The Master Plant Biotechnology focuses on the integration of plant sciences, molecular biology, genomics and bio-informatics to study molecular plant-environment interactions and develop healthy plants in a safe environment for food, health and bio-based applications.
Plants form the basis of life as they convert sunlight into an inexhaustible source of food and renewable raw materials. Plants also have a stabilising effect in (agro) ecosystems, a landscape function and ornamental value. In a nutshell, we can't do without plants. Modern molecular biology has opened up a whole new range of techniques and possibilities to scientists working in the different fields of the classical plant sciences (e.g. plant physiology, plant breeding, plant pathology). The combination of these disciplines forms a challenging domain: Plant Biotechnology.
Why this programme?
- Focus on plant physiology and morphology on the level of a single cell to a whole plant.
- Learn about the technical aspects of plant biotechnology as well as the ethical and regulatory aspects and intellectual property rights.
- Applied lectures and practical courses.
