Programme Structure

Biosolutions is a two-year Master’s degree programme. The degree programme is taught in Kalundborg, and most of the courses you follow involve real-life cases and collaboration with the biotech industry. Furthermore, you will have every chance of doing a Project in Practice or writing your Master’s thesis in collaboration with a relevant company.

In the first year of the degree programme, you take compulsory courses that provide you with the knowledge needed to be able to work with and improve the process of developing bio-based solutions in industrial contexts. You will also follow courses in data analysis and use this to optimise bio-based production as well as in the design and development of new bio-based products.

For the remainder of the first year and the beginning of the second year, you can choose between restricted elective and elective courses. You can focus on topics such as sustainable production, development of new biosolutions, regulation and legislation in production, quality control or project management.

You can also study abroad as part of your degree programme. The University of Copenhagen has exchange agreements with many universities worldwide. 

Master’s thesis

You will spend most of your second year of study writing your Master’s thesis, which is equal to 45 ECTS. This is a chance to immerse yourself in a topic that you have chosen together with your supervisor and – in most cases – a relevant company. You can work on your Master’s thesis at the company or at the university.

Programme Overview

Compulsory courses: 30 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 30 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Thesis: 45 ECTS

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4
Year 1 Biosolutions in Industrial Application Data Handling and Analysis Fermentation at Scale Elective course
Bioprocess Engineering Biological Production Hosts: Bench to Pilot Scale  Downstream Processing Elective course
Year 2 Restricted elective course Thesis
Restricted elective course

One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Restricted Elective Courses

Choose your restricted elective courses from the list below. A detailed description of each course will follow later when the curriculum has been finalised.