Master's Degree in Biotechnology (M38/56/1)

Master's Degree in Biotechnology
Academic year
2025/2026
Field of knowledge
Ciencias
Ministry code
4312522
ECTS credits
60
Code
M38/56/1

Access and admissions: requirements, procedure and deadlines

The Access and Admissions section of this website provides information on the general and specific requirements, as well as the enrolment procedure, for our master's degrees. This information varies depending on whether the programmes in question are:

Enrolment

Distrito Único Andaluz (DUA) Platform for University Admissions in Andalusia

  • First-year students: If you have secured a place through the DUA Platform, you must complete the self-enrolment procedure via the UGR's website.

    The office responsible for the self-enrolment procedure at the UGR is the Service for Official Master’s Degrees (Servicio de Másteres Oficiales). For further information, please visit Master's degrees: Standard enrolments.

Arqus and Erasmus Mundus master’s degrees

The enrolment procedure varies depending on the master's degree in question:

Programme content

Module 1: Teaching

  • Mandatory credits:  30
  • Credits on offer:  101
Asignaturas del módulo Module 1: Teaching
Course / Subject Credits Type Type of teaching Teachers Course guide
Anhydrobiosis: Life Without Water 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Molecular and Cellular Oxidative Stress 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Biodiversity of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Foods 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Biogenesis and Biotechnology of Terpenoids and Steroids 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Bioinformatics 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Biotechnology, Ethics and Society 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Plant Biotechnology 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Biotransformation of Degradation Resistant Molecules 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Biotransformation of Plant Residues: Applications 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Cooperativity, Allosterism: Multiple Equilibria in Biochemistry 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Setting Up Biotechnology Companies 3 Optativa Presencial
  • Jose Ramon Fernandez Navarro
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Macromolecular Crystallography 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Development and Foundations of Immunodiagnostic Systems 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Research Design and Techniques for Scientific Communication 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Mineral Formation by Microorganisms and Applications 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Organic Insecticides: Biotechnological Applications of Bacillus Thuringiensis Toxins 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Interactions of Heavy Metals with Microorganisms for Bioremediation Purposes 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Introduction to Biocatalysis 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Introduction to Structure Determination and Evaluation of Potential Drugs 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Mechanisms of Development and Degeneration in the Central Nervous System 4 Optativa Presencial View guide
Molecular Mechanisms of Trans-Membrane Signal Transduction in Bacteria 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Metagenomics and Genomics of Rhizobacteria 4 Optativa Presencial
  • Fernando Manuel García Rodríguez
  • José Ignacio Jiménez Zurdo
  • Manuel Fernandez Lopez
  • Pablo Jose Villadas Laterre
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Microcalorimetry: Biotechnological Applications 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Genetically Modified (Gm) Plants and Foods 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Principles of Supramolecular Chemistry and Its Applications 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Natural Products and Their Application to the Synthesis of Products of Interest 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Proteins 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Simulation of Industrial Biotechnology Processes 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Molecular Analysis Techniques for Detection of Parasitic Protozoa 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Microalgae Culture Technology 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Bio-Immobilisation Technologies: Biochemical, Medicinal, Food and Environmental Applications 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Terpenoids of Biotechnological Relevance: Biosynthesis, Structural Elucidation and Synthesis 3 Optativa Presencial View guide
Transgenesis and Animal Cloning in Biotechnology Research 3 Optativa Presencial View guide

Module 2: Masters Dissertationresearch

  • Mandatory credits:  30
  • Credits on offer:  30
Asignaturas del módulo Module 2: Masters Dissertationresearch
Course / Subject Credits Type Type of teaching Teachers Course guide
Master's Dissertation 30 Optativa Presencial No teaching staff assigned View guide