都柏林城市大学

By analysing the components of living cells, biotechnologists are learning how to control, fix and modify them to the benefit of global society.

As a budding biotechnologist, you’ll focus on how the fundamental biochemistry underlying biological systems works with innovations in genetics, immunology and bioinformatics. To appreciate how solutions translate to commercial industrial scale, you’ll also need a good understanding of the core physical and chemical engineering principles pertaining to living cells.

DCU’s Biotechnology degree’s will furnish you with the science and engineering fundamentals to succeed in the emerging technology-driven biotech industry. The technologies in this industry have made a real impact on humanity, and include the creation and manufacture of products that help in the diagnosis and treatment of disease (e.g. the production of antibiotics, insulin, and safer recombinant vaccines), and the provision of services to areas like healthcare, food, agriculture, energy and the environment.

Why do this course?

• Longest established biotechnology course in Ireland.
• Modern course integrating emerging new technologies.
• Course progresses you from the basic sciences, mathematics and computing to the complexities of biotechnology, including genetics, process-engineering, immunology and gene cloning.
• Multidisciplinary academic staff within the School of Biotechnology.
• Opportunities to do an INTRA work placement abroad in third year.

About the course

By studying a wide range of scientific and engineering subjects, you’ll gain the necessary skills to succeed in the emerging, technology-driven biotech industry.

At the start of the Biotechnology course, you’ll be introduced to the basic sciences, mathematics and computing. As you progress, you’ll discover more comprehensive areas of biotechnology, ranging from genetics and process engineering to immunology and gene cloning.

In third year, specialist areas are introduced. In addition, in Year Three you will have the opportunity to work in industry as part of our paid industrial training programme (INTRA).

In fourth year there is a strong emphasis on choice, with students selecting from a wide range of subjects. You’ll also undertake a significant research project in your final year.

Science courses at DCU provide an ideal opportunity to acquire hands-on experience, not only at the laboratory bench but also in meeting the challenges associated with ongoing creative research projects. Here you’ll be able to explore your true potential through practical work much of which counts towards your final mark.

Careers

This multidisciplinary degree gives you the qualifications and flexibility to work in production, quality control, research, teaching, development, and sales and marketing in a range of biotechnology-related areas, including:

• Production Quality Control
• Research and Development
• Sales and Marketing
• Teaching

In these areas

• Brewing
• Education
• Fine Chemical Industries
• Food Processing
• Pharmaceuticals
• Waste Treatment