards of the field of study, use the correct terminology, and document extensive use of relevant and original scientific literature
• Communicate and discuss the project's research-based foundation, problem, and results in writing, graphically, and verbally in a coherent way
• Critically assess and select relevant original scientific literature and current scientific methods, models, and other tools used in the project
• Assess and discuss the problem of the project and results in relevant scientific contexts and social conditions
• Evaluate the potential of the project for further development, assessing and incorporating relevant economic, ethical, environmental, and other socially relevant factors

Competences

• Participate in and independently implement technological and scientific development and research
• Develop and implement experimental work and solve complex tasks using scientific methods
• Handle the planning, implementation, and management of complex and unpredictable research and/or developmental tasks
• Take professional responsibility to implement independent academic assignments and interdisciplinary collaborations
• Independently take responsibility for own professional development and specialization

Type of Instruction

• Project work
• A long Master's thesis of more than 30 ECTS must include work of experimental nature to an extent that corresponds to the ECTS load of the thesis

Extent and Expected Workload

1800 hours

Exam

Exams

• Name of exam: Master's Thesis in Biotechnology
• Type of exam: Master's thesis/final project
• ECTS: 60
• Assessment: 7-point grading scale
• Type of grading: External examination
• Criteria of assessment: The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the Module

• Danish title: Kandidatspeciale i bioteknologi
• Module code: K-BT-K4-45
• Module type: Project
• Duration: 2 semesters
• Semester: Spring
• ECTS: 60
• Language of instruction: English
• Location of the lecture: Campus Aalborg
• Responsible for the module: Reinhard Wimmer
• Used in: Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering (Biotechnology), 2017

Organisation

• Education owner: Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering (Biotechnology)
• Study Board: Study Board of Chemistry and Bioscience
• Department: Department of Chemistry and Bioscience
• Faculty: The Faculty of Engineering and Science