Университет Кардиффа, MSc, Biophotonics

The MSc Biophotonics is the first cross-disciplinary programme in the UK that offers advanced training at the interface between laser optics, cell biology and medicine.

The aim of this pioneering programme is to produce a new generation of scientists and technologists with the highly needed multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and apply cutting-edge optical techniques to fundamental and open questions in bioscience, medicine and biotechnology.

Whether you are an emerging scientist or plan a future in a biophotonics and/or biotechnology industry, the MSc in Biophotonics can provide you with the essential understanding and hands-on experience to work in this exciting and rapidly developing field.

Career prospects

Photonics techniques are increasingly important and applied in biological and medical research, as well as in healthcare as diagnostic tools and in treatment. The MSc Biophotonics will be relevant to a wide range of companies related with medical and biological instrumentation and pharmaceuticals.

University has established industrial links, and students will be able to use the acquired skills to facilitate new developments in high-tech industrial companies or academic research environments.