Biomedicine

Entry requirements

Normally a good undergraduate honours degree (2:1 or above), or equivalent from a university outside the UK, in a related subject such as biomedical sciences, biological sciences, biochemistry or microbiology.

Pre-sessional English language programme

If you need to improve your English language score, you can take a pre-sessional English course prior to entry onto your degree.

• Find out the English language requirements for our courses and our pre-sessional English programme

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our MSc by Research Biomedicine is an exciting course and will provide you with broad research training to prepare for a career in biomedical research.

This course is also suitable in preparation for subsequent PhD studies and for students planning a research career in industry or academia.

You will spend your first term undertaking a number of taught modules to prepare you for your research project. This includes a research skills module in which you will gain hands-on training in advanced techniques such as confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, cloning, in situ hybridisation and bioinformatics.

You will then choose research projects to pursue for the rest of the course in areas such as cancer biology, cardiovascular disease, stem cells and regenerative biology, microbiology and genetics.

For more information, please visit the School of Biological Sciences website.

Information for international students

IELTS: 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (or equivalent).

Fees and funding