The University of Agriculture in Krakow (URK) runs Environmental and Plant Biotechnology (EPB) as full-time, general academic Master's studies at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture – 3 semesters ending with the title of Master of Science in Engineering. The programme is for students who want to use biotechnology to monitor, protect and restore the environment and to work on plants with modern molecular tools.
The compulsory courses combine plant biotechnology with environmental protection, among others:
The emphasis is on practical skills, problem solving and independent work in laboratories with modern equipment and current techniques of plant and environmental biotechnology. You learn to choose and adapt microbiological, biochemical, molecular and bioinformatic analyses, as well as physico-chemical analyses of soil, water and sewage. Each student carries out their own experimental research, which can take place at URK, at another scientific institution or at a selected company.
All classes are taught in English in international groups, which prepares you for further education or work anywhere in the world.
The knowledge and specialist skills gained during the studies allow graduates to obtain the professional qualifications needed to work, for example, as an analyst, diagnostician or inspector in analytics and diagnostics applied in plant breeding and waste management. You also learn the legal and ethical aspects of using biotechnology in research and business.
Graduates can work in Poland and abroad, among others:
Did you know? Besides biotechnology courses, the programme includes a humanities course on the culture, art and tradition of the region and an introduction to geomatics.
As of the 2026/27 admissions, based on the programme pages at urk.edu.pl and oferta.urk.edu.pl.
