Master in School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Bioengineering

At Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in Nam-gu, South Korea, the School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Bioengineering offers a master's degree taught in English, with two years of coursework and intakes in the middle of February or the beginning of September. This field brings together molecular biology, genetics, and engineering methods to study living systems and to build tools that manipulate or measure them. Typical coursework includes molecular and cell biology, genetic engineering, bioinformatics, and the design of biomedical devices or diagnostic technologies. Students often work in laboratories applying engineering principles to biological problems, such as developing sensors for disease markers, engineering cells for research or industrial use, or analyzing large biological datasets. Graduates pursue careers as biotechnology researchers, bioengineers, laboratory scientists, and roles in pharmaceutical or biomedical device companies, as well as continuing into doctoral research in genetics, synthetic biology, or biomedical engineering. The interdisciplinary nature of the field means graduates often bridge laboratory bench work with computational analysis, making them suited to both research institutions and industry positions that require both biological knowledge and quantitative skill. Taught entirely in English, the program brings together international and domestic students working across bioscience and bioengineering subfields, within a research environment supported by POSTECH's broader science and engineering faculties.