The aims of the course are to: provide students with advanced knowledge of biotechnology; provide students with practical skills in biotechnology; provide training in research in biotechnology; produce graduates with a fundamental understanding of biotechnology who will go on to be leaders in the biotechnology industrial sector. The learning outcomes are that successful students should be able to: demonstrate an advanced technical knowledge of biotechnology; show proficiency at biotechnology practical work; show awareness of modern bio analytical techniques and their limitations; undertake a research project which requires an understanding of techniques and published literature, originality in the application of knowledge, and some degree of self-direction; communicate by writing formal reports and by giving oral presentations; manage tasks and work to deadlines. This is a stand-alone MPhil course which cannot count as the first year of a PhD degree. Strong students on the course could be made offers of a PhD place by the Department (or by other Departments in Cambridge).