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Entry requirements for Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology

To be admitted to the master's programme in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology, you must meet the admission requirements, submit all application documents and pass the selection. The same process applies to students with a bachelor's degree from a Swedish university.

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree

Academic qualifications from an internationally recognised university equivalent to a Swedish bachelor's degree.

You can meet the requirement if you are in the final year of your bachelor's studies. Students at universities abroad must submit documents according to the instructions from University Admissions . Students at Swedish universities must have completed 150 credits in their programme by 2 February per the instructions from KTH .

English proficiency

English proficiency equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

You can meet the requirement with an English test, for example an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or a TOEFL score of 90. Depending on your country of previous studies you could also meet the requirement through completed upper secondary or university studies. Visit University Admissions  to see all recognised English tests and what applies to your country of previous studies.

​Specific requirements for Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology

A bachelor's degree, corresponding to 180 ECTS credits, including completed courses in:

  • Life Sciences, corresponding to a total of at least 20 ECTS, preferably cell biology, biochemistry, microbiology and gene technology/molecular biology.
  • Chemistry, corresponding to at least 30 ECTS credits, preferably organic chemistry, analytical chemistry and physical chemistry.
  • Mathematics and computer programming corresponding to a total of at least 20 ECTS credits.

Application documents

You need to submit all of the following documents according to the instructions from University Admissions . Do not submit documents that are not requested.

Programme document

CV

KTH does not require a standard template, but the CV should clearly and concisely outline your education, relevant research or work experience, extracurricular activities, qualifications and achievements (awards, publications, expertise knowledge and skills, etc.). It must be written in English.

programme document

Summary sheet

Submit the summary sheet for Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology , available via the link when the application opens. If you do not submit a complete summary sheet, it will negatively affect your evaluation score. Fill out all of the required information before submitting the form. For questions regarding the summary sheet, please contact the programme coordinator directly.

Selection criteria

The selection process is based on the following criteria: study results (e.g. grades, specific subjects and English), motivation for the studies (e.g. letter of motivation, references, courses and relevant work experience) and previous education. Previous education is assessed on the quality the previous education is considered to have in the topics relevant for the programme applied to. To assess this, the Swedish Higher Education Authority quality evaluation is used for Swedish universities. For foreign universities, university ranking is used. The rating of each student is made on a scale of 1-75.

Acceptance rate

The acceptance rate for the master's programme in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology for 2025 was 55 %. We admitted 56 students out of the 101 applicants that met the admission requirements. To increase your chances of getting admitted to KTH, we advise you to select more than one programme when applying. You can apply for up to four programmes and rank them in your order of preference.

Recognition of prior learning

Suppose you entirely or partially lack a formal requirement for a course or programme, but you believe you have the necessary knowledge to meet the requirement. In that case, you can apply for recognition of prior learning .