Personalised Medicine

Entry requirements

Students will be considered for entry to the Masters course on an individual basis.

The basic entry requirements are outlined below:

Applicants must:

(a) Have gained,

a second class honours degree or better with significant bioscience (or biostatistics) such as nursing, biomedical sciences, biology, pharmacy from a university of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, or from a recognised national awarding body, or from an institution of another country which has been recognised as being of an equivalent standard; or an equivalent standard (normally 50%) in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma or an approved alternative qualification;

and

(b) provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English (GCSE grade C or equivalent).

In exceptional circumstances, as an alternative to (a) (i) or (a) (ii) and/or (b), where an individual has substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate qualities (including subject-specific outcomes, as determined by the Course Committee) may be considered as an alternative entrance route. Evidence used to demonstrate graduate qualities may not be used for exemption against modules within the programme.

Months of entry

January, October

Course content

Personalised Medicine (also known as stratified medicine or precision medicine) is at the cutting edge of a new era in healthcare.

Personalised Medicine draws on molecular biology, data science and clinical practice to streamline healthcare.

By learning how genes, lifestyle and the environment influence disease and affect the success of treatments, we can understand which treatments are best for each patient, identifying ‘the right treatment, for the right person, at the right time.

Personalised Medicine focuses on discovering biomarkers (such as variants/mutations in genes or proteins) that can determine who is at risk of developing a disease, how severe the disease will be and who will respond better to one therapy versus another. This will revolutionise how quickly patients receive effective treatment and transform the efficiency of healthcare.

This is a multidisciplinary challenge that requires skills across molecular biology, clinical governance and data science.

Information for international students

Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in the English language.The minimum requirement is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5. Trinity ISE: Pass at level III also meets this requirement for Tier 4 visa purposes. Ulster recognises a number of other English language tests and comparable IELTS equivalent scores.