Health Biotechnology University of Calabria

Overview

The Health Biotechnology program of the University of Calabria maintains the continuity with the Bachelor Degree in Biological Science and Technology offered by the same university ensuring that a wider spectrum of graduates interested in biotechnology can achieve an adequate master level preparation to undertake their careers at an international level.

Learning objectives and outcomes

The Master’s Degree Course in Health Biotechnology will provide students with advanced knowledge, skills and ability to use the latest biotechnological methodologies for operating in the field of diagnostics, basic and applied research and therapeutic innovation. In addition, graduates will be able to interact with healthcare facilities and companies in the biomedical and pharmaceutical sectors dealing with drug-discovery. The course gives access to level III training: Specialization Schools, Level I and Level II Masters Courses, Research Doctorates.

Employability and careers

Graduates in Health Biotechnology can work as Biotechnologists in: research and development laboratories in the biotechnology field, in particular in the pharmaceutical, diagnostic, biomedical and food sectors; public and private companies oriented towards biological and microbiological analysis and to the quality control of organic products; companies in charge of drafting patent regulations on the exploitation of biotechnological products and processes; universities; other public or private research institutes; hospitals; and biotechnological companies. After passing the national qualification exam, graduates can become professional Senior Biologists in Italy.