Biotechnology, Bachelor of Engineering
Study a Bachelor’s degree in Finland! The city of Turku is the home of world class Life Science expertise. The degree programme in Biotechnology at Turku UAS offers you a wide range of opportunities as a future biotechnology professional.
Degree title
Bachelor of Engineering
Scope and duration
Tuition fees
11 500 € for non EU / EEA citizens
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Type of studies
Location
Teaching language
World class life science expertise
The degree programme in Biotechnology will provide you with a degree which yields the opportunity to do meaningful work in the field of life science and bioindustry now and in the future.
Turku, home of the Finnish life science expertise cluster, has about 20% of its industrial workforce in the life science sector. Pharmaceutical and diagnostics development have been the strong suit of the cluster since the early 1980s.
Today, the companies operating within the cluster produce more than half of Finland’s total net revenue in pharmaceutical sales. While the drug development and diagnostics sectors have traditionally been the cornerstones of the universities of Turku, the overall expertise cluster is much broader, covering different aspects of healthcare and technology. Drug development and diagnostics is also a common research profiling area.
Turku is one of Finland’s most important Life Science clusters with more than 100 life science companies and two universities focusing on health and biotechnology. The Turku UAS’ degree programme in Biotechnology has strong connections to other degree programmes, industry and research groups locally, nationally, and internationally providing unique networking opportunities.
Working life-oriented education
The degree programme values problem-based learning and incorporates our students in hands-on projects from the beginning. The learning process is supported by lectures, laboratory exercises, simulations, seminars and individual tutoring.
Research and development projects in the New Materials and Processes research group are also linked to the studies as well as cooperation and networking with the companies. The curriculum contains team, laboratory and project works. The tutoring and supervision provided by the personnel ensure smooth studies for each student.
The degree programme is conducted as full-time studies, which means that studying requires participation in classes on campus and cannot be completed as full online studies.
Structure of the studies
The Bioctechnology curriculum consists of basic, professional and elective studies, practical training and Bachelor’s thesis.
The education is based on natural sciences: mathematics, physics and chemistry, core studies in engineering, language and communications studies and basics in project studies. These topics will be covered mainly in the degree programme in biotechnology in the first two years of studies.
The professional studies in the biotechnology are placed throughout the entire study path, similarly to elective studies. Professional studies contains substance specific courses in the field of biotechnology, for example, gene technology, recombinant protein production and purification, biomaterial technology, additive manufacturing, clean room technology and quality management.
Practical training provides you with opportunities to apply theoretical knowledge in an authentic work environment and within an area of your interest. Practical training is mostly completed between academic years, mainly in the summertime.
The Bachelor’s thesis deepens your knowledge within a specialization of your interest. Thesis work can be combined with practical training and completed as a company project. The thesis is completed in the fourth year of studies.
If you have fluency in Finnish you can also study the Bachelor Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology in Finnish. Read more on our Finnish website.
After graduation
As an engineer in biotechnology, you can work in operating, planning, research and product development tasks, as an independent entrepreneur and in official duties related to the field.
Typical positions for biotech engineer can be, for example
Project Engineer
RDI Engineer
Quality Engineer
Purchase Engineer
Project Manager
Checklist for applicants
Applying in Joint Application
Joint application means that you can apply to up to six study programmes with one application form. These six options may include degree programmes from one or several different higher education institutions in Finland.
Checklist before you apply
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Check the admission criteria: please take a close look the general information on eligibility, application procedure and student selection methods.
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Take a look at the tuition fees and scholarships: the higher education institutions in Finland collect tuition fees from students outside the EU/EEA area.
Please note also: The Ministry of education and culture is preparing changes in legislation considering application fees for applicants to degree programmes in higher education. Read more about the preparations to introduce application fees.
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Look at the schedules: make sure to apply and upload attachments on time.
Instructions for joint application: admission criteria and schedules
Apply in Joint Application
You can apply for this degree programme in joint application.
Next joint application period is:
The deadline for applications is 15.00 on the last day of the application period.
Application forms at Studyinfo
Studyinfo.fi is the national portal for submitting applications.
Joint application
How many students are selected in this degree programme?
You can find the number of study places offered in joint application to this degree programme, and path studies in the programme, on Studyinfo.fi on the degree programme’s page. The number of study places varies from year to year.
In joint application the quota for first-time applicants in this degree programme is 90%, which means that the majority of study places are reserved for applicants applying for their first higher education degree.
In path studies there is no quota for first-time applicants. Path studies might be a good fit for you especially if you have already accepted a study place at a higher education institution.
How does studying in path studies differ from
degree studies?
In the joint application process, applicants apply to study for a degree. In path studies, studies begin as an Open UAS student.
Open UAS path studies are an alternative route to a degree. In path studies, you can get started with studies included in the degree. Path studies consist of the first-year studies (60 ECTS) of a Bachelor’s degree, which you complete alongside degree students. The actual studies or the contents of the studies do not differ from 1st year degree studies.
You cannot complete a degree as a path student. Based on the credits you attain and your success in path studies, you can apply for a degree study right via Open UAS separate application and continue your studies seamlessly until graduation.
Path studies are subject to an Open UAS study fee. There is also a difference in the benefits of a path student compared to degree students.
Apart from online study programmes, path studies require attendance in Turku, Finland.
Please note that as path studies do not lead to a degree, Finnish immigration services are not likely to grant a residence permit for path studies.
Co-operation with educational agents
Turku UAS co-operates with education agencies specialized in international student recruitment.
Separate applications
You can apply to Turku UAS also through separate applications. Application periods and student selection methods are different from joint application procedure.
Tuition fee
Tuition fees are charged from students who are not citizens of EU/EEA countries and are accepted to English conducted Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programmes. Read more about the tuition fee.
When are studies starting?
If you apply in the spring application periods (first and second joint application and path studies application), the studies begin in August /September.
If you apply in the autumn application periods (autumn joint application and path studies application), the studies begin in January.
The starting dates and other information for new students will be published on the New Students guide.
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