生物技术是一种基于生物分子，细胞和有机体的独特特性的技术，并提供了诊断疾病，生产用于工业过程的抗生素，药物和化学原料，减少工业对环境的污染以及提高食品安全性的新方法。阿伯丁的生物技术研究涉及微生物学，生物化学和遗传学的研究。在微生物经常被基因工程改造以进行新的或增强的生化反应的领域中，所有这三个主题的知识都是至关重要的，并且随着在整个生物技术过程中使用合成生物学，这将变得越来越重要。该学位为您提供了在工业，商业或研究环境中工作一年的机会，并在五年后以MSci（本科硕士学位）而不是BSc的身份毕业。
Biotechnology is the application of biology to improve the quality of human life.Biotechnology is a technology based on the unique properties of biological molecules, cells and organisms, and provides new ways of diagnosing disease, producing antibiotics, pharmaceuticals and chemical feedstocks for industrial processes, reducing industrial contamination of the environment and improving food safety.The study of biotechnology at Aberdeen involves study of microbiology, biochemistry and genetics. Knowledge of all three subjects is crucial in an area where microorganisms are frequently being genetically engineered to perform novel or enhanced biochemical reactions, and will become increasingly important as synthetic biology is used throughout biotechnological processes. The potential of biotechnology to provide new health products, new fuels such as hydrogen, advances in agriculture and management of the environment (e.g. oil spill clean-up) is immense but at present only partly tapped. Biotechnology is well-placed to contribute significantly to future sustainable technology development.