Students can choose to specialize within a choice of fields, including one of the five branches of molecular biology in which Aarhus University is particularly strong: molecular cell biology, protein science, plant molecular biology, molecular nutrition, and bioinformatics.

The study Program can be tailored to fit your qualifications and interests. In the first year, you will follow a course Program based on your specialization choices. In the second year, you will write a thesis. There are excellent opportunities for collaboration with research groups in connection with your thesis project work, and this gives you the chance to participate in the research group’s projects, academic discussions, and publications.

As a molecular biologist, you will primarily be working with finding solutions to the many health and food challenges faced by our society due to aging populations and more stringent standards for food development and quality. These areas are growing rapidly – a trend that is expected to continue. The employment prospects for future molecular biologists therefore look very promising.

Graduates of the Molecular Biology MSc Program are very much in demand in both the Danish and international job markets. Previous graduates are working across a wide range of fields and institutions, mostly within research, production, administration, and consultancy, in both private and public sectors. Graduates who prefer to work with people and communications often go into teaching at lab-technician and teacher-training colleges or adult education, become medical writers or communication specialists e.g. at museums.

Other molecular biologists work in specialist molecular biology fields in the food industry, the health sector, or the pharmaceutical industry.