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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Dr. Norhidayah binti Mohd Taufek
Programme Coordinator
hidayah.taufek@um.edu.my

TOTAL: 42 CREDITS

The Master of Science in Biotechnology 1. Programme Core Courses (36 CREDITS)
Programme is a fresh take in our effort to explore
and address the current advances of Biotechnology Course Code Course Name Credits
going into 2021 and beyond. This programme is
revised to be aligned with goals, objectives, learning SQI7003 Microbial Production and Technologies 3
outcomes and program design based on the 2nd
Edition Biotechnology Program Standards from the SQI7010 Safety and Ethics in Biotechnology 2
MQA (MQA Program Standards: Biotechnology
Second Edition, 2019) with emphasis on the latest SQI7012 Advanced Molecular Biology 3
industry developments and needs.

SQI7013 Diagnostics and Therapeutics 3
This programme involves the integration of
knowledge and skills absorbed from disciplines SQI7014 Blue Economy and Biotechnology 3
covering Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics,
Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics. It also
contains Bioentrepreneurship and Technology SQI7015 Microbial Bioprospecting 2
Transfer components, to produce graduates who
can identify current issues relating to copyright and SQI7016 Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship 3
bioethics, with a high entrepreneurial mindset for
developing Biotechnology-based industries and SQI7017 Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer 3
businesses. With the advent of the Industrial
Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) and the growing abundance SQI7021 Research Methodology 3
of data-centric information, our programme also
ensures the inclusion of, and the emphasis on SQI7022 Principles in Bioprocessing Engineering 2
biological big data analyses from various omics
technologies and bioinformatics to be in relevant SQI7024 Research Project 9
use along with the conventional biotechnological
methods. 2. Programme Elective Courses (6 CREDITS)

Course Code Course Name Credits

SQI7011 Future Food Sustainability 3

SQI7018 Environmental Biotechnology 3

SQI7019 Omics Technology 3

SQI7020 Biological Data Analysis with Computer Programming 3

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