Our MSc Plant Science and Biotechnology degree provides training in modern molecular aspects of plant science and its application to plant biotechnology. While we are happy to consider those who have done a more organism-based plant biology undergraduate degree we do expect some fundamental knowledge of the cellular and molecular basis of life, so please make sure you provide this information in your application or contact us to discuss your suitability. We will also consider those from a non-plant biosciences background who wish to acquire knowledge and expertise in this area, again please contact us to discuss your suitability. Teaching is delivered by researchers from the University of Leeds’ Centre for Plant Sciences. You’ll benefit from the research of international experts in DNA recombination and repair mechanisms and explore the wide range of approaches used in bio-imaging alongside the range of modern techniques and methodologies that underpin contemporary biomolecular sciences. You’ll explore the key topic areas of molecular biology; structural biology; cell imaging and flow cytometry; high throughput techniques; and transgenic organisms.

The strong research element combined with the specialist and generic skills training of the MSc Bioscience scheme equips our graduates for a wide range of careers and is internationally recognised. A substantial proportion of our graduates undertake PhDs either at Leeds or elsewhere, whilst others enter employment in diverse posts ranging from bioscience-related research through to scientific publication, teacher training, health and safety and pharmaceutical market research. Examples of posts held by recent graduates across the scheme include: PhD positions in the UK, USA and overseas Research post at Harvard School of Public Health, Botswana Trainee Cytogeneticist, UK Commissioning Editor/Scientific Publishing, UK Research Fellow, National Centre for Biological Sciences, India Clinical Researcher, Kent and Medway Cancer Network and NHS Trust, UK Research Technician, University of Warwickshire/University of Oxford, UK Graduate Medical Degree, UK Postgraduate Certificate in Education, UK