M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology

Medical Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary field which has tremendous significance in the pharmaceutical industry. It finds application in drug production, gene therapy and genetic testing. It can be used to make efficient, cost effective, innovative medicines. It has the potential to improve health care by the development of diagnostic kits, development of tailor made medicines, accurate methods of determining appropriate drug dosages, improvement of vaccines. MSc Medical Biotechnology is a specialization program aimed at providing excellent opportunity for the students to take off in a promising career in the field of medical research and diagnostics. It was introduced with the vision of empowering students with the knowledge, skills, and latest developments in this frontier science.

The program is tailor-made by experts to suit the current needs of the industry and academia. Upon successful completion of the program, the students shall:

• Get an overall exposure to various aspects of current medical research and its applications
• Understand the applications of tools of biotechnology and Bioinformatics for the improvement of human life and Environment.
• Develop various skill sets required to be a successful professional in the area of specialization.

Candidates must have passed Bachelors degree in any Life Science subject from a recognized university with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.

Students have excellent career opportunities in following sectors:

• Teaching in school and university
• Medical hospital and clinics
• Food testing laboratory
• Research & development laboratory
• Biopharmaceuticals laboratory
• Environmental laboratory
• Marketing and sales of biomedical products.

Merit Scholarships for PG programmes on 1st Year Tution Fee.

• Undergraduates with less than 3 years of Full time work experience- >=70% or Equivalent CGPA-10%
• Undergraduates with more than 3 years of Full time work experience - >=60% or Equivalent CGPA- 10%

Manipal University, Dubai is premitted by:

• University Grants Commission(UGC), India
• Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD), Government of India
• Knowledge & Human Development Authority (KHDA), Government of Dubai.

Students should be able to complete 60 credits in 2 years.

Manipal University Dubai (MUD) is a branch campus of Manipal University, India, the largest private university in the country enrolling over 25,000 students across 23 disciplines.

Manipal University established its presence in Dubai, UAE in the year 2000. At present, Manipal University, Dubai enrols over 1,500 students from 26 nations across the globe and is an Indian multi-disciplinary university in the region.