About this programme
Master in Applied Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences is a Master's Degree programme at University of Inland Norway in Elverum, taught in English. It runs for 2 years and carries 120 ECTS credits. The register gives Hamar as the campus town. It lists the degree as Master. University of Inland Norway is a state university in Innlandet.
How it compares
Master in Applied Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences is one of 4 English-taught Biomedical Science programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 4 institutions. 4 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.
What you will study
What you study
The programme is built around the areas where the staff actually run experiments: cellular and reproductive biotechnology, molecular and functional genetics and genomics, bioinformatics, and biodiscovery. You also take a course in biotechnology commercialisation, so you see how lab findings move towards products and services. The wider framing is the bioeconomy: food production, healthcare and environmental care.
If your bachelor's is in biomedical laboratory science (bioingeniørfag), you can swap up to two courses for alternatives in laboratory medicine. That keeps the degree useful for people coming from a hospital lab background as well as from general biology or chemistry.
Admission, language and next steps
You need a bachelor's degree or equivalent with at least 80 ECTS in natural sciences and mathematics, including chemistry and biology. Within that, you must have a course in biochemistry or molecular biology of at least 5 ECTS, with a grade equivalent to D or better in the Norwegian system. Your overall average must also be at least D.
If you are missing molecular biology, you can still qualify for a molecular biology thesis by taking a bachelor-level molecular biology course at INN University in your first semester. English proficiency must be documented at the level the university specifies. Applicants who completed higher education in the UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or the Nordic countries do not need to document English separately.
Applications close on 1 December for applicants outside the EU/EEA and 15 April for applicants from the EU/EEA and the Nordic countries. Check the programme page on inn.no for how to apply and for the tuition information the university provides there. The campus is Hamar.
Job opportunities after graduating
- Biotechnology research and development
- Biomedical laboratory science
- Molecular biology and genetics work
- Bioinformatics
- Biodiscovery and screening
- Biotechnology commercialisation and business development
- Food production and bioeconomy roles
- Healthcare and environmental biotechnology
Before you apply
Master’s applications go straight to University of Inland Norway, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme. The institution lists its deadline as: December 1 (applicants outside the EU/EEA) or April 15 (applicants from the EU/EEA and the Nordic countries). Deadlines are set by each institution for each programme, so confirm yours. Entry requirements and language tests are also set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, study permits and housing.
Facts on this page come from the Study in Norway register, the official English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. "Not listed" means the register has no figure, not that the programme is free. Always confirm requirements, fees and deadlines with the institution.
Quick answers
Is Master in Applied Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences taught in English?
Yes. The Study in Norway register, run by HK-dir, lists it as an English-taught programme at University of Inland Norway. Only English-taught degree programmes are included here.
How long does it take?
The register records 2 years of study and 120 ECTS credits. Sixty ECTS credits are one academic year of full-time study.
Where is it taught?
The register lists Hamar as the campus town for this programme at University of Inland Norway.
How do I apply?
Master’s applications go straight to the institution, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme, and some programmes require a minimum grade average. University of Inland Norway publishes its requirements on the programme page.
When is the application deadline?
Each institution sets and publishes its own deadline for each programme, and the dates can differ between applicants from outside the EU/EEA, EU/EEA applicants and Nordic applicants. As University of Inland Norway lists it: December 1 (applicants outside the EU/EEA) or April 15 (applicants from the EU/EEA and the Nordic countries). Confirm the date for your own situation on the programme page at University of Inland Norway.
What does it cost?
University of Inland Norway gives this wording for the tuition: See the programme information page on inn.no. Degree students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland normally pay tuition at Norwegian institutions, and the fees vary by institution and programme. For students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland the record shows no tuition fee. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. Every student also pays a semester fee of about NOK 1,000 to the student welfare organisation linked to the institution.
Do I need a permit to study there?
Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland need a study permit from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). UDI asks for proof of admission, housing and funds of NOK 15,488 a month or NOK 170,368 a year (2026/27), on top of any tuition fee. A study permit allows work of up to 20 hours a week during term and full time in the holidays. Students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland register with the police within three months of arrival instead.
Is this programme officially listed?
It comes from the Study in Norway register at studyinnorway.no, the English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. The programme page at University of Inland Norway is linked from this page so you can compare.
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