24 monthsProgramme duration
21,900 EURTuition Fee/year
15 Apr, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Agriculture and Forestry
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Modern molecular biology gives scientists powerful tools to explore and improve plants. By combining Plant Sciences with advanced molecular techniques, an exciting field has emerged: Plant Biotechnology.
Whether you’re interested in developing climate-resilient crops or studying medicinal plant compounds, this master’s offers a range of topics to match your interests. With excellent research facilities and a top-rated learning environment, Plant Biotechnology prepares you to help build a more sustainable future.
During the Master’s in Plant Biotechnology, you will gain both in-depth scientific knowledge and practical research skills. The programme prepares you to tackle real world challenges in the domain of plant science using advanced molecular tools and methods.
You will learn to:
Whether you’re interested in developing climate-resilient crops or studying medicinal plant compounds, this master’s offers a range of topics to match your interests. With excellent research facilities and a top-rated learning environment, Plant Biotechnology prepares you to help build a more sustainable future.
During the Master’s in Plant Biotechnology, you will gain both in-depth scientific knowledge and practical research skills. The programme prepares you to tackle real world challenges in the domain of plant science using advanced molecular tools and methods.
You will learn to:
- Use state-of-the-art molecular tools, -omics and data science to study plants-environment interactions, gene function or bio-active health compounds
- Develop and adapt experiments and molecular tools to modify gene expression and biosynthetic pathways in plants
- Design and perform scientific experiments independently to solve research questions in the field of plant biotechnology
- Understand, discuss, navigate and integrate the socio-economic, ethical and environmental aspects of biotechnology in your academic work
- Communicate your knowledge and research through writing and presenting, tailored to your target audience
Programme overview
Main Subject
Agriculture and Forestry
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Modern molecular biology gives scientists powerful tools to explore and improve plants. By combining Plant Sciences with advanced molecular techniques, an exciting field has emerged: Plant Biotechnology.
Whether you’re interested in developing climate-resilient crops or studying medicinal plant compounds, this master’s offers a range of topics to match your interests. With excellent research facilities and a top-rated learning environment, Plant Biotechnology prepares you to help build a more sustainable future.
During the Master’s in Plant Biotechnology, you will gain both in-depth scientific knowledge and practical research skills. The programme prepares you to tackle real world challenges in the domain of plant science using advanced molecular tools and methods.
You will learn to:
Whether you’re interested in developing climate-resilient crops or studying medicinal plant compounds, this master’s offers a range of topics to match your interests. With excellent research facilities and a top-rated learning environment, Plant Biotechnology prepares you to help build a more sustainable future.
During the Master’s in Plant Biotechnology, you will gain both in-depth scientific knowledge and practical research skills. The programme prepares you to tackle real world challenges in the domain of plant science using advanced molecular tools and methods.
You will learn to:
- Use state-of-the-art molecular tools, -omics and data science to study plants-environment interactions, gene function or bio-active health compounds
- Develop and adapt experiments and molecular tools to modify gene expression and biosynthetic pathways in plants
- Design and perform scientific experiments independently to solve research questions in the field of plant biotechnology
- Understand, discuss, navigate and integrate the socio-economic, ethical and environmental aspects of biotechnology in your academic work
- Communicate your knowledge and research through writing and presenting, tailored to your target audience
Admission Requirements
6.5+
90+
176+
62+
a WUR BSc degree in Plant Sciences, Biotechnology, Molecular Life Sciences, a Dutch BSc in Biology (with CROHO 56860 or 59325), or equivalent.
The norm for this equivalence is
An assessment of the student’s expertise in the following two topics:
The norm for this equivalence is
An assessment of the student’s expertise in the following two topics:
- Biology (plant physiology, genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, cell biology)
- Lab skills (at least DNA/RNA isolation, PCR analysis)
- Chemistry (biochemistry)
- Bioinformatics (genome, gene and protein sequence analysis, high-throughput measurement data analysis, experience with widely used bioinformatics databases and tools)
- Statistics (formulate hypotheses for population means, t-tests, confidence intervals, binomial and normal distributions)
- Research methodology
15 Apr 2026
2 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
International
21,900 EUR
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