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Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology

Study one of the degrees with the best future prospects, employability and levels of demand in the health sector. Be a part of the next scientific breakthroughs in genetics, sustainability, immunology, biology, biochemistry, technology and Big Data. This programme of study will cultivate your research talent, develop your international career prospects, and give you access to top-rate research centres: CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), ISCIII (Carlos III Health Institute), etc.

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Length Credits 4 years / 240 ECTS

Campus Villanueva de la Cañada

Modality Campus-based

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A programme committed to maximising your employability in the job market

Choose to study the Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology in Madrid, and you’ll gain access to a qualification with outstanding future prospects, which offers a wide range of professional opportunities. From your first day at UAX, you’ll learn how to practise your profession in leading research centres and companies from the biotechnology sector, located across the globe. With our practical programme, you’ll acquire technical skills and become proficient in using equipment correctly from the first year of study. You will receive 20% of your training in English, enabling you to acquire the skills you need to develop your career overseas.

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Curriculum

You will become familiar with cellular and molecular structure and function, and develop the ability to manipulate live cells and their components to create products that can be used in the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases or in industrial processes.

The BS in Biotechnolog will prepare you to enter the job market and develop your professional career in research centres and companies within the biotechnology sector.

First Year

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
0131200	Biophysics	FB	6
0131201	Structural Biochemistry	FB	6
0131202	Introduction to Cellular Biology	FB	6
0131203	Applied Mathematics	FB	6
0131204	General Chemistry	FB	6
TOTAL:			30

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
0131205	Biostatistics	FB	6
0131206	Genetics	FB	6
0131207	Immunology	OB	6
0131208	Organic Chemistry	FB	6
0131209	Instrumental Techniques I	OB	6
TOTAL:			30

Second Year

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
0231200	Developmental and Tissue Biology	OB	6
0231201	Molecular Biology and Molecular Techniques	OB	6
0231202	Metabolic Biochemistry	FB	6
0231203	Cellular Biology	FB	6
0231204	Instrumental Techniques II	OB	6
TOTAL:			30

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
0231205	Biosecurity	OB	3
0231206	Cell cultures	OB	6
0231207	Genetic Engineering	OB	6
0231208	Immunotechnology	OB	6
0231209	Microbiology and Virology	OB	9
TOTAL:			30

Third Year

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
0331200	Bioinformatics and Bioprocess Simulation	OB	6
0331201	Plant Physiology	OB	6
0331202	Human Physiology and Pathophysiology	OB	9
0331203	Protein engineering	OB	3
0331204	Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics	OB	6
TOTAL:			30

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
0331205	Biotechnology and Animal Testing	OB	6
0331206	Plant Biotechnology	OB	6
0331207	Bioreactors	OB	6
0331208	Omic Sciences	OB	6
TOTAL:			24

Optional Subjects

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
	Optional	OP	6
TOTAL:			6

Fourth Year

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
0431200	Legal, Ethical and Social Aspects of Biotechnology	OB	6
0431201	Agri-food Biotechnology	OB	6
0431202	Environmental Biotechnology	OB	6
0431203	Biotechnology applied to human and animal health	OB	6
TOTAL:			24

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
0431204	Biotechnology Company Fundamentals and Project Development	OB	6
0431205	Nanobiotechnology	OB	6
0431206	External Internship	OB	12
0431207	End of Degree Project	OB	6
TOTAL:			30

Optional Subjects

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
	Optional	OP	6
TOTAL:			6

Optional Subjects

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
0431230	Big Data Analysis and Systems Biology	OP	3
0431231	Advances in biotechnology and new biotechnological applications	OP	3
0431234	Biomaterials	OP	3
0431235	Advances in biotechnology and new biotechnological applications	OP	3
0431236	Quality Control	OP	3
TOTAL:			15

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Character*	ECTS
0331233	Radiobiology	OP	3
0331234	Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics	OP	3
0331235	Introduction to Research Methodology	OP	3
TOTAL:			9

*Character: BT: Basic Training, Ob: Required, Op: Optional

Methodology and Laboratories

You will benefit from the degree’s strong practical focus, thanks to:

The opportunity to work on your own projects from the first day. We provide you with the tools you need to develop this skill.
Direct contact with important companies from the sector, through the provision of courses, workshops or going on technical visits. You will also have access to guidance from practising professionals, who will evaluate your projects from the first year of study.

You will receive training in English, an essential language for your professional development in the biotechnology sector. Your theoretical classes will also be supplemented by practical training in laboratories, as well as in important research centres and companies from the sector. The programme of study therefore provides you with an enriching learning experience that will enable you to develop technical skills from the very first year of the bachelor of biotechnology.

We also provide you with modern facilities, equipped with state-of-the-art materials:

Cell Biology Labs
Molecular Biology Labs
Microbiology and Immunology Labs
Biochemistry Labs
Genetics Labs
Chemistry Labs
Biophysics Labs
Information Technology Labs
UAX Biomedical Research Unit Labs
Library and Virtual Library

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Scholarships and grants

At UAX we know that studying is an investment, which is why we give you the resources to access our qualifications. Learn about some of our scholarships and grants:

Official agency scholarships: Community of Madrid and Ministry of Education
Study grants for educational excellence at UAX
Study grants for family members of UAX students
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Beatriz Peralta

Dental Coordinator

Our students receive up-to-date training and skills for their career development

Fernando Vázquez

Veterinary Dean

Our model creates comprehensive veterinarians who are adapted to the challenges of today’s society

Miguel Losada

Professor of Physiotherapy

We train professionals who are adaptable to the clinical and scientific reality of physiotherapy

Career Opportunities with the Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology

Train to become a specialist in biotechnology, one of the degrees with the best employment prospects at both a national and international level. By 2030, the sector is expected to employ between 900,000 and 1,500,000 people, according to the latest report by the European Association for Bioindustries.

What career opportunities will you have when you complete your Biotech degree ?

Industrial Biotechnology Sector (the pharmaceutical, food, agricultural, veterinary, environmental industries, etc.)
Biotechnology Companies
Research Companies and the application of processes using biotechnology resources for the diagnosis and treatment of human and animal diseases
Working on biotechnology-related projects within the corporate world
Managing and controlling biotechnology processes within manufacturing plants and units
Research in hospitals, research institutes, universities and private research centres.

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