The Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry is responsible for undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training in two disciplines, namely Biochemistry and Microbiology.
Research conducted in the Department finds application in the following areas:
Undergraduate teaching and particularly postgraduate training in these research areas equip students for employment in the plant, animal, or human health sectors or in the food, chemical or mining industries.
Depending on the level of their qualification, graduates can pursue careers as salespeople, analysts, technicians, researchers, academics, and entrepreneurs in research and development for the production and analysis of vaccines and drugs, as well as diagnostic tests for use in human, animal, and plant health, whether in industry, academia, or research institutes. Laboratory and production assistants and managers working in quality and pollution control in the food, medical, and chemical sectors (e.g., breweries, meat, dairy, and grain industries, vaccine, drug, chemicals, and paper manufacturing, as well as water purification).