Overview

Key facts

The biotechnology major of Northwestern Polytechnical University relies on the School of Life Sciences to carry out student training. There are 69 full-time teachers in this major, including 15 professors and 30 associate professors. This major mainly aims at the major needs in the field of national economy and national defense, cultivates and grasps solid basic knowledge of basic theory and professional practical skills of life science, and is familiar with the development status of bioscience and technology, future development trend and its application in production practice, leading talents who understand the cross application of bioscience and technology in the field of aerospace and navigation. The teaching and scientific research platforms supported by this major include "national defense key discipline laboratory of space biological experiment simulation technology" of the Ministry of industry and information technology "," Shaanxi life science experiment teaching demonstration center "," Shaanxi international joint research center of flexible electronics and health science ", Xi'an" Key Laboratory of special medicine and health engineering ", etc. In addition, the University and department have signed student exchange agreements with many universities in the United States, Canada, Germany and Japan, which can provide international exchange and learning opportunities for all English Majors of biotechnology. Learn more with Biotechnology from Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Programme Structure

Courses

Physiology
Fermentation Engineering
Genetic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Protein and Enzyme Engineering
Biophysics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

70

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Xi'an, China

Disciplines

Biotechnology View 3 other Bachelors in Biotechnology in China

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

70

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Other requirements

General requirements

Must hold valid foreign(outside P.R. China) citizenship(Must hold Passport/Citizenship certificate from at least 4 years and 2-year "Proof of Residence" at their country in recent 4 years.
Possess good physical and mental health.
Aged between 18-30 years with cut-off date on 01 September 2021(Applicant under 18 years of age needs to produce valid certificate of guardian residing in China.
Have either completed or will complete final year of high school before registration at NPU.
Possess good academic results.

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

22000 CNY / year

≈ 22000 CNY / year

Living costs

Xi’an

China

3980 - 6290 CNY / month

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