Specialist Routes in Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Cellular Pathology, Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology and Medical Genetics.
This course is open for applications
Page last updated 11 October 2024
Introduction
An intensive modular programme offering specialist routes in Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Cellular Pathology, Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology, and Medical Genetics.
Accreditations and partnerships:
The MSc Biomedical Science course is aimed at students who want to take their biomedical science skills and knowledge to a higher level. It's ideally suited to those with an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science or other degrees that have a significant amount of human biology or biomedical content, as well as medical, dental or veterinary degrees and some biotechnology degrees depending on what modules you studied at undergraduate level.
Watch: The learning and teaching experience
Structure
Content
Core Modules:
- Current Issues in Biomedical Science - a multi-disciplinary module looking at topical issues in biomedical science.
- Practical Skills for Biomedical Science - an opportunity to refresh and develop your practical skill set and prepare for your project.
- Research and Diagnostic Methodologies - looking at core scientific methods, for example PCR, and how they are used both in research and diagnostic laboratories.
- Advanced Specialist Subject Studies - the module where you focus on your specialism and apply advanced academic skills to develop your presentation of specialist knowledge
- Research Project - an opportunity to undertake an extended laboratory project in your specialist discipline.
Choose from one of the specialist routes:
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Medical Microbiology
- Applied Immunology
- Medical Genetics
- Cellular Pathology and Oncology
- Haematology
The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved we will inform you.
Learning and Teaching
You learn and develop experience through a mixture of lectures, tutorials, workshops, laboratory practicals, computer-based activities and a conference week.
For more details see our glossary of teaching and learning terms.
Study time
Full-time one year.
Part-time two year and three year routes available.
Full-time students should allow 40 hours per week study time. This will be pro rata for part-time.
Assessment
We assess modules using a range of methods, including practical report writing, statistical analysis, oral presentations, poster presentations, researched essays and exams.
For more details see our full glossary of assessment terms.